Movies Definition and 134 Threads

How do they convert movies that were shot in 2D to 3D? I recently saw that they were rereleasing Titanic in 3D... Doesn't this require multiple camera angles? or is it more like doing a 'cutout' of the actors and placing them on a Z-Plane? The other method I can think of is recreating the sets...

Im in the mood for a scary movie. so far it looks like I am watching poltergeist. Any suggestions? I want really scary

A movie called "The Big Bang" will be coming out soon, and although it's more of a detective/action movie, it seems to be somewhat set on a particle physics backdrop. (Incidentally, the tall evil-looking "Russian" is practically from my home town, and it's interesting to see a guy I use to...

What are yours? Dune TRON (The new one, haven't seen the origional one.) Labyrinth Chronicles of Narnia Star Wars and various cartoons such as The Point The Last Unicorn The Hobbit anyone have any others that are similar to those above?

Not sure which forum this would be appropriate. I would like to start making professional looking videos to include in powerpoint presentations for conferences etc. Like make particles moving around, time dependent functions moving, etc. Does anyone know a good way/program to do this?

I got these 24 from http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/6268.htm" . 24. It’s easy for anyone to land a plane, providing there is someone in the control tower to talk you down. 23. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off – even while scuba diving. 22. During all police investigations, it...

Sydney Lumet's 12 Angry Men was filmed on one set in a room and consisted mostly of dialogue. Likewise, entire of Alfred Hitchcock's Rope was set in one apartment. what other movies can you think of which also used a small closed locaility as their filming location? Thanks.

I'm not an English speaker but love to watch English movies online. In the past I used to watch movies on DVDs with subtitles enabled. Subtitling is important for me to understand storyline, improve English and enjoy the movie fully. I didn't prefer to watch movies online simply because they...

I don't want to "pirate" any movies, but would like to rip DVD's that I bought into my computer so I can put them on my iPod. Are there ways to rip copy protected DVD's with many chapters/episodes etc? Which software allows me to do it? Is it legal?

Is it just me or does physics seem unrealistic when involved in movies? I have two examples: The Blues Brothers (with a classic scene) and the James Bond Classic The Man With The Golden Gun

Andy treats Betty to an expensive dinner and an incredibly popular movie and are among the last lucky few to get a ticket. Unfortunately, being among the last to get a ticket, plus the need to buy popcorn and drinks, mean there are only 4 seats available by time they actually get inside the...

I watched Avatar in Real3D and IMAX 3D. This is the first 3D movie I have seen at the theater. However, it was also clear that this 3D technology has a fair bit of room for improvement. Specifically what I noticed was that the perceived images have a bit of ghosting in them. This is most...

So I finally entered the 21st century and got a HDTV and blu-ray player :D. Now, my fascination with high definition can finally be unleashed! This brings me to a new problem however! I see that older movies are put on bluray now. Now, the thing I'm wondering is whether or not say, a movie...

* All cars blow up in a big fireball when they wreck. * You should ALWAYS hold a pistol sideways in your hand. * If you are diving or doing somersaults, you can't be shot. * Good guys always get wounded in the left shoulder or the leg. * Whores have hearts of gold. * A...

we want to see avatar 3d, but my mom has monovision. will the 3d not work for her?

Does anyone of you have experience with making paper movies? :biggrin: The ones where you have a booklet with images and when you flick through it you have the illusion of a movie. I'm making a booklet and have the idea of making a moving worm in it, but I am wondering whether every page...

Just some mount ago I saw 3D movies first time and I was pretty amazed. By googling I could not fully understand how such effect is done, why do I have this feeling that things are closer or further away and I could look around them.

I admit I have a thing for watching bad scifi and/or horror movies (usually the former). Why? Because they are fun in their own way. There's no need to take any of it seriously or even really attempt to follow what is going, which in and of itself would be an accomplishment with more than a few...

Movies that are great or noteworthy. Please provide a little information about the movie - a name alone has little meaning to someone who has never seen the movie. God's Little Acre (1958) UR This rollicking look inside the rural Deep South brings to life the primitive, ribald rustics of...

"cutting" movies short One of the things I enjoy after seeing a god awful movie is looking up the reviews for the movies. I notice in a lot of the movies, that a typical excuse for a bad movie is that the film was cut short by the company producing the film. Now, does this mean the film was...

Well we have talked about good movies several times. Now let's talk about the bad ones. I recently rewatched Johnny Mnemonic and I could not believe I did not remember how bad it was. My friend remembered watching this movie when he was a kid and though it would be great to watch it...

Light travels at almost 190,000 MPH per second. Light is a particle just like dust or any other thing. What is making it travel that fast? How does light travel threw space if there's nothing to travel threw? Shouldn't that mean that sound can travel threw everything too? If light can...

I watched Fred Claus on cable; while watching it I figured that http://www.main.com/~anns/other/humor/physicsofsanta.html is purely Newtonian -- it does not account for time dilation, or relativity. I also rented "Journey to the Far Side of the Sun" from Netflix. It shows an alternate future...

Does someone knows to which movies these screenshots belong?

I need to fill my queue with some good movies soooooooo list some movies worth watching, especially ones that are less known.

