Rockerbraves Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Cost is rather hefty. Anyone ever watch a game in 3D? Here's a link to find out if it's on near you. http://awfulannouncing.blogspot.com/2008/1...airing-bcs.html Rave Motion Pictures is offering a unique way to watch the Jan. 8 national championship game between the University of Florida and the University of Oklahoma. The theater chain will broadcast the live game in 3-D in one of its 260-seat theaters. Tickets for the 8 p.m. show are $25. "College football fans will be able to experience the game as if they were on the field," said Jeremy Devine, a spokesman for the Dallas-based Rave theater chain. Fox Sports and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. are teaming up with Sony and 3ality Digital to broadcast the game, the first time a live 3-D broadcast will be available nationwide. The technology, used successfully earlier this month for a National Football League game shown in three movie theaters, offers more vivid colors and action that appears to jump off the screen. Avenue 16 is one of 80 theaters in 35 states carrying the national championship game. The Viera theater will also show the NBA's All-Star slam-dunk contest live in 3-D on Feb. 14. Devine said in 2009, more than a dozen movies filmed in 3-D will be shown at U.S. theaters. While Cinedigm and others have offered private tests and select-theatre showings of live, three-dimensional sporting events, the BCS game and the All-Star Saturday Night will be the first times fans can purchase tickets to see live, 3-D sporting events at hundreds of screens. Alcoholic beverages will not be served at the BCS game, but Rave is looking into the licensing required to do so at future events. The showings come as theater operators, challenged by high-tech home theater systems and new offerings by digital cable and satellite dish companies, expand their entertainment offerings beyond films. By David Jones, FLORIDA TODAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 They need powerful sub-woofers to shake your seat on good hits and tackles. Seriously thinking about checking it out. However I can't help but think that $25 could pay for hot wings and beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Agent Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Not a big fan of 3D. It's fun for a few minutes and then I get a headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltosis Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 I can buy a lot of beer with $25. If I buy enough it will look just as blurry in 3D as it does in low def. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Agreed. Plus, in a theater, it's dark and boring during tv commercials. In a bar, there's some talent to look at. Yeah. but I never do anything but look anyway and you're forgetting about the upskirt cheerleader shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Here's a review I found from someone who watched the BCS NC in 3D. But as I found out last night at a movie theater in Brooklyn, football in 3D is close to merging the best of both these worlds. But it's not quite there yet. The Pavilion in Park Slope, Brooklyn last night had the buzz of an event. That's because a venue typically reserved for quiet and courtesy was handed over to college football fanaticism, one of over 80 theaters in the country broadcasting the BCS Championship Game using Cinedigm's 3D technology. This new wave is expected to transform sports fandom in a major way, beginning in 2011, when the NFL will be able to re-sculpt its broadcasting agreements to implement more of the potentially popular -- and lucrative -- technology. Judging by last night's test run, it's got a shot. One of my reservations leading into the game was the atmosphere in the theater, a setup that doesn't exactly lend itself to active participation in the experience. But the crowd of about 100 was an even mix of Gator fans, Sooner fans, and curious bystanders, and the seating arrangement didn't keep anybody from cheering, standing for key plays, talking trash, or -- judging by the group of young men in blue and orange in front of me -- heavily pre-gaming with liquor. Some even stood for the national anthem. We got our first taste of how effective the technology was before we saw a shot of the field, as pregame footage of Tim Tebow walking into the stadium was so lifelike I thought the big guy was coming to convert me personally. On field, a long line of military men was broadcast in remarkable depth, and Albert Gator's nose seemed almost to meet mine. The broadcast was different from the one the nation at large watched, I'm guessing due to limitations in technology at the moment, but the experience was a better one for it. There was no constant scoreboard hovering in the corner or lower third, which was a tad disconcerting at first but then liberating (like forgetting your cell phone for a day). Ocassional down-and-distance and time updates were given along with the time, but the intuitive fan was able to focus more on the game without so many pesky graphic distractions (though when they were given they were spectacular; you could almost reach out and grab the numbers). The most enjoyable aspect was the lack of commercials -- there were a few cutaways to scenic Miami in 3D as well as spots custom created for the broadcast, but for the most part while the nation was on commercial break, the 3D viewers were watching field footage. Also, we were treated to Kenny Albert and Tim Ryan, which was probably a good thing. That being said, the live action coverage needs some ironing out -- the cameras had trouble keeping up with the speed of the game, and the broadcast featured a lot of low-angled shots, meaning that while it felt like you were really on the field, you got the bad end of that too by missing a good view of plays on the near sideline, meaning plays like this early decleating had to be appreciated on replay. Also, there was an occasional issue with the feed that made everyone in the theater feel like we were having a brief, collective aneurysm, which is never a good thing to instill in paying customers (unless you're a raver). But that replay. Wow. I'll forgive every minor transgression about last night's broadcast for those replays. Set from the point of view of the offensive and defensive backfields, the replays gave you a true sense of how plays develop. With the way the bodies were stacked and layered, you could see blocking assignments clear, zone defenses form, and routes develop. We've all heard the broadcasting cliche about a running back "getting to the second level." Well, with this technology, that second level is real, and you're on it. Though I wouldn't necessarily make it a weekly habit, football in 3D has immense potential for fans looking for a new option with which to watch games communally, as well as for the NFL and whomever else to capitalize on a new source of broadcasting revenue. There are still improvements to be made in both technology and atmosphere (if a bar is ever able to broadcast like this, look out), but there's something special here. Judging by the way my fellow theater-goers oooooh'd and aaaaah'd throughout the night, I'd say it was the one thing everyone could agree on, allegiances aside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robash Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 interesting, it was only $20 for the theatre down the street from me. Not sure i could sit through a College game sans alchohol though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 interesting, it was only $20 for the theatre down the street from me. Not sure i could sit through a College game sans alchohol though... From what I heard they sold beer and wine at the one here. Not sure how much $$$. People that I knew that went got there a little late and purchased tickets from someone outside for $10 each, even though it was hard to find a seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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