The Dark Knight Rises Discussing the Third Movie and 3D

[FlawlessVictory]

That was in a TDK interview, so it'll be interesting to hear his post-Avatar opinions on the matter when the question is inevitably asked again during Inception's press circuit. But the part I bolded kind of makes it sound like he won't be fan of the idea any time soon.

I would be interested to read his comments post-Avatar as well. Obviously, Avatar is a game changer and it was done so well that it perhaps could have changed his feelings on it.

I just hope at the end of the day, WB gives Nolan the chance to decide if he wants to shoot the film or have it converted to 3D or if he does not want the film in 3D at all. Just leave it up to the filmmaker. Last thing we need is for this turn into a fiasco where the director and studio can't agree and have to part ways over a project.

Frankly, I don't care if there are some prints in 3D, as long as we still get some IMAX versions in 2D - that's the one part I'm concerned about here.

Agreed. That's the problem here. Some people here are so quick to say, "Just see it in 2D if you don't care about 3D." The problem is, IMAX theaters will not be carrying both a 3D version and 2D version of the film. It will just be a 3D version which leaves the "just see it in 2D" crowd screwed.

 

[Texas Zombie]

Yeah, im pretty certain that it will not be in 3d, as christopher nolan could very easily influence WB.

He is pretty much the tip of there spear right now.

 

[Ipodman]

I think at this point, if Nolan says he wants it in Black and White, WB will let him do it in Black and White.

 

[Texas Zombie]

I think if he said he wanted a gold pyramid with his likeness on the side they would do it.

 

[Travesty]

Oh snap, that just gave me an idea. Nolan should do B3 all in claymation.

Muwhahahaha! Yes. Yes, damn it, YES!!!

 

[ross2287]

Only if Clayface is the villain.

Spoiler

 

[Texas Zombie]

Yeah maybe b3 will be in claymation, if Wallace and gromit take over WB.

 

[KalMart]

I think at this point, if Nolan says he wants it in Black and White, WB will let him do it in Black and White.

And they'll just colorize it for release.

 

[KalMart]

One of the things I remember about Avatar was how it felt like the scenes were going on around me. I didn't feel like it limited what I saw it all.

And a lot of that goes back to how it's filmed in 3D, and staying conscious of things being cut off by the frame edges. Whereas if it's not as much of a concern in regular 2D filming, but then converted to 3D, you could run into that more. That's also why some filmmakers, perhaps Nolan being one of them, don't want to deal with that while filming, because that 2D 'window to a bigger world' approach is a big part of their 'voice', so to speak.

 

[Texas Zombie]

good point. didnt know that

 

[KalMart]

Yeah, when you're shooting specifically for 3D and trying to get the most of it, it's not quite like shooting regular but with two lenses. Also, the camera rigs themselves and the choice of lenses come into play. If shooting in 2D ad you want to use a real wide-angle lens you get this cool distortion of space and all that changes when you move/pan/etc even slightly. But if you put two of those together, each of them distort the image/space in a way that it could mess up the whole convergence aspect of sterescopic imaging that 3D is based on. So right there, there's an artistic visual tool that the filmmaker suddenly can't use...and some filmmakers don't want to be limited that way.

 

[Huntress22]

The Dark Knight was perfect in IMAX I hope they don't Avatar it because that would just look plain dumb to have Batman flying towards the audience on the Batpod I really hope this doesn't happen.

 

[Team Andino]

I'm already tired of every movie promoting itself being in 3D. I'm sure the 3D stuff in BB3 will make some parts look neat but it makes no real difference to me. I just wish they stopped hyping the 3D for every movie as if its more interesting then the movie itself

 

[KalMart]

I'm already tired of every movie promoting itself being in 3D. I'm sure the 3D stuff in BB3 will make some parts look neat but it makes no real difference to me. I just wish they stopped hyping the 3D for every movie as if its more interesting then the movie itself

It was for Avatar.

 

[IBRAH08]

I hope it's not shown mainly in 3D or designed to be. Call me a traditionalist or even a stick in the mud, but I don't like 3D. It feels gimmicky and less like a "pure" film format. (I know I'm not being fair but this is just the way I feel)

 

[Micah12345]

As avatar has shown, 3D works best when the movie isn't 'made' for 3D, but uses it to increase the depth and immersion. I don't want to see batarangs coming out into the audience, but it would make a scene like batman gliding through gotham just amazing.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

Great interview with Nolan here where he discusses 3D:

Collider: I was curious if you could talk about IMAX and 3D? These are both things that are…you really pioneered what IMAX could do with “Dark Knight” and 3D seems to be a revolution and it’s changing everything. Could you talk about your feelings about 3D and also with IMAX, did you shoot any of “Inception” in IMAX or was it all done in post?

Nolan: We shot the film with a mixture of mostly the predominant bulk of the film is anamorphic 35mm, which is the best quality sort of practical format to shoot on by far. We shot key sequences on 65mm, 5 perf not 15 perf, and we shot VistaVision on certain other sequences. So we’ve got a negative - a set of negative - that’s of the highest possible quality except IMAX. We didn’t feel that we were going to be able to shoot in IMAX because of the size of the cameras because this film given that it deals with a potentially surreal area, the nature of dreams and so forth, I wanted it to be as realistic as possible. Not be bound by the scale of those IMAX cameras, even though I love the format dearly. So we went to the next best thing which was 65mm. So we have the highest quality image of any film that’s being made and that allows us to reformat the film for any distribution form that we’d like to put it in. We’re definitely going to do an IMAX release. We’re excited about doing that and using our original negative 65mm photography to maximize the effect of that release. 3D I think is an interesting development in movies or the resurgence of 3D. It’s something we’re looking at and watching. There are certain limitations of shooting in 3D. You have to shoot on video, which I’m not a fan of. I like shooting on film. And so then you’re looking at post-conversion processes which are moving forward in very exciting ways. So really, for me, production of a large scale film is all about recording the best, highest quality image possible so that you can then put it in any theatre in the best way possible. And 65mm film, IMAX film, VistaVision, 35mm, that’s the way you do that.

http://www.collider.com/2010/03/25/...-cameras-they-used-pre-viz-wb-and-a-lot-more/

 

[Bathead]

Interesting. Although not being totally dismissive of 3D, it sounds like, unless the process is drastically altered to suit him and his concept of filmmaking, he won't be using it for the foreseeable future. So, I would say, it's a good bet there'll be no 3D for Batman 3.
S'cool.

 

[Two-Face]

I think Nolan might use 3D for a different film but not Batman. It seems he's interested of doing though.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

He might be open to Batman 3 being converted in post as he is quoted as saying, "And so then you’re looking at post-conversion processes which are moving forward in very exciting ways."

 

[jmc]

This actually sounds more like Nolan's tip toeing around the issue. If he comes out directly and says no whilst WB have (stupidly) announced a truck load of 3D films, well the media and blogs will have a field day. Me thinks a lot of board room discussions might be taking place if he's against it to find some common ground. I don't think either party wants this to become an issue.

 

[regwec]

Chris Nolan is a born diplomat. Everything he ever says seems to very delicately balanced. He should go and sort out the Palestinian situation once he has filmed Batman 3.

 

[KalMart]

Chris Nolan is a born diplomat. Everything he ever says seems to very delicately balanced. He should go and sort out the Palestinian situation once he has filmed Batman 3.

And have both sides still b#tchin' and moanin' like they do here. t:

 

[Anita18]

And have both sides still b#tchin' and moanin' like they do here. t:

Well most everyone here is pretty happy with his work, more or less.

 

[TheBatman072]

Chris Nolan is so ****ing awesome.