3D Blog - The History of 3D films (Part 2)
8:28 AMIn the previous week, we talk about the early days of 3D films and how they were invented. This week we continue to talk about how it more technique were surfaced.
Due to the great depression, 3D slows down in the late 20's and early 30's, and it's not talked about until 1936, when Edwin Land demonstrates 3D imaging using polarized light, this is achieved by two images being projected in sync on the silver screen through polarizing filters which filters are then separated by polarized glasses worn by each audience, giving the illusion of 3D.
Due to World War 2, there was another slope in 3D production, but in 1952 3D has it's golden era as invention of the TV threaten the cinemas. The first movie that kickstart the golden era was a movie called Bwana Devil.
The above image are the audience watching the movie in 3D glasses. Another breakthrough in 3D movies were Warner Brothers' House of Wax, which uses stereo sound.
And all of a sudden 3D popularity started to die down, the last movie that shows in the cinema during that golden era was The Revenge of the Creature in 1955. And in 1980's, 3D films bloomed again thanks to IMAX 3D, and Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder has inspired moviews like Jaws 3-D, Amityville 3D and Friday the 13th part 3. The picture below is Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).
And then, once again the 3D craze die down once again for the next two decades. Things were different, computers were introduced, more advance filming technique were born, but people were not convinced to make a 3D film. It isn't until 2009 when James Cameron releases Avatar, then 3D has it's huge comeback.
Nowadays, it seems like every company wants to make their film 3D or release their old films in 3D such as Star Wars The Phantom Manace. And the story goes on, will 3D die down again or will our future films be in 3D as a standard, we will see how it goes and the journey will have many new technologies born.
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