[Variety]

Martin Scorsese believes “Hugo,” a 3D film set in the year 1930, is a precursor — one that shows his fellow directors need to adjust to 21st century technologies as soon as possible.

“3D is not a gimmick,” Scorsese asserted at Saturday’s Directors Guild of America panel for nominees for the guild’s feature award. “It’s the way we see life. Use it.”

Scorsese told the capacity crowd of more than 400 at the DGA headquarters that his enthusiasm for 3D goes back to his youth — even before such films as Alfred Hitchcock’s “Dial M for Murder.”

“I’m a 3D fanatic,” he added. “It goes back to the Viewmaster.”

Asked by moderator Jeremy Kagan what advice he’d give to young directors, Scorsese first turned to humor…

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