Monday, June 13, 2011

8:45 – 9:00AM Welcome
Opening remarks by Janine Marchessault PhD, York University and Juana Awad, 3D FLIC

9:00 – 10:30AM Session 1
STEREOSCOPIC PERCEPTION AND CINEMA
Rob Allison PhD, York University – Perceptual Artifacts in Stereoscopic 3D Film
Laurie Wilcox PhD, York University – The Role of Monocular Regions in Depth Percepts from Stereopsis
Martin Banks PhD, University of California, Berkeley – Temporal Presentation Protocols in Stereo Displays: Flicker Visibility, Perceived Motion and Perceived Depth
Moderated by James Elder PhD, York University

10:30 – 10:45 AM Break

10:45AM -12:30PM Session 2
HISTORY OF EXPERIMENTS IN 3D FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Nicholas Wade PhD, University of Dundee – The Experimental Origins of Cinema and Stereo
Philippe Mora – The Search for 3D in the Third Reich
Charles Acland PhD, Concordia University – The Quiet Years of James Cameron
Moderated by Mike Zryd, York University

12:30- 1:30PM Lunch break
Lunch not provided. A variety of restaurants and cafes are available in the vicinity.

1:30 – 3:15PM Session 3
NATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO 3D CINEMA
Haidee Wasson PhD, Concordia University – Film Technologies and Corporate Utopias: The Case of the New York World’s Fair (1939)
Janine Marchessault PhD, York University – Norman McLaren’s Total Cinema: 3D visions at the Festival of Britain
David Harris Smith PhD Candidate, York University – Immersive Cinema Innovation and the NFB
Sanja Obradovic PhD Candidate, York University – Developments in Stereo 3D as Nation-Building Projects
Moderated by Marta Braun, Ryerson University

3:15 – 3:30PM Break