chumps said:
First of all, Cameron's a guy that has recently cared more about techy things more than actual filmmaking. 3d is not a serious filmmaker's tool. Avatar was terrible for everything but its effects etc etc.
While films have not been projected at higher frame rates, you can already have a sense of what it looks like from movies shot digitally with motion smoothing. Miami Vice and Public Enemy come to mind. I guess Michael Mann's really into that 'look'. I personally think it's terrible. Sometimes you see it in mixed footage situations for regular films and it's always a dead giveaway.
High framerate makes sense in certain situations like sports.
Regardless of what you think of Cameron's film making, he is the most successful film maker in the world. You might not like Avatar, but clearly many people do. He is competing with himself at this point.
As for 3D not being a serious filmmaker's tool, if Cameron isn't a serious filmmaker, I don't know who is. He isn't the best by any stretch, but he is the biggest.
Motion smoothing is nothing like higher framerates, this is gaming message board, most people here are well aware of what 30fps with blur looks like compared to 60fps, it's laughable.
Higher framerates make sense in all situations. It is superior for image quality, and that is what is most important.
Right now there is basically nothing to show what this will be like, but it is going to happen, the sequel to the biggest film ever alone will force the market to support higher framerates, it's happening, and people will moan and claim it's pointless and shit like 3D, and it will be a step forward, just like 3D is, just like stereo, just like surround sound, and just like colour.
