The Doctor Who 50th anniversary special was possibly the best use of 3D I've ever seen.
In one scene, there is a 3D oil painting. We see the characters marvelling at the effect they're seeing, but in the broadcast version we don't know what it is they're looking at until the camera pans around to show us.
In the 3D version, however, you can tell. You don't get the full effect until later, but even then it's far more pronounced than it is in the 2D version.
There are also a few other depth tricks they use, but they use them sparingly. In one scene, we see the image of The Doctor as he is broadcasting a message to another party; in the close-up of the feed (i.e. when it takes up the full screen), we see the image as we normally would, but in the four corners are an overlay, like a HUD in a video game or presumably like a HUD in an F16. They don't move, there's no animation, they're just a bit of stylistic flair, but you can tell that they're 'over' the image, which gives it a more pronounced effect, and makes the transmission 'feel' cooler and more futuristic.
I'll be glad when '3D all the things' is gone, but there are a few neat tricks that I hope we can keep in the future.
In one scene, there is a 3D oil painting. We see the characters marvelling at the effect they're seeing, but in the broadcast version we don't know what it is they're looking at until the camera pans around to show us.
In the 3D version, however, you can tell. You don't get the full effect until later, but even then it's far more pronounced than it is in the 2D version.
There are also a few other depth tricks they use, but they use them sparingly. In one scene, we see the image of The Doctor as he is broadcasting a message to another party; in the close-up of the feed (i.e. when it takes up the full screen), we see the image as we normally would, but in the four corners are an overlay, like a HUD in a video game or presumably like a HUD in an F16. They don't move, there's no animation, they're just a bit of stylistic flair, but you can tell that they're 'over' the image, which gives it a more pronounced effect, and makes the transmission 'feel' cooler and more futuristic.
I'll be glad when '3D all the things' is gone, but there are a few neat tricks that I hope we can keep in the future.