3-D Flashback: Avengers: Age Of Ultron Premiere - Los Angeles, April 13th 2015

 

Chadwick Boseman on the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron', April 13th 2015. 

 

Exactly ten years ago today I covered the Los Angeles premiere of 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron' at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. 

 

First, the cast arrived to promote the film on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show, which tapes just across the street from the theater. The alley behind the JKL studio is a well known hotspot for paparazzi and graphers (autograph sellers) as well as tourists looking to spot a star. Most of my shots were crap, and none of the stars came down to sign autographs like they do sometimes. But I did get one decent shot of Chris Hemsworth flashing a peace sign before entering the studio.

 

After all of that, I went back out to Hollywood Blvd for the premiere red carpet. Unfortunately I had no press credentials this time to get access to the red carpet, so I was hoping some of the celebrities would cross the street to sign autographs. A few did, but none of the big names, so it was mostly not worth all of the effort I put into the day because the credentialed photogs got clean shots and I got garbage. However, this was the only time I ever got a shot of Chadwick Boseman, so I'm glad I went.

My previous post of Robert Downey Jr was from the early days of the MCU. So much had happened in the interim five years. The MCU had blossomed into the biggest movie franchise ever, and was just starting to get a bit bloated. And so much more has happened in the past ten years. This film was a year BEFORE Chadwick Boseman's MCU debut in 'Civil War', and five years later, he was gone. 

What's your take on 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron' after ten years? Does it hold up? Leave a comment.

3-D Remembering Shannen Doherty On Her Birthday

 

Shannen Doherty attending the A/X Armani Exchange "Disco Glam" Soiree at the new Armani Exchange concept store on Robertson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA, May 25, 2010. Photo by Diabolik

Shannen would have been 54 today.

Another reason why I wanted to publish my 3-D archive is because I noticed when I was digging through that we have lost so many famous people since these photos were taken. It's not just slices of time, or fashion history that photos capture, but the fleeting flame of life itself.

These images push the boundaries of the "4-D Photography" medium (also known as the "Cha-Cha Method"), and the resulting 3-D illusion is somewhat exaggerated. This is because both people in the photo shifted their weight and position between the shots. You can see quite a difference when looking at the images individually, especially the space between them. It's amazing to me how the brain interprets this and builds a 3-D structure in your mind that fits what it sees. What do you think? Am I taking this too far?