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John Lasher
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posted 10-08-2010 05:36 PM

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Warner Bros. issued a statement this afternoon announcing it had scrapped efforts to convert the first part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to 3-D, claiming it didn’t have enough time to adequately complete the process before the film’s Nov. 19 release date. “Despite everyone’s best efforts, we were unable to convert the film in its entirety and meet the highest standards of quality,” the statement read. Meanwhile producer David Heyman reasserted his commitment to the “integrity” of J.K. Rowling’s source material; director David Yates added: “”This decision, which we completely support, underscores the fact that Warner Bros. has always put quality first.” Except for Clash of the Titans, but hey. Accidents happen.

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So, a major studio is turning down millions in box office from the 3D bump by not doing another rushed conversion. A step in the right direction IMHO.

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Caleb Johnstone-Cowan
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posted 10-08-2010 07:21 PM

I'm happy they have learned from past mistakes. A bad conversion to 3D on such an important title would have caused audiences to lose confidence in the format.

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Michael Brown
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posted 10-08-2010 07:58 PM

I wonder how many peope installed 3D just in time for this title.

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Joe Redifer
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posted 10-08-2010 08:10 PM

Why would anyone want to see this on 2D? 3D is every bit as important as color... or sound!

Just kidding, I am dishing out loads of shit.

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Josh Kirkhart
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posted 10-08-2010 10:56 PM

This gives them a bit of swagger back from the post 3D convert "Clash of the Titans' lashing.

More important than 'not being able to complete conversion' is the fact they will be able to double dip Part 1 in 3D just before release of Part 2. I would do it.

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Mike Blakesley
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posted 10-08-2010 11:59 PM

How does "more time" enable them to do a bettern job of converting part 2? If conversions look like crap, they'll probably always look like crap...won't they?

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Chris Slycord
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posted 10-09-2010 01:07 PM

quote: Mike Blakesley
How does "more time" enable them to do a bettern job of converting part 2? If conversions look like crap, they'll probably always look like crap...won't they?

Clash of the Titans looked MUCH worse than other 3D movies, including ones that were conversions.

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Doug Willming
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posted 10-09-2010 01:32 PM

Conspiracy Theory: I suspect it has more to do with a double-dip...re-release it in 3D before Part 2 comes out.

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Bobby Henderson
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posted 10-09-2010 04:01 PM

For a 2D to 3D conversion to have any chance of looking good at all a great deal of time must be spent masking and extracting objects forward out of the image and filling in the blank area behind those objects. Much of this work must be done by hand. Various masking and extraction filters don't work well without a serious amount of human intervention.

Lots of skilled graphics people would have to work really hard on such a project. The process would also involve some serious managerial involvement to make sure the results looked consistent and to make difficult judgment calls on how certain shots should be converted.

IMHO, any movie studio deciding it wants an entire 2D movie converted to 3D only a few months out from theatrical release is being pretty ignorant of the conversion process and its demands of time.

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Demetris Thoupis
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posted 10-10-2010 02:45 AM

A bold step and a [thumbsup]

for not screwing up the experience for people. If they want to do it they had to do it right. Admiting they cannot make it right needs more guts than making a pisspoor job.
Demetris

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John Wilson
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posted 10-10-2010 05:19 PM

This is a good move...especially from 'The studio that brought you Clash Of The Titans'.

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Mark J. Marshall
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posted 10-10-2010 05:53 PM

Maybe they got my memo.

Hey, Warner Brothers: BRAVO! [thumbsup]

Seeing this movie in IMAX is on again for me.

(Of course, I can't help mentioning that had they SHOT it that way, it would probably be done by now.)

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Jack Theakston
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posted 11-04-2010 06:21 PM

"Beginning of the end," as it were.

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Kurt Zupin
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posted 11-04-2010 07:21 PM

quote: Jack Theakston
"Beginning of the end," as it were.

of 3D? Not even close, there are more "3D" Films scheduled next year then this year and more the year after that.

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Jack Theakston
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posted 11-04-2010 07:36 PM

Yeah, just like HARRY POTTER was on the schedule. It's looking more and more like AVATAR was the peak of the arc, as it set unrealistically high expectations for the process.

Just my opinion, of course.

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