Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz and Chief Executive of Film London, Adrian Wootton thrashed out the pros and cons of 3D in a topical debate chaired by comedian Phill Jupitus.
The debate took place as the culmination to a special ‘3D Week’ organised by the Bournemouth Skillset Media Academy at Bournemouth University and the Arts University College Bournemouth.
Anti-3D movie veteran Gary said: “To me there’s absolutely nothing of value added by the 3D experience. Even Avatar worked as well in 2D as it did in 3D”. When asked about the prospect of Star Wars being remade in 3D he answered, “I don’t like it at all”.
Adrian had contrasting but equally strong views on the subject, claiming Avatar “worked because it immersed you in a completely unreal artificial world and made you think it was real, enhanced by 3D.”
Others areas up for discussion included the economic benefits for film companies, the trading off between plot and ‘experience’, 3D in the home and the inaccessibility of the medium for people with sight problems.
Chair Phill Jupitus of ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ and BBC Radio 6 fame added his own thoughts on 3D, as well as some comedy gems about the upcoming royal wedding. Co-Directors of Bournemouth Skillset Media Academy, Richard Johns and Murray Weston, joined the discussion representing for and against respectively.

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