The Evolution Of Stereoscopic Film-watching Condition

Stereoscopic movie is a special category of film technology,and has a long history with many ups and downs in its developmental life cycle,but comprehensive and systematic research achievement towards it is not plentiful.According to its special viewing morphology,this thesis raises the analysis framework as the foundation,chooses technical culture history as the perspective and method,supplemented with field research of stereoscopic movie theater and audience survey,to thoroughly interpretate the evolutionary history of stereoscopic movie viewing morphology from the past to the present,as well as the evolutional reasons.The overall objective of this paper is to promote and update the overall research of evolution process and the reasons of stereoscopic movie viewing morphology,and the like.Specifically,it will consist three parts: Firstly,to study the stereoscopic movie viewing morphology: including how the interaction occurs between stereoscopic movie and the audience,as well as their viewing condition and experience.Secondly,to explain how and why the stereoscopic film morphology evolved.Thirdly,stereoscopic film,which has gone through several ups and down,nowadays is spawning various existing forms,and diverse forms of viewing and cultural morphology is resulting from technique evolution.Meanwhile,to update the understanding of cultural value and significance behind the morphology evolution of stereoscopic movie and its movie viewing morphology.The innovation in this thesis mainly embodies in the following two parts:Firstly,to analyze the evolution paths,multiple resultant force and evolutional reasons.Secondly,with the evolution of stereoscopic movie viewing morphology,it now appears diversified viewing morphology in cultural?artistic and entertainment venues scattered in urban public space,this paper will explore its broader sociocultural significance.Specifically,this thesis can be divided into eight chapters:The first chapter introduces the historical background and relevant theory foundations,research significance of the topic,as well as research status at home and abroad;furthermore,points out the study mission,doubts and methods,technical route,innovation and feasibility.Chapter two gives a brief research on the evolution of stereoscopic film-watching condition,including related concepts and evolution summary,the evolutionary stereoscopic movie viewing morphology and the audience,the evolvement trend of stereoscopic movie and cinema.Chapter three retraces the evolution process of human vision,including relationship between human vision and picture or image,to analyze feelings of visual experiences from static pictures to moving images.Chapter four brings the theoretical interpretation and argumentation of “Why stereoscopic movie brings a new viewing morphology” ——the reasons for its setting up special viewing morphology,such as the physical connection is generated between the viewers' body and the viewing environment,to lay the theoretical and logical basis for further research,and also to analyze the different evolutionary stages.Chapter five deeply analyses the relationship between 3D technology advancement and viewing morphological changes,the effect of the morphology of the stereoscopic film theater on the stereoscopic movie viewing morphology.Chapter six analyzes the evolutionary history of stereoscopic movie viewing morphology from the angle of the aesthetics to make horizontal comparison among different dimensions,vertical comparison about different historical and developmental stages in different countries,and also vertical comparison among different aesthetic experiences in various evolutionary stages of viewing morphology.According to these comparisons,to thoughtfully study the evolutionary history of stereoscopic movie viewing morphology in doubts about aesthetics method and artistic value,along with the sensory stimulation and scarcity of connotation.Chapter seven focuses on the cultural studies of the evolutionary history of stereoscopic movie viewing morphology,to carry out theoretical explaining and generalizing,and to launch in-depth cultural study and reflection on differential cultural function,cultural significance and cultural values arising from different stereoscopic film viewing space and places.Chapter eight is the conclusion and outlook,including two parts:the summary and prospect about the evolution of stereoscopic movie viewing morphology,as well as the future research prospects.Though technological evolution,efforts is always being made to explore the best forms of stereoscopic film,so as to satisfy the demand of enjoying the spectacle and stimulation during watching the film.On the one hand,Basing on deeply simulating the human visual system,and simulacral reconstruction of the real world,stereoscopic film initiates maximizing viewer satisfaction from multisensory to even all sensory.On the other hand,it companies with the social and cultural trend,although such type of film is not deemed to receive unanimous recognition from the audience,it is making progress on capturing the mentality in film viewing and social cultural psychology.Research found:as the conception and rules of “truthfulness” changes with the post-modern culture,especially its diversified manifestations in the city,and in the upsurge of cultural consumption,furthermore,stereoscopic film,in the name of “aesthetic”,upgrades the visual consumerism by “illusion”.As a perceptual film viewing demand,the stereoscopic film watching activity is producing and satisfying such need with constantly stimulation.As the manufacturing places of spectacle and stimulation,stereoscopic cinema satisfies viewers' visual needs in society of spectacle.On the one hand,the sensory stimulation of stereoscopic film spectacle is likely to drive it into scarcity of connotation;on the other hand,stereoscopic cinema and stereoscopic film viewing activity in places with artistic atmosphere like the museums,art galleries,has been shaped to be artistic,which distinguishes itself from pure sensory stimulation and consumer experience.The feelings of stereoscopic film viewing is diversified,it has the probability of developing towards more directions,while the evolution of stereoscopic movie viewing morphology from past to present has emerged certain historical necessity in different countries and historical periods.How the stereoscopic movie viewing morphology will evolution in the future,it still depends on profound grasping the relationship between stereoscopic film and its audience whose attitudes towards it is paradoxical——desire for virtual and novel,extraordinary,dangerous film viewing experience and critical of the doubt coexist.“Film and audience integrated as unity”,“upgrading immersion” and “upgrading stimulation” are important ways for the stereoscopic film to renew itself and attract viewers,while the limits of stereo technology will,to some extent,inevitably affect its development.The particularity of stereoscopic movie viewing morphology determines the specialty of existing places for stereoscopic film,the road towards its popularity is bound to be tough,but it will play an important role for special places and functions.This paper mainly records the technological and cultural evolution of stereoscopic movie viewing morphology,to conduct the research with stereoscopic movie being placed in the social,cultural and film technological context,and also moviegoers' viewing experience and attitudes towards it,etc.It can also provide references for places willing to use stereoscopic movie for image show,and institutions wanting to set up stereoscopic cinema.