M. Night Shyamalan
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As movie studios and filmmakers rushed to capitalize on the 3-D wave, there have been plenty of successes ("Avatar," "Toy Story 3," "How to Train Your Dragon") and a few flops — particularly when the post-production conversion is applied ("Clash of the Titans," "The Last Airbender").
When MTV News caught up with "The Last Airbender" director M. Night Shyamalan to discuss his involvement in this week's "Devil," we asked for his thoughts on the controversy surrounding the new practice of post-production 3-D.
"I knew as soon as we were deciding to do the conversion that we were going to get that [criticism] because it has a stigma to it," Shyamalan said of the flak critics and fans heaped on "Airbender."
"I definitely do everything very minimal — the sound, the movement of the camera — and when I was doing the 3-D, I decided to do it really gently and just enhance the shot," he explained. "If we went shot-for-shot and I showed it to you, it was just enhanced. 'Wow, I can see the depth. Wow, it does feel more grand. Wow, it does feel more beautiful. I'm more into it.' "
Shyamalan said his goal was to use 3-D subtly, but the format is perhaps too new to be used in that manner, versus the in-your-face, arm-reaching-into-the-audience 3-D of years past.
"That's not my aesthetic," he said.
The director said he loved the film's 3-D team, which was very protective of the film and staying true to the artistry of it.
"We would talk through the philosophy of each shot a little bit," he said.
Shyamalan said the conversion process was a complete learning experience for him.
"I enjoyed learning about it a great deal," he said. "This whole movie was about me learning things I didn't know, and I'm glad I learned about it."
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