Imagine you are sitting in a dark movie theater and on the big screen the cast is sitting in a pizzeria enjoying a pepperoni pizza - suddenly the smell of pizza is wafting throughout the theater - this scenario is being considered by the movie industry.
Special machines will be placed underneath the theater sets and will be digitally controlled to emit smells during pivotal moments of the film. A floral scent will be released during a love scene, or a mixture of peppermint and rosemary will be used during an emotionally charged scene. Joy and happiness will be interpreted by a citrus mix of orange and grapefruit, while anger is depicted by the scent of eucalyptus and tree tea. The smell of gun smoke will saturate the air during an intense shoot-out. The use of these familiar scents is aimed at enhancing the audience's movie going experience.
Some problems with smell-o-vision is that the odors may not dissipate fast enough to keep up with the action on the screen, or the person sitting next to you is snacking down on a huge bucket of buttery popcorn or is wearing too much perfume clashing with the smells from the movie. What if people have severe allergies which are aggravated by the overpowering smells coursing throughout the theater? These problems would need to be addressed by the industry before such an endeavor can take place.
Having the access and ability to create smell-o-vision is just one part of the equation - there would be a need for it. There is a strong possibility the audience would grow tiresome of the constant barrage of smells. Smell-O-Vision is just a novelty at this time and whether is will bring people to the theater remains to be seen.
i have always wanted to have the chance for the smells of a movie to come to life. it would just be something so different that was never be done before and would cause the term 5-d to make sense. i can see over time movie theaters have some smell machines in them to have that other pop to a movie that in the past would have never of happened.
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