“Avatar” director James Cameron is in South Korea today. Talking at a technology forum in Seoul, he said film makers and TV producers can't be afraid to shoot in 3D. <br /><br />"Avatar" is the highest earning film at the box office, taking in more than $2 billion. <br /><br />It was one of the most expensive movies to make with a budget of at least $300 million, due in part to its 3D filming. <br /><br />Cameron says it will be cost effective for TV producers to learn to shoot in 3D in the long run. <br /><br />[James Cameron, Director]: English <br />"By doing it (converting 2D into 3D) afterwards, the film maker is robbed of the creative moment of working in 3D. It's a little bit like asking a film maker to make their film in black and white and then 'we will turn it into color for you' afterwards." <br /><br />He says the cost of shooting in 3D will fall and there's not going to be the time or the money to covert 2D into 3D. <br /><br />Both Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics released 3D television sets earlier this year and Japan’s Sony Corp will enter the 3D fray this summer. <br /><br />But growth is being slowed by high costs for content makers. <br /><br />[James Cameron, Director]: English <br />"Koreans like to adopt technology early, very early, and be right at the leading edge of the curve. So the Korean consumers could actually help drive 3D TV and I know that there's a project right now to do a satellite 3D channel. So, you've got the channel, you've got the sets, what we need to do now is… the missing piece is content." <br /><br />Manufacturers hope the change to 3D will be a big a boost for the industry. The expect to sell 15 million 3D TVs over the next three years.
