How did 3D movies come into being?

1839, the British scientist Sir Charles Whiston invented a kind of stereoscopic glasses according to "different images of human eyes", which made people's left and right eyes have different effects when watching the same image. This is the principle of 3D glasses today.

1922, the world's first 3D movie was The Power of Love. Unfortunately, the film has long been lost. Early 3D movies mainly showed three-dimensional effects, and gimmicks were often aimed at the audience and threw objects at them.

195 1 year, Universal Pictures released the most famous 3D horror film "Black Lake Demon Tan", which is the only 3D movie with a sequel so far. The new version of Black Lake Demon Tan is scheduled to be released on 20 1 1.

1952, The Demon of Boisne, about African exploration, was recognized as the first real 3D feature film in history. The slogan of the film is "The lion is on your leg and the lover is in your arms". Although Life magazine called the film "cheap and absurd" at that time, the audience still enthusiastically crowded into the cinema to experience the "natural perspective" in the film.

During the period of 1953, a number of 3D horror films came into being, such as The Wax Museum of Horror, and 3D films entered a golden age in the 1950s.

1954, the greatest directors in the world at that time, most of them looked down on 3D movies and thought they were just playing magic, not art at all. Hitchcock, however, doesn't think so. He shot the 3D version of dial m for murder at 1954, which became one of the few representative works in 3D movies at that time.

1962, China Tianma Film Studio filmed China's first 3D film, The Magician's Adventure, directed by Sang Hu and starring Chen Qiang. Later, Huanhuan Xiaoxiao, Happy Zoo, Pretty Girl A Ping and Chivalrous Girl Thirteen Sisters appeared one after another.

1982, Disney filmed the short film "Fantastic Journey". Although the short film is only 16 minutes, it creates an amazing 3D effect by mixing CGI and live performance.

1982 "Friday 13" was released in the third part, which slowly revived the 3D movies in the 1980s. 1983 The third episode of the 3D version of Jaws was a sensation, and the box office revenue in the first week was130,000 USD. However, due to the low standard of the film itself, the 3D effect cannot be surpassed, and the audience soon lost interest.

1985, Magic Crystal Warrior became the world's first 3D animated feature film.

In 2004, the first IMAX 3D feature film Polar Express was born. The film is shown on 2,000 ordinary 2D screens, while there are only 75 3D IMAX screens. However, these 75 3D IMAX screens accounted for 30% of the total box office. The "super combination" of 3D+IMAX makes publishers see great commercial potential.

In 2005, Disney's animated film Chicken Story adopted new projection technology, which eliminated the eye fatigue that was easy to appear when watching 3D movies in the past.

In 2008, "U2 3D Concert" was the first live-action movie shot entirely with a 3D camera. This music documentary is a pioneer.

In 2009, the universal comic ghost mother was the first 3D film in the form of stop-motion animation. In 2009, Avatar became the largest and most advanced 3D movie ever. In 20 10, China invested 300 million yuan to start shooting the first domestic 3D film "The Legend of the White Snake".