8mm Forum: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

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Posted by Joerg Polzfusz (Member # 602) on April 24, 2013, 03:55 AM:

Hi,

was "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013) completely shot on film (35mm and 65mm) in 2D? Or have some scenes been shot with a video-camera (if so: in 2D or 3D)? (The entries in the imdb contradict themselves as video-cameras are listed as "used", however only film is listed as "source format"?!)
To me it looks like I can skip any shows in 3D as the movie was shot in 2D and hence will only look darker in "pseudo 3D".

Jörg

Posted by Matt McBride (Member # 3311) on April 24, 2013, 08:44 AM:

I don't know the exact answer, but I do know that IMdB is notorious for getting the technical details wrong a lot. I wouldn't put too much faith into what they say about what cameras were used and such.

Posted by Joerg Polzfusz (Member # 602) on April 25, 2013, 02:53 AM:

Thanks. In the meantime I found a German webpage that claims that the movie was shot in 2D and hence is only in "pseudo-3D". At least this doesn't contradict the imdb.

Posted by Thomas Murin, Jr. (Member # 1745) on April 26, 2013, 04:31 PM:

JJ Abrams designed every shot Star Trek 2 to be in 3D while filming which meant having the supervisor for the conversion on set all the time.

This is NOT a case of the conversion being done last minute. Big difference.

Keep in mind that many directors won't use 3D cameras due to their being bulkier than 2D cameras thus limiting their placement and movements.

Besides, as Titanic, Top Gun and Jurassic Park have proven, 2D-
3D conversions are becoming indistinguishable from native shot material.

I'm certain that within 5-10 years, 3D cameras will be phased out altogether in favor of conversions.

Of course, I'm a 3D maniac so it's ALL good to me! [Smile]

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on April 27, 2013, 12:35 PM:

I'm sad to say that I'm really not looking forward to this STAR TREK film. I saw the first one and while it wasn't a total loss, it sucumbs more to modern "something has to be happening quickly every second" format than the great storytelling of the past STAR TREK films.

Yeah, I know, I'm a crotchety old fart!

Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on May 07, 2013, 09:50 AM:

I'm with you on movies in general seeming a little (ummm) hyperactive these days. To a certain extent I think they are trying so hard to impress us with 3D they are overdoing it.

Some great moments on screen have been quiet, reflective ones. Can anybody in Hollywood still do that?

I still like what they did with the first and want to see this new one.

We live in a new era. About a year ago I had the original series on the 'tube and there were Bill Shatner and Leonard Nimoy with their 1960s uniforms and prosthetic ears. My kid walked into the room and said "They look like Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock".

-Look like??!!

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