Why You Won’t See "The Hobbit" At 48 Frames Per Second

Peter Jackson shot the movie at twice the normal frame rate, but Warner Brothers is already backing away from promises to screen it that way. Why? Because it looks really weird! Here’s a demonstration.

Russell Brandom 9 months ago 57 responses

Amazing Examples Of 3D Sidewalk Chalk Art

Artist Julian Beever creates these drawings that seem to pop out when viewed from a certain angle.

jasons51 a year ago 21 responses

The Magic Of Pina Bausch

Legendary choreographer Pina Bausch died unexpectedly only 2 days before filming of PINA was set to begin in 2009, but through their grief her dancers created this loving tribute to Pina’s incredible life and work. The 3D film has quietly begun trickling into U.S. theaters with hopes for wider release in 2012.

sly a year ago 27 responses

LEGO Army Invades Chalkfest

Beware of the armies of Mordor “Free Ego,” a chalk painting designed by Leon Keer. This is the completed version of the outline we saw a few days ago.

xsmall a year ago 26 responses

Dwarves & Hobbits & Green Screens, Oh My!

Oh…oh God, it’s going to be in 3-D? Peter Jackson, how could you?

Donna Dickens a year ago 4 responses

LEGO Street Art

Be careful, looking at this image may induce brain explosions. This great 3D street drawing of Lego men was created in Sarasota, Florida.

todd v2.0 a year ago 115 responses

Astonishing 3D Art By Yuki Matsueda

There are no limits to the imagination.

Willio a year ago 191 responses

“Lion King” Bloopers And Outtakes

In honor of the Blu-ray DVD release of “The Lion King,” here’re some spankin’ new outtakes. Enjoy.

Gusto.NYC a year ago 25 responses

Stereoscopic Civil War Animated GIF

Stereoscopic GIFs are created from a pair of pictures that have been taken simultaneously at eye level and about 20 degrees apart (to replicate the difference of the view of your right eye and the view of your left eye) and then switching back and forth between them. The Civil War picture displayed in this way tricks your brain into seeing a three-dimensional depth in a 2D image.

BABYDIABOLICAL a year ago 46 responses

Kim Kardashian In 3D

The most depth ever displayed by a Kardashian. These are from the upcoming issue of World’s Most Beautiful, which will come with glasses and be in 3D. Ironic since most men will use this magazine in a fashion that will render them blind. View List ›

Gavon Laessig a year ago 19 responses

Trailer For Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo”

The director of Raging Bull and The Departed hops on the 3D bandwagon with this Tim Burton-y kids’ movie. Let’s hope for the best. (via ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com) Watch Video ›

Brian Abrams a year ago 20 responses

3D Cubic Animals

Anyone with a weakness for wittle bitty deers should appreciate these adorable animals by Laura Bifano. (via The Uniblog) View List ›

The Uniblogger a year ago 51 responses

Making A 3D Print Of Your Head

MakerBot Industries, with their handy-dandy Thing-O-Matic, allows you to easily scan and print 3D models of whatsoever your heart desires. Including my bulbous melon. I visited MakerBot founder Bre Pettis at the Botcave in Brooklyn for a heads-on demonstration. They had lasers and corn starch and beer. Pretty cool. Find out more about this brave new world of asexual reproduction at MakerBot! (via makerbot.com) View List ›

Gavon Laessig a year ago 64 responses

Say Anything, Zelda

A mashup of The Legend of Zelda and “Say Anything.” It’s Link Dobbler! View Image ›

Gavon Laessig 2 years ago 7 responses

3D Street Art Animals

Nikolaj Arndt is a German 3D street artist who makes some pretty impressive-looking 3D animals. Check ‘em out! (More pics here.) View List ›

Mathieu S. 2 years ago 91 responses

Optical Illusion: Child In The Road

Designed to encourage drivers to slow the hell down - but will most likely cause a few heart attacks too! Watch Video ›

Andrew G. 2 years ago 22 responses

New 3D Roadrunner Film

The short “Coyote Falls” is being shown during screenings of “Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.” Two more are in development. Watch Video ›

empressmaruja 2 years ago 48 responses

How Everyone Feels About 3D Movies Now

I’m not saying 3D is bad, I’m just saying that I don’t need to pay 5 bucks extra to see a dimmer picture. Also, you can put this on your torso. View Image ›

Brian Feldman 2 years ago 4 responses

I’ve Always Thought 3D Was a Fad and The Studios and Manufacturers are Starting To Agree With Me on domainshane.com ›

Consumers are starting to get bored with it as well.

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3D Displays May Be Hazardous To Young Children on rss.slashdot.org ›

SchlimpyChicken writes “Turns out 3D television can be inherently dangerous to developing children, and perhaps to adults as well. There’s a malaise in children that can prevent full stereopsis (depth perception) from developing, called strabismus or lazy-eye. It is an abnormal alignment of the eyes

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When 3D Goes Too Far

Hyperealistic 3D artists can create beautiful places and creatures, but sometimes they just make me want to go blind. Via View List ›

Mathieu S. 2 years ago 84 responses

Beautiful Examples of 3D Elements in Web Design on sixrevisions.com ›

3D elements used in web design can make a website more impressive and memorable. The purpose of 3D elements is to create a feeling of depth. For that reason, websites with 3D elements look interesting because most websites have a flat, 2-dimensional design.In this collection, you will find 45 modern website designs that use 3D elements. I hope this showcase will be useful and inspiring to you.

TweetMeme 2 years ago respond

King Kong’s Tracks Found at Santa Monica Beach

Photographer Jonathan Alcorn shares Universal Studio’s latest publicity stunt, which is actually pretty cool: huge footprints left in the sand on Santa Monica Beach, complete with a crushed lifeguard vehicle. It’s all for the new King Kong 3-D attraction, which opens at the theme park this summer. View Image ›

Google Reader 2 years ago 1 response

Masterpieces in 3D

Using some sophisticated technology, we can now delve deep into classic art to see what secrets the old masters kept from us. It’s surprising to see what adding an extra dimension does to a piece of art. (thanks Dave) Watch Video ›

Tanner Ringerud 3 years ago 149 responses

One Day the Whole World Will Be 3D

This is the only way James Cameron can eat his food. Except when he does it there’s more explosions and each meal takes 3 hours. I’m hungry, is it lunch time? Watch Video ›

Hamburgers 3 years ago 4 responses

Fuck 3D!

From our friends at F.A.T. — DIY 2D glasses, for when the third dimension is just too much. “Get a pair of FUCK 3D glasses, lose the 3rd dimension and enjoy full 2D!!! It never has been so easy!! Life is so much better!!” View Image ›

Scott Lamb 3 years ago 30 responses

The Whoafish!

The Whoafish has 3D vision and just can’t believe his little blowfish eyes. What does he see!? Whoa. View Image ›

Brian Ries 4 years ago 9 responses