The evolution of 3D technology in cinema and film

¶ … man has first walked on the earth, they have continuously strived to make this place a better place to live. Humans have great minds through which they have revolutionized the globe into an industrialized world with numerous innovations and advancements in every facet of life, whether it is social, political, economic, or education. Entertainment (in terms of movies and films), on the other hand has had been the keen interest of human race for which they have created and invented multiple ways with the help of technological advancements that has transformed the concept of entertainment.

The movie or film industry since time immemorial has spent huge amount of money in order to create movies as a source of entertainment for the general public. Regardless of the economic flux and downturn, the movie industry has continued this trend of spending billions of dollars on annual basis on the making of a film. Besides, the utilization of advanced technology in making the films has also been the integral aspect that has attracted people towards the cinema, even after the initiation of home theater. 3D effect in the movies is a major attraction for the theater audiences (Baelen, Bert, Claypool & Sinnaeve 3-5).

3D or 3 dimensional effect in the films typically refers to the motion picture that is created with the intention to augment the illusion of depth and intensity perception. This signifies the fact that technology has also left an indelible imprint on the film industry in the current epoch, converting the simplistic and unsophisticated films of the past into technologically impressive 3D films of today. In fact, 3D films have appeared to be extremely lucrative, beneficial and profitable for the filmmakers and studios (Zone 1-5).

In this regard, the thesis statement is "The history of 3D has brought a new and value added definition to the films and movies."

Argument

The applications of 3D effect in the movies and films have been traced down to the early twentieth century. This means that 3D movies or the motion picture industry modestly began to emerge from latter years of nineteenth century and early years of the twentieth century, which has reached to colossal popularity and recognition in the current marketplace of technologically advanced world. The beginning of 3D films was not able to attract the mainstream cinema population and was relegated or demoted to the niche market in the motion picture industry. This was particularly due to the heavy costs associated to the hardware and processes, which was involved in the production and broadcast of the movie (Zone 191-222).

Nonetheless, it was the middle years of the twentieth century that significantly featured the 3D films in the cinemas of the U.S., which was derived from the stereoscopic 3D effect. With the increased popularity within the American cinema, the rebirth of 3D films was witnessed all over the globe in the latter years of the century. The escalating market of 3D persuaded and promoted the filmmakers and theater owners to continue their experiments on 3D films and movies. Even though the economic uncertainty with massive costs that was immensely correlated to the making of 3D films, yet, the filmmakers continued their experimentation on the 3D movies for several decades (Zone 191-222).

3D films were observed to gain more and more popularity and fame all the way through the years of the twenty first century, which culminated in the accelerated success of many of the 3D films such as Avatar and so on. With respect to the popularity of 3D films in the today's time, the advocators simply believe that the development of 3D effects was one of the most attractive and interesting one from numerous developments that occurred within the film industry over the years (Baelen, Bert, Claypool & Sinnaeve 3-10).

According to these people, 3D effect has increased, indeed, transfigured the quality of the experience of watching a movie. This indicates the fact that the 3D effect in the film has created a new experience of cinema to its audience in the form of virtual reality. Moreover, the audience can now have the experience of the virtual reality by watching a 3D movie in the cinema. This improvement and progression in the film technology has escalated the ability of the film to draw the audiences into a raised world for enjoyment. Although the key characteristic of films have possessed the attribute of enjoyment, but 3D film is a redefined image of the modern cinema that is much more than enjoyment (Baelen, Bert, Claypool & Sinnaeve 3-10).

3D films have enabled the humankind to watch and understand the fictitious content more creatively, as it allows viewing of images and actions in a more realistic and substantive fashion. It is a blessing of recent advancements in the field of 3D imaging that along with computer-based imaging software enables further development and improvement within the same scope. Therefore, it can be well stated that 3D film is a modification and sophistication of cinema's intrinsic immersive properties (Baelen, Bert, Claypool & Sinnaeve 3-10).

From the perspectives of the supporters of 3D effect in film, it can be well stated that 3D effect has undoubtedly brought a new definition to the movies in the current time, which has attracted a large amount of theater audience toward cinema.

Conclusion

3D effect in the movies and films is considerably one of the most fascinating and remarkable developments in the history of cinema. Through the 3D technology, the captivating properties of cinema is profoundly enhanced and progressed, as 3D films has acquired the key attributes of virtual reality.

The history of 3D technology in the films and movies advent from long time back, however, in the recent times, it has emerged as one of the most significant attractions for the theater audience and has sustained the long history of 3D technology. In fact, the shift of movies and audiences towards 3D technology shed the light on the fact that it would continue and expand over the years coming ahead.

On a broad spectrum, the thesis statement, which stated that the history of 3D has brought a new and value added definition to the films and movies has evidently been proved with various arguments that exposed how 3D technology is being viewed as a success. While on the other side of the spectrum, the opponents have also presented strong facts and arguments in conflict to the proponents view stating the disadvantages and harm that 3D technology is bringing to the mainstream population.