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Originally posted by: sean wookie
This is real belive me I found it on wikipedia.
Oh, if it is in the Wikipedia it MUST be real!
Jokes aside, this is old news. As others have said, this isn't the old school 3D, or even very similar to more recent attempts. This is a new method that has apparently blown away many major directors and producers, George Lucas is only one of many backing this new technology, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Robert Zemeckis, Robert Rodriguez and Randal Kleiser have also been quite vocal about it. Peter Jackson has hinted that he wants to get The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and a few of his other films converted (and has shown excerpts of LotR).
The old 3D films were created using a camera system consisting of two lenses, basically two cameras connected. Obviously Star Wars, etc, wasn't filmed with such cameras so the new method actually figures out a z-plane based off the standard flat film so George doesn't even need to touch the film, the one company (In-Three Inc) does all the conversion so he doesn't have much to compell him to further edit the actual film.
Lucas has actually already showed excerpts of Episodes II and IV. Currently the plan is one episode each year starting in 2007 for the 30th anniversary. Then you can look as stylish as these guys!
