Shooting for Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" began last month, and like James Cameron did with "Avatar," he's pushing the technological boundaries of film with his new movie.
Jackson confirmed on Facebook that "The Hobbit" is being shot at double the frame rate of normal movies. Almost every film seen in theaters for the past ninety years has been shot at 24 frames per second. Jackson has been shooting "The Hobbit" at 48 fps, resulting in increased clarity and smoothness. Jackson says it will be most notable when the camera moves around quickly, and the images appear less blurry and more lifelike than they would when shot at 24 fps.
I am adamantly against watching films in 3D. I find the experience to be gimmicky and limiting, but I'm very looking forward to seeing "The Hobbit" in 3D when it comes out in December of 2012.
