3D Film Innovation Consortium
Given the difficult time that Greece is going through, it’s comforting to know that there are still some people struggling to set high standards in film production and to improve the Greek film industry on an international level. One of these people is Christos Giotis, the founder of the production company called Film Greece which provides a variety of services from location scouting to film equipment and many more, that makes Greece a more desirable shooting destination. Mister Giotis having recently contributed as a co-director in the Toronto International Stereoscopic 3D Conference, talked to us about his work and also explained why 3D filmmaking has started to become hip and what its advantages are.
Posted on March 25, 2011
Animation company aims for 3D without nausea and headaches
Friday, Mar. 25, 2011 10:21PM EDT
by LIAM LACEY
A spot-bellied little animated bluebird flutters against a garden backdrop of plants and mulch. His ancestors may have been the helpmates of Cinderella, Disney’s 1950 movie, but there are some big differences. He’s starring in Lovebirds,a short movie being shot with new techniques to push forward the boundaries of three-dimensional film.
Lovebirds, a mix of animation and live action by Toronto company Starz Animation, is the showcase production of the Toronto-based 3D Film Innovation Consortium, a York University initiative that has brought academic researchers and filmmakers together to explore the burgeoning world of 3D filmmaking to achieve better results. Continue Reading
Posted on March 21, 2011
Crosstalk harms 3D realism
Researchers at Canada’s York University claimed to have demonstrated a link between the amount of crosstalk involved in 3D displays and the realism of the stereoscopic effect. Crosstalk, in which separate left or right eye images ‘leak’ into each other, is a phenomenon that occurs in all 3D cinema projection and 3D TV displays.
To minimise such visual distortions, crosstalk should be kept at levels of four percent or lower, the study recommends. Currently few systens have crosstalk below 4 percent.
Posted on March 10, 2011
What does it take to create a Stereoscopic 3D documentary in Canada? A Workshop
Mar 10, 2011 | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
at the Documentary Organization of Canada, Toronto Chapter | 215 Spadina Avenue
Presented by 3D FLIC and DOC Toronto
at the Documentary Organization of Canada, Toronto Chapter | 215 Spadina Avenue
Presented by 3D FLIC and DOC Toronto
Join 3D FLIC (3D Film Innovation Consortium) and DOC Toronto for an evening presentation that introduces you to the theory, the practicalities and the challenges of working in 3D. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity for curious directors, producers, DOPs, editors, and aspiring stereographers. Register Now!
The event will include a presentation on stereoscopic 3D by award-winning documentary filmmaker and professor at York University Ali Kazimi (3D FLIC Lead Filmmaker), as well as case study presentations by Liam’O’Rinn (Director), Michael Sweeney CSC (DOP) and John Reeves (Stereographer) for CBC Television’s “Queen Elizabeth in 3D”, and 3reedom Digital’s Diane Woods, who will take us behind the scenes on the first S-3D episode of the innovative nature series “A Park For All Seasons”.
Posted on February 24, 2011
Previsualization for stereo 3D at SiRT Conference
3D FLIC partners present at SiRT‘s Previsualization and Virtual Production Conference – February 24/25 on day 1
3:00 – 3:25:
Previsualization For 3D: A case study
This presentation will explain how previsualization was used in pre-production and principal photography for Starz Animation’s new short, Lovebirds,which combines live action and cg elements. To meet tight budget and schedule constraints Starz used stereoscopic previs techniques extensively to solve technical and production challenges proactively and to minimize creative exploration on set. Decisions regarding set design and construction, camera rigging, shooting schedules, and stereo cinematography were mostly driven by data gathered in the previs process.
Lovebirds is an innovative new hybrid stereoscopic short being produced by Starz Animation Toronto in collaboration with the 3DFlic initiative, a collaboration between leading filmmakers and top research scientists to bring a new stereoscopic experience to the screen.
Presenter: Rob Burton, (VP Technology, Starz Animation) Continue Reading
