3D Film From Its Birth To Its Current Status In American Culture
During the early 1950's the 3D film first made its impression on American pop culture. Everyone from children to adults were wearing the old red and blue spectacles when they went to the movies. At the time this type of filming was mostly demoted to cheap niche films that required expensive special effects to keep fans entertained, few of the 3D films of the 1950's went down in cinematic history.
Eventually the astronomical cost of producing the rudimentary 3D films of the time began to be too much for most studios. Film makers weren't getting what they wanted out of the expensive to budget films and eventually they dropped into oblivion.
Around 1980 the 3D film began to show up again. By the time the 80s rolled around B-movies were a smash hit and pop culture was once more intrigued by the third dimension.
Finally as the century turned, improved technology made it much more affordable and easier to both create and display these types of films. That life was a still a pretty short one as the trend was eventually forgotten about and allowed to stagnate.
These films made their comeback slow and steady through children's films. Just after the turn of the century studios worked to develop a method of producing 3D movies that was not only more effective but more affordable, too. The biggest success story of the twenty-first century came with 2009's runaway success, Avatar. After producers witnessed the kind of success a film like Avatar could bring about, 3D exploded. Developers instantly began to work overtime to bring out new 3D capable televisions.
Now that 3D film has caught the attention of the market practically every movie to come out is shown in 3D for just a few bucks more. The technology is no longer exclusive to the box office, either, as it is finding its way into family homes in many different forms. Movie players and video game systems have been updated with 3D capabilities to be enjoyed on the various 3D TV sets now on the market. Even home recording devices allow families to make their very own 3D film.
The 3D trend seems to be here for good this time around with many major movies such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, and Tron Legacy being played in 3D. The reborn fad of 3D film is expected to continue to develop into more and more realistic film experiences for movie goers as time goes on.
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