3D scenes in 2D movies

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michaelBrooks_2000

Think superman returns and harry potter..

These are the only two films I can remember being advertised as having special scenes in 3D, which suggested to me at the time that you would be walking into the cinema and waiting for your cue to stick on your glasses to enjoy the select 3Dness.

Since this time 3D has changed to where we can now watch and even buy full features which were also not just post converted to 3D.

I am toying with idea if budget allows for it to to shoot select scenes and let say then ending to a film in 3D.

Reason for this are that budget won't allow for a full 3D shoot... The story (until the end) probably does not fit the nature of 3D and would not benefit from 3D production... What would be ultra cool from my op, is if at the right time in the film just when the landscape is changing you now put on your 3D glasses on and enjoy the rest of the film to the finish line ending with a bang!

I'm in two minds about this for the following reasons.

1)Advertising a film as a 2D movie with select scenes or an ending in full 3D OR promoting a 3D movie where only a 3rd of it is 3D could be troublesome.

2) I think it would make for a better movie experience if at the right time your drawn into the 3D world but people now days who are used to full feature 3D movies might not approve and kick up a fuss.

Well I would like to hear peoples thoughts on this.

Thanks
 
Fun fact... a lot 3D movies that have been out in recent years are actually converted into 3D. Bay may have said that Transformers was shot all in 3D but I have a friend that actually works with the studio that does the conversion.
 
The best recent 3D releases (speaking strictly about the 3D asthetic) weren't 3D wall to wall. Since 3D is a tool like any other in a kit you only put it in the shots and scenes where it works to draw oh into te world more. Tron: Legacy is the best example of this I can think of.

You don't put the glasses on and off though, that breaks any immersion the audience already has and reminds them it's a movie. You wear the glasses all the way through but only certain scenes are 3D.

As far as a low budget film, 3D would have to be essential to the plot to make it worth while. Any marketing benefits you'd get would only be if it screened in major theaters. If the reason you aren't doing every scene is because of budget, that means the money is better spent elsewhere.
 
I don't know what happened with my post but I think you could have a problem with marketing maybe.. How do you market a film which is only 3D towards the end.
 
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Thanks for replies,

Not looking to convert as from the low budget arena it's cheaper to shooting pure 3D.

I think I should better explain my self..

My idea is to have the 1st two 3rds of a movie in 2D and then the last act lets say in glorious 3D.

Having random scenes in 3D and putting the glasses on and off would be horrible and not my idea at all.

Due to budget restraints this is stopping the whole movie from happening but these problems could make for a great viewing experience if just the action packed ending in was in 3D.
 
They recently did flat to scope change in Oz... along with B/W to Color (which they did in the original as well). I don't see why this would be a bad thing if the shift from one to the other was handled delicately, hiding the transition from the audience.
 
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