International 3D Society 2012 Winners

[Dubstar]

Winners of the 2012 International 3D Society included:

Hugo - Best Live Action 3D feature / Best stereography - Live Action / Best 3D moment of the year

Adventures of Tintin - Best Animated 3D feature

Puss in Boot - Best Stereography - Animation

The Lion King - Best 2D to 3D conversion


Additional Award winners included:

3D Short Motion Picture/Narrative: The Foundling (RSA Films)
3D Documentary: Cave of Forgotten Dream (Creative Differences)
Special Jury Prize for Excellence: Pina (Neue Road Films)
Electronic Broadcast Media (Television) - Entertainment: Fields of Valor: Civil War (3net)
Electronic Broadcast Media (Television) - Live Event: Ayumi Harmasaki: Arena Tour (Sony Japan)
Electronic Broadcast Media (Television) – Ad/Commercial: Best Buy 3D
Electronic Broadcast Media (Television) – Short: Foster the People - Don’t Stop (Digital Revolution Studios)
Electronic Broadcast Media (Television) - Live Sports: Champions League Final (BSkyB)
Special Attraction – King Kong 360 3D (Universal Studios Hollywood)
3D Videogame – Portable: Street Fighter IV (Capcom)
3D Videogame – Console: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog-Sony Computer Electronics)
3D Videogame – PC: Batman: Arkham City (Warner Brothers)

International “Jury Prizes” were presented to:
Beijing Film Academy (China) – The Light of Shanghai Expo
KT Skylife (Korea) – 3D Microspace
NHK (Japan) – The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Nippon Television (Japan) – 3D Baseball Live
Sony (Japan) – Final Fantasy
Bandai (Japan) – Hipura
Fuji Television (Japan) – Tokyo Control

[Zivouhr]

Thanks for posting this.

Like any award, not all the winners will be the best choices in everyone's eyes. I would've picked Beauty and the Beast 3D as WAY better conversion compared to Lion King 3D. To be specific, it had stronger 3D in terms of 3D Layer Pop throughout. Lion King 3D wasn't consistent and felt mostly flat like paper when I saw it in theaters. BBeast felt like a cool pop up book.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

Winners of the 2012 International 3D Society included:

Hugo - Best Live Action 3D feature / Best stereography - Live Action / Best 3D moment of the year

Okay, I HAVE to know what the Best 3D Moments of the Year were, and which one won for Hugo.

[Show spoiler]

And doesn't it really shame us that apart from the four movies and two documentaries, we haven't heard of ANY of entire categories of international 3DTV picking up the awards?
(And bet most here thought they were being "international" for knowing where to get an import copy of Sammy.)

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Okay, I HAVE to know what the Best 3D Moments of the Year were, and which one won for Hugo.

[Show spoiler]

And doesn't it really shame us that apart from the four movies and two documentaries, we haven't heard of ANY of entire categories of international 3DTV picking up the awards?
(And bet most here thought they were being "international" for knowing where to get an import copy of Sammy.)

so the 'best' 3D moment is mentioned here in this link but I'm still looking for the other nominees:

http://www.international3dsociety.co...AWARDS_2A.html

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by Zivouhr

Thanks for posting this.

Like any award, not all the winners will be the best choices in everyone's eyes. I would've picked Beauty and the Beast 3D as WAY better conversion compared to Lion King 3D. To be specific, it had stronger 3D in terms of 3D Layer Pop throughout. Lion King 3D wasn't consistent and felt mostly flat like paper when I saw it in theaters. BBeast felt like a cool pop up book.

I agree with you completely, Beauty and the Beast had a lot more 'wow' moments than Lion King IMO.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

so the 'best' 3D moment is mentioned here in this link but I'm still looking for the other nominees:

http://www.international3dsociety.co...AWARDS_2A.html

Well, that was good too, but wasn't the first moment that sprang to mind.
(And as for conversions, "Circle of Life" from Lion King has to be up there somewhere...)

[steelerik]

None of these awards surprise me at all ...

... thanks for posting, I would never have found this

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by steelerik

None of these awards surprise me at all ...

