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The Hobbit's Higher Frame Rate To Cost Theater Operators
kodiaktau writes "Film makers keep touting increased frame per second rate as improving viewing and cinema experience, however the number of theaters who actually have the equipment that can play the higher rate film is limited. It makes me wonder if this is in the real interest of creating a better experience and art, or if it is a ploy by the media manufacturers to sell more expensive equipment and drive ticket prices up. From the article: 'Warner Bros. showed 10 minutes of 3D footage from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at 48 frames per second at CinemaCon earlier this year, and Jackson said in a videotaped message there that he hoped his movie could be played in 48fps in “as many cinemas as possible” when it opens in December. But exhibitors must pay the cost of the additional equipment, and some have wondered how much of a ticket premium they would charge to offset that cost.'"
Piracy. Of course.
A surcharge for this too? I'm surprised the theatres don't charge extra for that new fangled "air conditioner" technology at this point. Or maybe $1 per speaker in the theatre.
Oh well, just another reason to stay home and watch when it hits on demand for a tiny fraction of the cost.
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You can see non gimicky 3D right now: Prometheus.
The visuals in that movie were top notch. Unfortunately, in order to see them, you must sit through the movie. What a load of crap.
Maybe they'll just give film theaters double the film (hopefully they have large platters!) and instruct them to hook the motors up to a 240V source instead of 120V.
I'm no electrical/mechanical engineer, but I'm pretty sure that you can just double the voltage on any given motor/gear system to double the speed with no negative repercussions.
They're only angry because they can't see in 3D.
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It would allow us to constitutionally be able to yell fire in a theatre.
Really? I remember getting a real submarine. No crew of course, but the rest of the kids in the neighborhood filled in.