For
some
time
now,
director
of
Blue,
Anthony
D'Souza,
has
been
off
the
radar
in
Mumbai.
Friends
have
been
wondering
where
Tony
(as
he
is
fondly
known
as)
has
disappeared
to.
It
now
comes
to
light
that
Tony
has
been
in
LA
studying
3-D
filmmaking.
His
next
film
which
he
is
currently
scripting,
featuring
Akshay
Kumar,
will
be
a
thriller
shot
in
3-D.
This
would
be
Akshay's
second
3-D
film
in
one
year.
Shirish
Kunder's
Joker
is
also
going
to
be
made
in
3-D.
Tony,
who
first
wanted
to
understand
the
intricacies
of
3-D
filmmaking
took
off
for
LA
to
study
the
technique
from
Mitchell
Amundsen,
who
was
the
director
of
photography
for
films
like
Transformers,
Wanted
and
Jonah
Hex.
Mitchell
has
also
made
documentaries
on
the
3-D
technique.
Says
Tony,
"I
spent
three
weeks
with
Mitchell
learning
about
3-D
in
Los
Angeles.
It's
always
good
to
add
to
your
knowledge
of
filmmaking.
I
think
I'll
go
for
a
course
in
some
specific
technique
of
filmmaking
after
every
film
I
direct."
At
the
moment
Tony
is
not
allowed
to
divulge
any
details
on
his
3-D
project.
But
he
does
admit
that
it
is
important
for
Hindi
cinema
to
get
as
techno-savvy
as
its
Hollywood
counterpart.
"If
one
is
making
a
3-D
film,
it
had
better
be
on
a
par
with
James
Cameron's
Avatar.
Otherwise
there's
no
sense
in
giving
Indian
audiences
sub-standard
3-D
films
in
Hindi."
Story first published: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 14:07 [IST]