... thanks for posting, I would never have found this

Expanding one’s horizons is a good thing….
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ur#post5836509

[steelerik]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Expanding one’s horizons is a good thing….
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ur#post5836509

That is interesting reading .. trouble is with tech moving so fast .. where does one draw the line!!?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by steelerik

That is interesting reading .. trouble is with tech moving so fast .. where does one draw the line!!?

Draw the line?
You mean in terms of beyond 1080-line displays, i.e. resolution?
Well, I hope/imagine when they eventually meet ‘normal’ human visual acuity (20/20 or perhaps 20/10 in some lucky individuals or those who have had Lasik procedures, etc.). ‘4K’ theatrical or home theater is still well below that – http://www.nhk.or.jp/digital/en/tech...7_08040906.pdf

More interestingly and perhaps more relevant for those who refuse to purchase larger TVs or move their chairs/sofas a few feet closer, it’s even possible that with ‘normal’ television sizes at ‘normal’ viewing distances, we may visually appreciate more of beyond HD resolutions than some would expect (based on traditional charts you see posted on internet blogs) because real viewing testing as reported in the above NHK study suggest that the one arc minute criterion, most commonly listed as a *given* for the ‘limit’ of human visual acuity is actually on the conservative side as a predictor for viewing with electronic displays.

Draw the line in terms of 3D?
I hope/imagine when extremely refined, large and very affordable true holographic displays (http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feat...Out_of_the_Box)

are commonplace….until then, glasses-free displays becoming the next more immediate milestone. As the first realized step along that particular emerging 3D technology path, I think the Toshiba 4K 3DTV (glasses-free) display is actually launching sometime this month.

[Jbug]

Every review I've seen said B&TB is a better conversion than TLK. I agree.

[steelerik]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Draw the line?
You mean in terms of beyond 1080-line displays, i.e. resolution?
Well, I hope/imagine when they eventually meet ‘normal’ human visual acuity (20/20 or perhaps 20/10 in some lucky individuals or those who have had Lasik procedures, etc.). ‘4K’ theatrical or home theater is still well below that – http://www.nhk.or.jp/digital/en/tech...7_08040906.pdf

More interestingly and perhaps more relevant for those who refuse to purchase larger TVs or move their chairs/sofas a few feet closer, it’s even possible that with ‘normal’ television sizes at ‘normal’ viewing distances, we may visually appreciate more of beyond HD resolutions than some would expect (based on traditional charts you see posted on internet blogs) because real viewing testing as reported in the above NHK study suggest that the one arc minute criterion, most commonly listed as a *given* for the ‘limit’ of human visual acuity is actually on the conservative side as a predictor for viewing with electronic displays.

Draw the line in terms of 3D?
I hope/imagine when extremely refined, large and very affordable true holographic displays (http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feat...Out_of_the_Box)

are commonplace….until then, glasses-free displays becoming the next more immediate milestone. As the first realized step along that particular emerging 3D technology path, I think the Toshiba 4K 3DTV (glasses-free) display is actually launching sometime this month.

No I simply meant that the speed at which technology moves, it seems that whatever new equipment you buy could be out of date in 12 months!

After all, we don't pay peanuts for our equipment. Do you say to yourself "enough is enough, I'll stick with what I have for a good few years"

[Penton-Man]

Ahhhh, I get where you’re coming from now. Many feel your pain…

Best Buy "Buy Back" Commercial - Technology moves fast - YouTube

But alas, that’s the nature of the hobby you’ve chosen and now you’re asking me something which is based upon an individuals’ wants and needs in regards to discretionary spending. I’m not in the business of telling folks what hardware or even software (Blu-rays) they should purchase.

Look at it this way though, consider yourself lucky if you don’t own a boat, as there always seems to be something to fix or upgrade on her.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

I agree with you completely, Beauty and the Beast had a lot more 'wow' moments than Lion King IMO.

Originally Posted by Jbug

Every review I've seen said B&TB is a better conversion than TLK. I agree.

Thanks for the feedback on B&Beast 3D vs Lion King 3D. Beast 3D is a perfect example of how great a cel animated movie can look in 3D.