With Day One of the HK Filmart now wrapped up it seems safe to say that the most impressive viewing of round one was the 3D promo for Tsui Hark's reunion with Jet Li - Flying Swords of Dragon Gate.
It's not so much that the thing looked gorgeous that was impressive - you'd expect no less from a Tsui Hark film and we've already seen some stills to back that up - or that Jet Li looks fabulous as always wielding a sword. No, the pleasant surprise was how clearly Hark has mastered the 3D technology.
The problem with doing action in 3D is doing it in a way that takes advantage of the depth of field while also being kind to the viewers' eyes. Hark has allowed for this by - twice during the promo - shooting action sequences in confined spaces with the camera rooted in one spot. Rather than constantly shifting and trying to find a focal point, this allows you to simply enjoy the action as it unfolds and moves within the scene - both from side to side and front to back. It's an elegant approach and its looks absolutely amazing. Because this is shot in 3D rather than post converted there is no planing of the different layers, instead the moves in and out of the screen are perfectly smooth and clear. Really impressive.
It's not so much that the thing looked gorgeous that was impressive - you'd expect no less from a Tsui Hark film and we've already seen some stills to back that up - or that Jet Li looks fabulous as always wielding a sword. No, the pleasant surprise was how clearly Hark has mastered the 3D technology.
The problem with doing action in 3D is doing it in a way that takes advantage of the depth of field while also being kind to the viewers' eyes. Hark has allowed for this by - twice during the promo - shooting action sequences in confined spaces with the camera rooted in one spot. Rather than constantly shifting and trying to find a focal point, this allows you to simply enjoy the action as it unfolds and moves within the scene - both from side to side and front to back. It's an elegant approach and its looks absolutely amazing. Because this is shot in 3D rather than post converted there is no planing of the different layers, instead the moves in and out of the screen are perfectly smooth and clear. Really impressive.
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thanks for the update! more from HKfilmart is welcome, does anyone have anything on the Media Asia presentation, I think it happened earlier today?
hahah....I love Jet Li man:)
I was at Media Asia presentation (Day One). They presented totally 4 films: Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Punished (which I saw today - Day Three - and it is arguably one of the best Anthony Wong's performances ever) , A Beautiful Life and Romancing in Thin Air.
Also, there was a nice compilation clip from Media Asia at the beginning. :)
Well the fact that the 3D techniques used hear limited the camera cuts during the action is great news I think. I'm still heavily against 3D though.