James Cameron stopped by G4's Attack of the Show to talk a little bit about the upcoming re-release of "Avatar". The re-release will be solely in digital 3D and will include an additional 9-minutes of footage. Cameron also says that there will be more Na'avi lovin'. Pass...
More importantly he showed off the rig he used to shoot the live-action scenes of last year's cash cow. Weighing in at 28 pounds, his rig uses a beam splitter rather than the standard side-by-side in order to capture images in 3D. Cameron goes on to say that he's been working on this technology for around seven years.
To put that into perspective, seven years ago I was well on my way to gaining ten pounds from eating Wendy's everyday.
Also of news in the world of 3D, Toshiba has announced plans to release one of the first glasses-free stereoscopic 3DTVs before the year's end. Following hot on the heels of the Nintendo 3DS announced at E3 this year, this could be a sign that the industry is shifting away from the bulky glasses that a lot of people cite as the biggest complaints about 3D movies.
