Well, that’s one director you wouldn’t expect to jump on the 3D bandwagon, but there you go.
Roger Ebert just broke the news about the Werner Herzog’s latest project, which will see him gaining access to the Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc. The cave contains the earliest known paintings in existence, dating back some 32,000 years. The master filmmaker has used his cred to gain access, as it’s closed off to the public. It will of course present a ton of obstacles filming- you can’t just flood the caves with light, and to get into the place itself is a challenge, but of course Herzog isn’t dissuaded by mere challenges. This is a guy that got shot during an interview and kept answering questions, after all.
Herzog is convinced that the only way to shoot the film would be in FINGER-PAINTING 3D, and explains some more in the videos below. He obviously doesn’t want to make it a gimmicky film with things popping out at the audience but instead wants to allow the world to see all the textures and beauty of the cave walls. If any director’s earned the benefit of the doubt…
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Isn't 3D supposed to be dead by now? When's everyone going to claim that Herzog is the new William Castle?
Man I wish 3D would go away so we will never see what a world class filmmaker does with it. so sick of this "gimmicky" shit. ………………….
this is going to be the best movie ever.
Just to put things in perspective — Herzong was shot with a bb gun. It ain't like he got gut shot with a 9 mm. the bb probably never even broke through the knit on that cheap-ass sweater he was wearing.
Slow Mocking Clap for comments1 & 2. They've been doing shit like this in 3D for a decade morons. Check your local IMAX or major Museum for listings. Whatever way up the 3D coin lands at the Cineplex, won't make Avatar any less of a turd-pile.
Werner Herzog has been making 3D movies for a decade?
Let's see, that's Martin Scorsese and Werner Herzog now saying they plan to make 3D movies. How is it that two of our greatest living filmmakers see the artistic potential in the technology and a small faction of cynical, whiny geeks, who pride themselves on being "cineastes," can't see it? Oh, and #5: Werner Herzog doesn't make IMAX sightseeing porn. That kind of stuff can be incredible, true, but it's not the contemplative, unflinching art Herzog makes.
Isn't some guy named Cameron the king of site seeing porn Imax movies?
@8: Cameron is the king of those movies, yes. They look pretty cool, but they're not as artful as Herzog's documentaries. Can we all at least agree on that? Cameron took 3D to another level with Avatar, whether you like the movie or not, and when someone like Herzog wants to use similar tech, then I'm paying attention.
@8: Cameron is the king of those movies, yes. They look pretty cool, but they're not as artful as Herzog's documentaries. Can we all at least agree on that? Cameron took 3D to another level with Avatar, whether you like the movie or not, and when someone like Herzog wants to use similar tech, then I'm paying attention. There's this knee-jerk reaction to 3D I see out here among the geekery, much of it rooted in Cameron hatred. Guys, get over it.
I am not a huge fan of 3D but this seems like the perfect project for it. It won't be just a gimmick, but a way to perceive this incredible art on a much higher level. And if Herzog is in control, I have complete and total faith in this concept.
Let's not forget he also saved Joaquin Phoenix when he had a bad car accident. Okay, he may have been shot with an air rifle, but when no one knows what he was shot with at the time and he just casually goes "It is not a significant bullet"…
This is ridiculous. Mankind has only been in existence for 6,000 years. These paintings are a hoax! No coincidence that the same people are also promoting 3D movies! There is no possible way an artistic medium like film making can benefit from 3D!
One day, someone will make a movie of Herzog's life, and a movie reviewer will complain about how unbelievable the story is and how there is no way any of this stuff happened to him.
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