Why I make 3-D Movies
Back in 2005, I was getting ready to shoot Tales of the Dark Avenger: Forgive Us Our Debts in 3-D. One of the actors asked me why I was making it that way—said 3-D was just a distraction. I started explaining what 3-D could bring to storytelling. I talked about depth, staging, and even brought up examples like Kiss Me Kate . After a couple of minutes, he just said, “whatever,” and walked out the door. He’s probably not the only actor who’s wondered why I make 3-D films. He was just the only one rude enough to say it out loud. The real answer is simple: I make 3-D movies because I love 3-D movies. I caught the bug as a pre-teen and never lost it. I watched everything I could, read books about it, and followed 3-D film festivals. Back in the 1980s, I dreamed about making 3-D films. So in a lot of ways, this was inevitable. My first exposure to 3-D was a 1982 broadcast of Revenge of the Creature on WKBS Channel 48. I wasn’t all that impressed. But later that summer, WOR-TV ...