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IMAX 3D HFR -- That's the format I chose for viewing the latest Hobbit. The high frame rate (48 Hz I believe) and lack of film grain give the slow moving parts of the film an "uncinematic look". Since this film seems to be mostly battle scenes, the 48 Hz is welcome. It allows motion to be smoother.

In the first Hobbit, there were some effects that looked clunkier in 48 Hz than 24 Hz. I attribute this to the fact the 24 Hz, by being clunky, hides clunkiness. There was some of this in Hobbit Part the Third in HFR, but not much.

I don't know whether to attribute it to cinematographic choices, or the 3D, but there were a few scenes that felt like I was looking at a miniature, sort of the effect one sees in tilt-shift without being tilt-shift. This was distracting when it happened.


- mark 12-17-2014 6:54 am [link] [2 comments]

the other one


- steve 12-15-2014 11:49 am [link] [4 refs] [add a comment]

someone just posted a bunch of these low budget late 70s - early 80s teen sex comedies. im not sure i can resist. this one sounds familiar but i dont recall seeing it.


- dave 12-12-2014 3:23 pm [link] [1 ref] [6 comments]

should i watch the sure thing or a susan sontag documentary? or maybe the question should be -- will they show daphne zuniga topless on tcm? id better watch to find out.


- dave 12-11-2014 2:23 am [link] [6 refs] [add a comment]

an oral history of boogie nights.


- dave 12-10-2014 3:40 pm [link] [1 ref] [3 comments]