timdiggerm said:

TMBTM said:

Ryan McAvoy said:

(False perspective)

Not wanting to be a smartass, just a real question I asked myself when watching the Hobbit: how could they make false perspective when shooting in 3D? I remember some behind the scene footage of LOTR and I found very interesting to use that old trick of forced perspective. But this can't work when filmed in 3D because the trick is revealed. Maybe forced perspective shots were post "3Dfied" or something.

I could be wrong, but I remember that being a problem with The Hobbit. They couldn't use false perspective, and so they had to bluescreen everything.

Good point folks! Now I'm even more excited to get The Hobbit boxset at Christmas to find out how it was all done. I hope it was false perspective and post conversion rather than just green screen. Otherwise that's just another reason to hate 3D.

btw What are everyone's thoughts on the SW ST in 3D??? (Anybody know if it will be?)

Personally I'm praying they don't because the technology restricts the filmmaking process in a number of ways whether you choose to watch in 3D or 2D. Plus these days it's becoming harder to see films in the cheaper and superior (IMO) 2D format.