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Popular Mechanics
July 24, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
How Effects Wizards Transformed G-Force From 2D to 3D When Disney asked if the director could make the new movie, G-Force in 3D, he turned to VFX house Sony Pictures Imageworks, which was already creating the film's animated guinea pigs, to figure out how to do it.   |
BusinessWeek
January 21, 2010
Ronald Grover et al. |
King of the World (Again) The inside story of how Avatar's James Cameron became the most powerful commercial force in the movie business -- twice. |
Popular Mechanics
July 21, 2008
Seth Porges |
Are 3D Movies Finally Ready for Their High-Tech Close-up? With James Cameron's Avatar on the way, and theater owners scrambling to install the technology, 3D cinema could be on the verge of explosive growth. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2009
Erin McCarthy |
The Tech Behind 3D's Big Revival What has convinced Hollywood that 3D is finally ready for its closeup? The short answer may be that technology has caught up with the concept. |
Popular Mechanics
December 18, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
17 Movies We're Geeked Out For in 2010 What we can look forward to from Hollywood month by month. |
Home Theater
January 21, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Avatar Raises 3D Awareness Like it or not, 3D is coming home, and James Cameron's blockbuster has made a majority of viewers aware of that. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2010
Anne Thompson |
How James Cameron's Innovative New 3D Tech Created Avatar Cameron wrote his first treatment for the movie in 1995 with the intention of pushing the boundaries of what was possible with cinematic digital effects. |
Home Theater
August 4, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Some Directors Knock 3D Not all directors are as enthusiastic about Hollywood's 3D push as James Cameron of Avatar fame. Some are against 3D while others are ambivalent about it. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010
Michael White |
3D Mania Shows Signs of Fatigue For moviegoers, the thrill of 3D may be fading. |
BusinessWeek
April 2, 2007 |
James Cameron on the Cutting Edge The director of Terminator and Titanic explains how movies will be transformed by motion-tracking and 3D technology. |
Home Theater
October 14, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Harry Not So Wild About 3D Last Potter film will be released to theaters only in 2D. |
Popular Mechanics
January 13, 2010
Erik Sofge |
Why 3D Doesn't Work for TV, But Is Great for Gaming: Analysis Here's why 3D is perfect for video games, and why it will go mainstream soon. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2010
Anders Bylund |
How to Invest in the Movie-Viewing Revolution Thanks to 3-D movies and widespread IMAX installations, movie theaters are no longer just places where we spend our hard-earned dollars. They're now opportunities for us to make money, too. |
Popular Mechanics
August 14, 2008
Allie Townsend |
Aldrin in His Ear, Fly Me to the Moon Director Eyes Next-Gen 3D Chronicling the Apollo 11 moon mission, the animated children's movie Fly Me to the Moon is the first feature-length film released solely in 3D. |
Wired
October 23, 2007
Frank Rose |
Beowulf and Angelina Jolie Give 3-D a Second Chance in Hollywood The new movie Beowulf starring Angelina Jolie brings old school 3-D glasses back into the theater. |
Home Theater
January 15, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Here Come First 3D BDs Sony and Disney will have 3D-compatible movies on Blu-ray out by year end. |
Popular Mechanics
August 19, 2008
Seth Porges |
How 3D on the Big Screen Will Change Tech in Your Living Room Getting directors to film important movies in 3D is just one step toward making the technology mainstream. The genre's next home? Your big-screen TV. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2009
Eric Bleeker |
Will "Avatar" Change Filmmaking? Will this expensive 3-D extravaganza change the film industry? |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's New Draw Disney teams up with a new animation studio to draw in a different direction. |
BusinessWeek
September 10, 2007
Ronald Grover |
Depth Of A Salesman Jeffrey Katzenberg is determined to show that 3D's time has arrived. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Tom Russo |
Movies 2.0: Digital Effects Magic Explained In today's digital Hollywood, cameras capture scenes in bits, not frames and computer wizards conjure up everything from impossible beasts to cliff-top battlegrounds. Film is dead. Long live the movies. |
Popular Mechanics
March 27, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
Monsters vs Aliens: Behind-the-Scenes Look at 3D Tech Creating an animated 3D film is a complex process, and directors are still using trial and error to find the true potential of the format, which is enjoying a resurgence thanks to improved digital technology. |
Home Theater
April 2010
Thomas J. Norton |
3D: The Next Big Thing? 3D HDTV is moving like a freight train toward a store near you. |
Popular Mechanics
January 7, 2010
Jim Meigs |
Catching Up With Avatar Producer Jon Landau Avatar producer Jon Landau, at Panasonic's CES press conference to extoll the virtues of Panasonic's plasma monitors, discussed the future of 3D. |
Popular Mechanics
February 24, 2010
Jeremy Repanich |
2010 Oscars: PM Picks Winners for Sci/Tech Academy Awards While most of the media focuses on the Oscars' glamour awards like Best Picture or Best Actor, here is some insight into the best in the technical categories. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2011