Ever since 2001 Space Odyssey was considered one of the ultimate Scifi movies of all time, it's been 40 years and nobody shot anything close it. The movie is very complex, it projects the significance of humanity, space exploration, and mysteries of advanced technologies while posing much...

Hi, I made an m-file which which outputs movies at the end. The movie frames are made from images of a 200 by 200 matrix. I wanted to input the movies into a second program which then analyzes each frame. The problem is the frames are structure files and I don't know how to convert the frame...

Homework Statement No real problem statement, just a question. I was reading through my textbook and found this statement: "A positive charge slows down as it moves into a region of higher, more positive potential." I spend some time thinking about it and I can't figure out why... does...

A few favorites that I've mentioned before are: Metropolis [the rerelease by Giorgio Moroder] Solaris Brazil The Man from Earth I just caught one that I'd never heard of before, called Primer. It drags at times but the plot is excellent. http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw11536.html...

We keep getting hit by these awesome animated movies like Wall-E and anything by Pixar, but don't be fooled. Two recent cartoons are just crap. The Tale of Desperaux and Igor are not worth the price of renting them. The both have huge stars doing voices, but well known voices just can't save a...

So what are the scariest movies you have ever watched? For me, I just watched the exorcist recently in the dead of the night and it scared the crap outta me. I wasn't able to get to sleep for the rest of the night. It has got to be the scariest movie i ever watched. i have watched other...

Hey guyz... Im still kind of stuck on a couple of stuff...i still got a these movies left to PROVE! that it obeys the laws and fundamentals of physics... 1)Apollo 13 2)The terminator 3)October Sky 4)The Day after tommorw HELP!please this is an ISU..its worth 15% of my mark...i need it...

Good examples of Physics in movies... hey guys... im kind of new to this site...and I am really facing diffictuly with my upcoming project due this wedesday... i need to give atleast (minimum) 7 examples of good physics in movies...with proof of phyics... please i need HELPP! ASAP if you...

I have always wanted to see AC Clarke's, Childhood's End, made into a movie. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childhood's_End

that look good at theatres?

Action Scenes in movies that depict projectile motion?? What are some actions scenes in movies or cartoons that depict projectile motion? This is for a physics project but I can't think of any good scenes to do. I would do the tunnel-helicopter scene in Die Hard 4 but the ramp isn't frictionless...

Please recommend me movies! I like something >romantic (I like to call them "love" movies not romantic because I don't like girlish romance) >melodrama, >peaceful >has some kind of sacrifice >self-less >leaves a long term effect on you >natural (like Gone with the wind, but I never...

Are they just not that bright to begin with, or is their panic making them loose all sense of rationality so they cannot spot the easiest things? I honestly can't tell.

My son is getting married this weekend and my house happens to be full of women right now. Too much chick talk! The conversation switched to movies, and one of the women mentioned the Great Escape. My response: "Best guy movie ever!" (So it dates me). A second later, Magnificent Seven came up...

Does anyone have those corny genius movies or ones where a student works really hard to succeed. Things like A Beautiful Mind and Good Will Hunting. I'd likd some that are modern, ie. atleast made since 1990s and preferably 2000s. I need some inspiration now is all =)

So I saw a pretty bad movie the other day, "Sunshine", something about how we have to send a giant nuclear weapon to the sun to keep it from burning out in the future. There's plenty of bad science in there, such as the premise of the film, but there was one part when the crew had to jump out of...

I own a beauty salon and I'm wondering if I need to pay royalty when playing music and movies that I own. I want setup video and music on demand for waiting customers.

My all time favorite (as far as I can remember) is The Andromeda Strain, although the book was much better(when isn't it?). Anyone else have some faves?

How do you get your dvd/movies? I used netflicks for a long time, but I usually go on movie binges, so I need a blockbuster near me.

To gain entry, myth busters showed that one would need armour piercing bullets to wreck a pad lock, and that one may be showered in shrapnel in the process, so are any of the shooting locks movies possible?

The best 11 movies in my opinion rated by there value to literature and idea: I. The matrix (1,2,3) II. Crash III. V for vendetta IV. Children of men V. Fountain VI. Lord of war VII. Passions of the Christ VIII. Run Lola run IX. Pirates of the Caribbean (1,2) {silly, movie but...

http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=69586 If smoking scenes will demand an R rating as does violence and sex, then I assume that the person would have to be smoking an entire pack at once, blowing smoke from every orifice in their body, chomping on a bale of chew, and wearing...

I have just realized that one purpose of movies and television shows is to kind of give the community a message of 'how to behave' in society. Obviously it must also be entertaining. The goodies always tend to win in movies which is trying to give us the message that doing 'good' is...

What are some movies with a storyline based on scientists? I know some related to computer science, though I am seeking more of a physics based movie. Also, I am not seeking sci-fi. The closest movie to what I am seeking is October Sky.

"Bad" Physics in movies. OK, so, I have to do something for my physics class involving disproving the physics of something that happens in a movie. I have come up with several ideas to make this work, including scenes from: * Transporter 2 (A man jumps out a window about 3 stories high...