The problem is not 2D versus 3D. The problem is when studios pick 3D just to be trendy. The writer needs to bring his/her vision to life with whichever format is most condusive to the story, perhaps even mixing formats if needed. In Aladdin, it made sense to use 3D rendering to simulate a carpet ride, where the viewer flew right into the city. Doing this with traditional media would have been much more difficult with possibly less satisfying results. Same thing with Beauty and the Beast...everyone remembers the gorgeous ballroom and chandelier. Both very good use of 3D where appropriate. Anime is 2D art, but the attention the artists pay to detail is no less visually stunning. Is it any wonder American studios hired Japanese artists to make American cartoons? Watch the credits for many of the "classic" cartoons during the 80s and you'll find a large number of Japanese names among the credits.
I was in the chat last night, and I noted how all the questions were slanted so Metallica could answer in very easy ways, "This is wrong, we are right". The chat was advertised proudly: "Here's your chance to ask Metallica about Napster. Don't hold back, this is Metallica after all. They can handle it." I didn't see anything that they would have to "handle".
I asked a question about how they felt about SDMI, even though it had the potential to take away consumer's fair use rights, and if they were in favor of that instead of MP3s on Napster. I know now there was no way they were going to answer that - they admitted they aren't internet savvy. Quote from Lars: "I've never been on any of these internet sites."
What irritates me is when people get all up in arms about something without obtaining even rudimentary information about the subject. If they had tried Napster, I'm sure they wouldn't change their opinion about it, but at least they would have the most basic exposure about what it is they are fighting.
Inside the liner notes, James talks about Lars' impressive record collection, and had this to say: "[It was] fucking huge. When Lars first came to the States, he had all these singles with devils and pentagrams and rough-looking guys with leather jackets on the covers: Motorhead, Diamond Head, Witchfynde, Sweet Savage, Tygers of Pan Tang. I would stay over at his place for days at a time, making tapes of his records and sleeping on the carpet." Wow! What a dedicated pirate James was back in those days, bootlegging Lars' collection round the clock. Shouldn't those bands be compensated? Is there a statute of limit on copyright violations?
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1) All Star Trek series suck first season.
2) Even numbered Trek films don't suck.
Given these Star Trek laws, I'm going to hang in for season 2.
The problem is not 2D versus 3D. The problem is when studios pick 3D just to be trendy. The writer needs to bring his/her vision to life with whichever format is most condusive to the story, perhaps even mixing formats if needed. In Aladdin, it made sense to use 3D rendering to simulate a carpet ride, where the viewer flew right into the city. Doing this with traditional media would have been much more difficult with possibly less satisfying results. Same thing with Beauty and the Beast...everyone remembers the gorgeous ballroom and chandelier. Both very good use of 3D where appropriate. Anime is 2D art, but the attention the artists pay to detail is no less visually stunning. Is it any wonder American studios hired Japanese artists to make American cartoons? Watch the credits for many of the "classic" cartoons during the 80s and you'll find a large number of Japanese names among the credits.
I was in the chat last night, and I noted how all the questions were slanted so Metallica could answer in very easy ways, "This is wrong, we are right". The chat was advertised proudly: "Here's your chance to ask Metallica about Napster. Don't hold back, this is Metallica after all. They can handle it." I didn't see anything that they would have to "handle".
I asked a question about how they felt about SDMI, even though it had the potential to take away consumer's fair use rights, and if they were in favor of that instead of MP3s on Napster. I know now there was no way they were going to answer that - they admitted they aren't internet savvy. Quote from Lars: "I've never been on any of these internet sites."
What irritates me is when people get all up in arms about something without obtaining even rudimentary information about the subject. If they had tried Napster, I'm sure they wouldn't change their opinion about it, but at least they would have the most basic exposure about what it is they are fighting.
I left that piece of info out by mistake. It's inside the liner notes of Garage Inc.
Inside the liner notes, James talks about Lars' impressive record collection, and had this to say: "[It was] fucking huge. When Lars first came to the States, he had all these singles with devils and pentagrams and rough-looking guys with leather jackets on the covers: Motorhead, Diamond Head, Witchfynde, Sweet Savage, Tygers of Pan Tang. I would stay over at his place for days at a time, making tapes of his records and sleeping on the carpet." Wow! What a dedicated pirate James was back in those days, bootlegging Lars' collection round the clock. Shouldn't those bands be compensated? Is there a statute of limit on copyright violations?