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MillimeterIt Came from the Third Dimension
Apr 9, 2009 12:00 PM, By Michael Goldman
DreamWorks rethinks 3D production with Monsters vs. Aliens.
2D version
Still, throughout production, there was the looming question regarding the fact that more than half the screens showing the movie to consumers will be, at least for now, 2D screens. The exhibition industry's conversion to stereoscopic presentation technology has not kept pace with Hollywood's 3D production slate (see sidebar for Katzenberg's view of this transition). Therefore, some subtle changes had to be made in terms of transitions and other kinds of cuts.
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However, the filmmakers say they ended up with a richer 2D experience largely because many of their typical cheats—such as the use of animated matte paintings—were out of the question for a 3D-authoring process, and their attention to fine detail generally had to be greater because of the nature of the format. However, they concede it is not a typical 2D experience merely by virtue of the fact that their decision-making process in many areas had, by definition, to be different than if their primary authoring concern was a 2D presentation.
"I think [3D authoring] made the 2D version more cinematic and therefore higher-quality," Katzenberg says. "That's simply due to the level of attention and detail that has gone into the approach to the cinematography on the picture. We've really never had so many resources, creative resources and technical resources, on thinking through every single shot on a film. That will obviously come through in the 2D version of the movie."
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