r/YMS • u/kipcarson37 • 1d ago
What you we think about this as the future of cinema? I personally think it's gonna be a nightmare if this is really what we have to look forward to.
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u/Inner_Ad_5210 1d ago
How does one make anything that’s supposed to be taken seriously with this lol
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u/Relvean 1d ago edited 21h ago
Just like Cinerama in the 50s where you couldn't even have a fucking close-up or easily frame two characters talking due to severe edge distortion.
Sure, this theme park bullshit is gonna save the cinema, for real this time!
You ever wonder how TV could more or less completely supplant movies as the culturally dominant form of filmmaking? It's because TV actually took risks the past 20 years and isn't just an endless deluge of remakes, sequels or superhero movies.
Sure, there is plenty of bad TV too. But does anyone think a movie with similar content and production values to something like The Last Kingdom, Homeland or Sons of Anarchy would ever get greenlit by the big studios? Particularly that last one would be deemed way too big a risk given the cost.
What cinema actually needs is a return to the risky medium budget movies of the 90s and 2000s. Now I know that they are far riskier financially now than back then due to physical media sales not being there anymore, but something will have to be done. You can only make so many Minecraft movies before the last bit of monetizable good will and nostalgia is used up.
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u/Nihil921 1d ago
Aw yeah imagine watching Marriage Story on this bad boy
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u/DrTzaangor 16h ago
I hope the Bergman estate will give them the rights to adapt Winter Light to this format. Imagine that real time church service in the beginning of the film on one of these! Absolute cinema!
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u/Affectionate_Run9950 1d ago
I’d say it’s only fun for about 10 minutes and then just gets disorienting
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u/BlerghTheBlergh 1d ago
As a theatrical experience? Please no.
From a filmmaking POV? I love it.
Im aware that people hate virtual production after its overuse during COVID but it’s a truly revolutionary tech for us indie filmmakers. And with it being more and more available to penniless cinephiles like me, our production value increases while the process of actually making a finished movie becomes achievable! I never could have made a science fiction film with my measly money. Greenscreen was always hard to achieve but thanks to VP I managed to put up some scenes that don’t look as Neil Breen-ish because there’s no clear Greenscreen edging and fluid lighting. It fulfilled my lifelong dream of doing something bigger than I ever thought I could (not going to shamelessly plug the movie, if you’re interested ask but I don’t want to hijack YMS subred if it’s not welcome)
Obviously it’s limited to bigger screens for indies like me, no way to afford full body shots on a LED wall without paying 5k per shooting day at a studio. But that’s where Greenscreen comes in handy. But we’re getting closer and closer.
Imagine such a stage being available to you for shooting! Any set you couldn’t otherwise afford or even build can be loaded in through UE. Studios like Disney could afford any set, obviously, and it’s sad that they’re saving on professional set designers. But us indies would have never been able to afford the real sets anyways. If anything I’m thankful that the technology exists now and we’re getting closer and closer to moving past the affordability issue with sets.
As for this being used in the theatrical space: no. This could at max. serve as a theme park ride. Mostly because movies with moving chairs and smells tend to not blend well. You’d need a specifically shot movie for this tech like all the attractions in Legoland or Bavaria Studios. This won’t be more than something only very specific media can use correctly, often resulting in stuff like that RE movie made for a similar ride (this one: https://youtu.be/ltROu3uv5Vc?si=rjU5JyZZqVuYriSy)
There’s something called IMAX 4D in some theatres and while not always terrible the experience is very dependent on what movie it shows. We had the misfortune of watching “Ambulance” with that tech and the seats moving based on the shaky cam movement was nauseating while bad smells were sprayed your way to emulate air
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u/minimanelton 20h ago
This isn’t the future of cinema. This is a gimmick that will be used in theme parks and maybe Jon Favreau will make a movie for it but it’ll be forgotten immediately after that. D-Box was the same way. 3D movies were the same way. This is as much “the future of cinema” as the smell thing from Spy Kids 4D.
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u/GreggosaurTheCritic 1d ago
Yoooo let’s go, this is how Martin Scorsese would’ve wanted his movies to be watched as 🥳 (joking)
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u/LatterLiterature8001 1d ago
This is the first and last context in which you will see this technology
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u/Skeet_fighter 1d ago
This is the future of some rich tech guy jerking himself off with his money buying something expensive that's impractical that nobody will use.
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u/OldJimmyWilson1 1d ago
Theme park rides like this will exist.
Real movies will get to sad book-like status where it's a medium that some people enjoy, but most don't care at all about.
It's arguable that all of this has already occurred.
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u/TheGamingEntity 1d ago
It's just a gimmick to syphon more money out of you that wont take off, not much to worry about imo
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u/AutismSupportGroup 1d ago
I think the future of cinema is still smellovision I dunno I'm holding out hope. If people aren't vomiting in the theater watching the new zombie film what's even the point?
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u/SunriseFlare 1d ago
I feel like the theaters would have to put up with a HUGE sudden increase in vomit lol
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u/Middle_Intention_568 23h ago
This is a ride. I get motion sick on some rides.
I do not get motion sick going to the movies.
Michael Bay would probably like this concept. /s
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u/Unsunghero3 21h ago
Put this in my local theatre and charge me extra, I'm in. Depending on the cost I'll do this for certain movies. I swear Reddit hates anything new or challenges the purity of their favorite media.
This for a small a24 movie, no. But a big dumb marvel movie, second viewing of Superman, or some good ol fashion bayhem would go hard.
I love the theater but they do need to do something to add to the experience to keep people going. Can't all be on the movie playing.
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u/HazeInut 20h ago
Wildly unnecessary for most if not all movies. Most people aren't making movies for this, and most people probably don't want to make movies in which a person will probably miss many details due to not being able to see a good chunk of the display all at once.
I could see it being cool if some people made movies specifically based around it, but this is a gimmick similar to 3D.
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u/HazeInut 20h ago edited 20h ago
Plus it just feeds into non-artists obsession with maximalism and thinking "more/bigger = better". Like in this video for example, do we need to see every fucking rock outside from every angle? Why?
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u/CasanovaULTRA 18h ago
Not sure what the advantage is in having a bunch of shit on the floor and to your sides that will pull your attention all over the place and make you miss stuff
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u/redditsucks84613 17h ago
Looks cool for gaming, but not for movies. Unless the movie is something like Avatar
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u/PotOfMould 14h ago
Doesn't make any sense for a large crowd. Even if they scaled the screen, the experience will be different based on your perspective and not in a good way. A new theme park ride? Sure. A new cinema experience? Maybe, but only for a £100 upcharge for the worst movies imaginable.
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u/WeeklyLengthiness7 1d ago
i hate change
i hate new stuff
i hate inovation
this is why nerd should be bullied.
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u/JojoJack-san 1d ago edited 1d ago
Oh wow more theme park rides, how fun. /s