Sunday, June 12, 2011

Industry Stream presented by OMDC

9:00 – 10:00AM Passes and tickets pick up at Box Office

10:00 – 10:30AM – Welcome

• Opening remarks by Juana Awad, 3D FLIC Project Director.
• Welcome by Nell Tenhaaf, 3D FLIC Lead and Fine Arts Professor, York University.
• Address by the Honourable Michael Chan, Ontario Minister of Tourism & Culture.
• Address by Canadian pioneer Bill White, co-founder of the 3D Camera Company, STEREOSCOPIC 3D, THE WAY OF THE FUTURE

10:30- 11:00AM Mini Keynote
CANADA’S LEAD ON THE STEREOSCOPIC 3D WORLD STAGE
This mini keynote contextualizes the Canadian expertise in the stereoscopic 3D arena, addressing current national contributions and outlining growing potential.

Dr. Paul Salvini (CTO Side FX Software)
Dr. Kevin Tuer (MD Canadian Digital Media Network)

11:00-12:30AM Session A
STEREOGRAPHY AND CINEMATOGRAPHY: Rendering 3D space into a 3D image
Capturing is the most critical part of the S3D ecosystem. In this panel, experienced cinematographers and stereographers share their particular expertise, present their tools and discuss their different approaches to how to best to render space, depth and texture onto the stereoscopic image.

Paul Taylor – USA (Supervising Stereographer)
Peter Anderson, ASC – USA (Cinematographer)
Alexandr Melkumov – Russia (NIKFI)
Florian Maier – Germany (Supervising Stereographer)
Brent Robinson – Canada (Stereographer and Underwater Cinematographer)
Eric Edmeades – Canada/USA (CEO, Kerner)
Moderated by Ali Kazimi, York University

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

1:30- 3:00PM Session B
STEREOSCOPIC POST PRODUCTION AND VFX – Expanding the toolset or what happens after capture
A round table discussion on techniques, challenges and possibilities of the stereoscopic 3D postproduction field. Post production and visual effects experts show examples of their work and discuss the most pressing issues.

Ken MacNeil – Canada (President Creative Post)
Matt Cahill – Canada (Post production supervisor Saw 3D)
Tom Burns – Canada (Director, Post-production Infrastructure Technicolor)
Dennis Berardi – Canada (President and VFX Supervisor Mr X Inc.)
Nick Iannelli – Canada (VP Deluxe Postproduction)
Conversation lead by Rob Burton – Canada (VP Image Technology Arc Productions)

3:00-3:20PM Mini Keynote
IS THERE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR 3D? Practical considerations for 3D brightness in Theatres
This presentation will demonstrate the visual effects of reduced light levels, discuss how the 3D projection systems work, and address the physical reasons why luminance levels are reduced. Because the 3D systems are significantly less efficient than 2D systems, matching light levels with 2D presentations is not practical today. Considerations for practical levels will be addressed.

Matt Cowan, PhD (Chief Scientific Officer RealD)

3:20 – 3:30PM Break

3:30- 5:00PM Session C
CONVERSION – Creative challenges
This panel will focus on the latest 2D to 3D conversion technology and processes, with panelists presenting and discussing their tools, the quality and appearance of converted content, and the creative opportunities available for filmmakers using 2D to 3D conversion.

Samuel Zhou – Canada (VP Image Technology IMAX)
Steve Roberts – Canada (President Eyeon Software)
Carlos Vazquez – Canada (Scientist, Communications Research Centre Canada)
Moderated by Christos Giotis

5:00 – 6:30PM Session D
DIRECTING AND PRODUCING STEREOSCOPIC 3D – A conversation
Filmmaking with stereoscopic 3D presents a whole new range of challenges, but immersing the audience into a scene can deeply affect the viewer and give the filmmaker a whole new set of aesthetic possibilities. What should be taken into account when producing in 3D and where can filmmakers go with it? Panelists will discuss these questions while presenting examples of their own film and TV work.

Catherine Owens – USA/Ireland (Co-director U23D)
Gian-Piero Ringel – Germany (Producer Neue Road Movies PINA)
Jonathan Barker – Canada (SK Films Executive, Bugs!)
Diane Woods – Canada (Producer A Park for All Seasons)
Pierre Abou Chacra – UAE (Director 3D Camels)
Conversation lead by James Stewart – Canada (Geneva Films)

6:30 – 7:30PM Dinner Break
Dinner not provided. A variety of restaurants and cafes are available in the vicinity.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

at Cinema 2, TIFF Bell Lightbox

4:00 – 5:00PM Passes and tickets pick up at Box Office

5:00 – 5:30PM – Opening
3D FLIC and York University mark the official opening of the first Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference.

• Opening remarks by Juana Awad, 3D FLIC Project Director.
• Welcome remarks by Michael Longford, Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Fine Arts York University.
• Address by Karen Thorne-Stone, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC).

5:30 – 7:30PM Keynote / Master class
Wim Wenders – On PINA
Internationally renowned filmmaker Wim Wenders, who has made masterpieces such asWings of Desire, Paris, Texas and the Cuban music documentary Buena Vista Social Club, presented his latest documentary PINA, a 3D dance film that is a tribute to the legendary German contemporary dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch, at this year’s Berlin Film Festival in February. As Wenders explains: “The two-dimensional cinema screen is simply not capable of capturing Pina Bausch’s work, either emotionally or aesthetically. When I watched her dance for the first time twenty-five years ago, I was captivated and deeply moved. I was able to understand human movement, gestures and feelings in a whole new way. And this magic is what I would like to translate to the screen […] 3D gives us the possibility of taking the audience directly onto the stage, into the middle of the event.” Showing excerpts from the film, Wenders will present a case study on PINA and discuss the creative possibilities that 3D technologies open up for filmmakers.

*Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel are guests of the Goethe-Institut Toronto and the OMDC

7:30 – 9:30PM Speakers Reception
at TIFF Blackberry Lounge (by invitation only)

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Ontario Centres of Excellence, in collaboration with FilmOntario, the S3D gaming Alliance, and 3D FLIC, is proud to present Ontario Projection: Advances in 3D, a collection of dynamic panels, speakers and exhibitor showcases around 3D technology and content at Discovery 11.

Held in the Discovery 3D theatre, Ontario Projection: Advances in 3D will provide attendees with a broad overview of 3D content production in Ontario, along with an in-depth look at current and future technology.

3D FLIC is screening stereoscopic footage from its research at booth 431 as part of York University’s showcases.

Attending for 3D FLIC: Nell Tenhaaf, Juana Awad, Robert Allison, Laurie Wilcox, Karim Benzaroual, Inna Tsirlin, Sidrah Laldin and Sanja Obradovic.

To register go HERE