yensidtlaw1969
Well-Known Member
Mildly related - I rode Ratatouille in Paris for the first time last month, and one of the things that leapt out at me (aside from the well-discussed floor/screen relationship issue, which proved only too valid) was the fact that several of the show scenes are lit with LED lighting that doesn't agree with the polarity of the 3D Glasses. I found myself taking the glasses off every time the ride encountered a non-3D element, like the fridge scene, because the lighting looked so freaky with one eye seeing everything with a strong red tint and the other with a strong green. The full screens don't have this issue, of course, but any physical set runs into it and it's super weird.
I noticed it first with the mini Gusteau you see on the rooftop before entering the first projection dome. He's a 3D effect pepper's-ghosted over a physical set, and the glasses don't let you appreciate both at the same time. You either get the effect of Gusteau in 3D with crazy looking lighting, or you take the glasses off to enjoy the nicely realized set but have to accept that Gusteau will look like you're seeing double.
I have to wonder if more traditional, non-LED lighting instruments would solve this problem - if so, I'd hope someone is paying attention and fixes it for Epcot. The 3D element was a big part of the attraction, so I don't feel like going full 2D is the answer, but the lighting really gets trashed by the glasses. That's got to be reconciled if your attraction is going to feature 3D effects and dimensional sets. I was amazed to experience that at DLP, since I've never heard anyone call that out but it was SO apparent and really jarring.
Star Tours seems to suffer a similar effect when you first get in the cockpit, but I've always been able to solve this just by waiting until the show really starts to put on the glasses. That doesn't really work for Ratatouille, where you weave back and forth from sets to screens.
I noticed it first with the mini Gusteau you see on the rooftop before entering the first projection dome. He's a 3D effect pepper's-ghosted over a physical set, and the glasses don't let you appreciate both at the same time. You either get the effect of Gusteau in 3D with crazy looking lighting, or you take the glasses off to enjoy the nicely realized set but have to accept that Gusteau will look like you're seeing double.
I have to wonder if more traditional, non-LED lighting instruments would solve this problem - if so, I'd hope someone is paying attention and fixes it for Epcot. The 3D element was a big part of the attraction, so I don't feel like going full 2D is the answer, but the lighting really gets trashed by the glasses. That's got to be reconciled if your attraction is going to feature 3D effects and dimensional sets. I was amazed to experience that at DLP, since I've never heard anyone call that out but it was SO apparent and really jarring.
Star Tours seems to suffer a similar effect when you first get in the cockpit, but I've always been able to solve this just by waiting until the show really starts to put on the glasses. That doesn't really work for Ratatouille, where you weave back and forth from sets to screens.