Travis Hoium |
James Cameron Pushes Studios Into the Third Dimension Will Hollywood pony up the extra cash to film in 3-D? |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Can Cameron Terminate Hollywood's Troubles? James Cameron is back at a movie theater near you with his new movie Avatar, and he's shaking up the entire film industry as usual. |
Popular Mechanics
October 31, 2006
Matt Sullivan |
Trick and Treat: Behind the Scenes of the New "Nightmare Before Christmas" and the 3-D Movie Revolution How George Lucas' special effects house and new digital projection technology are manipulating images so fast your brain can't tell the difference -- and how Hollywood can. |
Home Theater
September 10, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
3D to Dominate Sony TV Line In 2011 nearly all Sony models 40 inches and up will be 3D capable, relegating 2D to a minority of smaller models. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2008
Joel Johnson |
Is Your TV Really Ready for 3D Content? Tech Clinic Buying a 3D-capable TV for watching 2D DVDs remastered into 3D is not worth the hassle, but the increasing number of 3D-enabled games may make it a good investment. |
Popular Mechanics
February 13, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
New IMAX Film, Under the Sea 3D, Puts Audiences in the Ocean Director Howard Hall seeks to make people fall in love with creatures of the ocean, several of which are in danger to become extinct. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
IMAX Scores More Movie Magic With "Avatar" The giant screens lead to a big box-office take. |
PC Magazine
January 6, 2010
Dan Costa |
3D TV Requires Rose-Colored Glasses I saw Avatar in 3D at an IMAX theater over the holidays. I liked the movie and was even game for wearing the goofy glasses. The movie was spectacular, but the 3D effects fell flat. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Erin McCarthy |
Top 10 F/X Scenes in Movie History Today, many digital effects are so subtle that movie audiences often don't notice them but it wasn't always this way. Industry insiders pinpoint the biggest breakthroughs in digital F/X history. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2009
Grover & Hall |
Panasonic Puts Its Chips on 3D TV Plasma sets have given it a big boost. Now it's betting consumers will pay up for 3D |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Does Harry Potter Have More Magic For IMAX? The Harry Potter series has been good to IMAX shareholders in the past. Will the trend continue? |
Popular Mechanics
December 29, 2008
Erin McCarthy |
11 Geeked-Out 2009 Movies We're Waiting For Films for the new year that will entertain tech-minded audiences with promises of new special effects and gadgets. |
PC Magazine
June 15, 2010
Wendy Sheehan Donnell |
Buy a 3D TV Now or Wait? Here's what you need to consider before you take the plunge into the third dimension with a new 3D HDTV. |
BusinessWeek
January 7, 2010
Ronald Grover |
Box-Office Supercharger Why IMAX's outsize screens are a requirement for any Hollywood studio counting on a big opening weekend. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2010
Travis Hoium |
IMAX Powers Tron: Legacy IMAX confirms its dominance by powering Tron: Legacy's box office. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2010
Tim Beyers |
Disney Gets Darker Forget what you know about Walt Disney. Princesses will give way to pirates, ghosts, and digital terrorists at the box office next year. |
Home Theater
August 12, 2008 |
CEA Mulls 3D Video Standard The Consumer Electronics Association is putting its considerable standard-setting might behind an effort to bring 3D video into the home. |
Home Theater
January 20, 2010 |
Not Everyone is Ready for 3D A small percentage of Americans are physical unable to see three-dimensional movies. |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Sterngold & White |
Imax's Widescreen Profit Performance Lots of companies have rebounded from the recession, but few have regained form as quickly as the larger-than-life theater company Imax. With interest in effects-laden films up, the large-screen exhibitor soars. |
Popular Mechanics
January 30, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
When Will the NFL Broadcast in 3D? Though problems remain, 3D football at home is closer to reality than ever before. |
The Motley Fool
November 8, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Keeping the Holidays Reel It's not just The Polar Express that's pulling into the theatrical station this season. |
Popular Mechanics
January 29, 2010
Jeremy Repanich |
3D Sports TV Debuts With British Football Match The soccer match between the heated English Premier League rivals will be the world's first live sports event aired on 3D TVs for a public audience. |
Home Theater
March 29, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Theaters Bottleneck 3D Movie Glut There aren't enough 3D screens for all the 3D movies coming out this year. |
Home Theater
September 7, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Panasonic Nails Avatar 3D BD The 3D Blu-ray release of Avatar will be bundled with TVs and other gear. |
Home Theater
March 16, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Onkyo Unveils First THX-Cert 3D AVR Onkyo has introduced what it describes as the world's first THX-certified 3D-ready a/v receiver. Also, Fox has announced the release of Avatar on Blu-ray and DVD. |
