Playboy Goes 3D
“Everybody wants to get into de act”- Jimmy Durante
I’ve been grateful for the mass media anaglyh efforts. The hardest part of my gig is getting 3D glasses into the household. A few months ago, the Grammy Awards gave away 3D specs for the Michael Jackson special 3D sequence. People could get the glasses for free at any Target store. I was delighted to see that they were handed out as single sheets containing four pair of glasses. Thousands of 3D glasses headed homeward. Some would not be thrown out afterwards. Small steps.
So this month, the Playboy centerfold is in anaglyph 3D; also a full color ad for the next season of ‘True Blood.”
3D porn is not new. in fact, most of my searches for anaglyph 3D turn up the naughty nurses, the incest comics and other delightful offerings. One could surmise I am one of the few practitioners of anaglyph who is NOT in the porn business.
I keep insisting anaglyph 3D is a great storytelling medium. I keep seeing all the gimickary grabbing the spotlight. There is nothing new in Playboy from the standpoint of the art form. it is the usual cheezy stuff, done adequately. The real beuaty and power of the art form is not even scratched.
Great that 3D gets the headlines. Bummer that is the same old shallow stuff. No surprises, just another missed opportunity.