News that James Cameron is not only planning a sequel to Avatar but a Trilogy has been taking the internet by storm this week. However, one small detail I noticed in a VentureBeat article announces something I find far more interesting. Cameron always tries some new technology in every movie, and it looks like the Avatar sequels will be no different.
Cameron said the big change is that he wants to natively author the movie in a higher frame rate, not at the traditional 24 frames per second that current movies are filmed at. He will do it at 48, 60, or 72 frames per second.
“The projectors can do it,” he said. “That’s another bump we will do.”
The projectors can do it, but can they do 72fps in 3D? (144 FPS) Can the cameras shoot high-enough resolution at that framerate?
Guess we’ll find out.
via Why two more Avatar movies will be good for tech innovation | VentureBeat.
