Toronto’s York University reports they have raised over $1.4 million in funding, including $436,000 from the Ontario Media Development Corporation, for 3D FLIC, a 2-year project in association with major film partners to explore 3D film production.

Prof. Ali Kazimi will lead a team working with Cinespace Film Studios, 3D Camera Company, Starz Animation, Toronto and Saw VII Production Canada, in association with the Canadian Film Centre, to develop 3D film projects in conjunction with psychologists @ York’s Centre for Vision Research.

Purpose of the study is to create superior post-production technologies for 3D films, lensed in Ontario…

(http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=7853)

York University’s 3D FLIC project, which will bring filmmakers, vision scientists and psychologists together to expand the GTA’s capacity for 3D film production, attracted coverage in the Toronto Star on February 23:

York University says it has secured more than $1.4 million to fund the 3-D Film Innovation Consortium, a two-year partnership to expand the capacity for 3-D film production in the GTA and Ontario.

“The recent success of films like Avatar has changed the perception of 3-D film with the public and the major studios,” says Nell Tenhaaf, visual arts professor and associate dean of research in York’s Faculty of Fine Arts.

Teams of filmmakers at York, as well as psychologists and vision researchers, will work with the film industry and the Canadian Film Centre to develop 3-D techniques.

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$1.4 million interdisciplinary project includes filmmakers, vision scientists, psychologists and industry partners

Filmmakers, vision scientists and psychologists at York University have secured over $1.4 million to fund the 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D FLIC), a two-year academic-industry partnership that will expand capacity for 3-D film production in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Ontario.
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A team of filmmakers, vision scientists and psychologists has raised over CDN$1.4 million in funding (including CDN $436,000 from the Ontario Media Development Corporation) for its 3D FLIC program. 3D FLIC is a two-year collaboration with assorted Canadian film industry partners intended to spur on more 3D film production in Ontario and the greater Toronto area. Teams of filmmakers at York, led by Professor Ali Kazimi from its Faculty of Fine Arts, will work with film industry members and the Canadian Film Centre to develop 3D scenes and films, while vision researchers and psychologists in York’s Centre for Vision Research will then use the material to conduct tests exploring how people perceive and process the images. The filmmaking teams will then use that information to refine their films, and the knowledge gained is also expected to aid in creating better post-production technologies for 3D filmmaking. Among the industry partners taking part are Cinespace Film Studios, 3D Camera Company (3DCC), Starz Animation Toronto and Saw VII Production Canada, Inc.

Aaron Lynett, National Post A controlled explosion is staged yesterday on the set of Resident Evil: Afterlife at Cinespace Studios.

At the Cinespace studios in south Riverdale, the cast and crew of Resident Evil: Afterlife will finish shooting in 3D in the next week. In January, Saw VII will begin shooting, also in 3D.

The Toronto film industry, still struggling to recover its glory days, sees much hope in the third dimension. Key players hope to establish the city as a reliable destination for large Hollywood productions looking to shoot in 3D.

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