Tuesday September 28th, 2010

This workshop introduces filmmakers, animators and cinema industry practitioners to the basic concepts underlying human depth and stereoscopic perception, bridging these fundamentals with their application in the production of stereoscopic 3D cinema.

11am to 12:30
Understanding stereopsis: geometry, properties of human stereopsis, applied research in S3D.

12:30 to 1:15
Lunch Break

1:15 to 2:45
S3D cinema intro: rigs and their capacities,  examples, practicalities and challenges, impact on storytelling

Led by 3D FLIC researchers, this session is one in a series of workshops designed to build the capacity for stereoscopic 3D film production in the wider GTA and southern Ontario areas. For information contact Juana Awad

Executive Forum ● Film Festival ● Consumer Showroom ● 3D TV Test Drive

SEPTEMBER 24-27, 2010, Times Square ● New York

For three days, top innovators, industry leaders and filmmakers will gather in Times Square to showcase the latest advances in 3D for 2010 and beyond.  From 3D film screenings to in-home entertainment, professionals, 3D fans and the general public will be brought into the 3^rd dimension like they’ve never been before. 3D FLIC participating members include IMAX and Creative Post.

www.the3dexperience.org

Toronto Star
Sat Sep 18 2010

Byline: Raju Mudhar, Section: Entertainment

Entering the third dimension; The home-entertainment biz seems confident 3-D is the future. Do consumers have a reason to buy?

The first part of the future of 3-D is trying to make people forget its past. Depending on who you ask about 3-D, it is ‘the beginning of the rest of history of film,’ a cash cow or a confused mess for consumers – and right now, it promises to be all three.

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3D 4U – TIFF 3D Panel

Sunday, September 12th – 3:00pm
It’s not the wave of the future, it’s the wave of right now, and they say it’s here to stay. 3D promises to be so many things to so many people, but how can it serve the independent producer and how accessible is it?  Is conversion the enemy or a misused practice?  Debunking the myths and addressing the controversies about what is clearly not your daddy’s 3D anymore.

Panelists line up:

• Phil Fairclough – Executive Producer of Cave of Forgotten Dreams
• Munro Ferguson – Animator and Director, NFB
• Terry Horbatiuk – National Sales Manager, Professional Imaging and Display Solutions, Panasonic Canada Inc.
• James Stewart – Producer and Founder, Geneva Film Company
• Ali Kazimi – Lead Filmmaker 3D FLIC, Associate Professor, York University
• MODERATOR: Brendan Christie – Playback Magazine

http://tiff.net/industry/programmes/focuson

Toronto firms hope technology offers competitive edge to offset higher Canadian dollar

Toronto Star, Sat Jul 31 2010, By line: Dana Flavelle

Bill White forgot that he meant to take Wednesday off.

The co-founder of the (www.3dcameracompany.com») 3D Camera Company has worked straight through the weekend.

He’s just back from New York where his cameras were used to shoot a concert by the U.K. punk rock Jim Jones Revue Band in 3-D.

Then it was off to participate at a 3-D Media Workshop in Rockport, Me.

Now, the pioneering Toronto film industry entrepreneur is double-booked and running at least half an hour late.

White shrugs off what he calls a lifelong habit of “controlled chaos.”

Personal idiosyncrasies aside, his cluttered calendar may reflect the fact his company is one of several Toronto firms chasing the 3-D dream. The long list of well-known local players includes Don Carmody Productions, Cinespace Film Studios and Creative Post Inc. Continue Reading