There's an interesting article over to the Yahoo today about how the folks in Hollywood saw someone else do something and now their not afraid to try it for themselves. In this case it's 3D.
While I'm happy that "Burton's 'Nightmare' spurs digital 3-D growth", I'm reminded that people, especially committees, like to follow rather than lead.
When Apple, Inc. (then Apple Computer) started putting in retail stores, Dell and HP laughed at them. Now that the retail chain owned by Apple is doing so well (See bolded item 5 in this article), Dell and HP are considering doing it themselves.
Or how about how when The Simpsons got big in the beginning, suddenly there was a dearth of new animated cartoons in prime time (can you say "Family Dog" anyone? How about Capital Critters? or The Critic? or the PJs?). The Simpsons outlived them all because it was funny, they were all just also-rans.
Why is it easier to make a sequel than the original? How was it that Planet of the Apes spawned 4 other story lines in a few years? Why oh why?
am I rambling? oh well. at least I'm posting.
I'm also looking forward to more 3D cartoons, now that it's clear that there's a market. I wonder how long it'll take them to go the way of the Classic Western…
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Seems that 3D movies are nothing more than a special effect. I haven't seen one, though. It may be spectacular – but it's still a special effect, even though it would run the length of the movie.
Perhaps I'm being too cynical, but ever since the cancelation of "Mystery Science Theather 3000", life's just too short to watch a bad movie. I'm not gonna rush out to see a movie just because it's in 3D.
I wonder, do you still have to wear the glasses to get the effect? That wasn't clear in the article. Yeah, they're spending tons of money on that kind of development, but I don't really care. I am impressed with the final product, and not the manufacturing process.
Sequels are easy to make because if the original is successful, then you have a ready-made consumer. You don't have to spend a lot of time with character development or background stories.
Sometimes they are successful (Star Wars, Harry Potter), and sometimes they are not (Have you forgotten George Clooney as Batman?)
Still, I'm looking forward to more cartoons, too… though they don't have to be 3D. HD would be nice. Either way, they need to be well written first.