Posted on March 25, 2011

Animation company aims for 3D without nausea and headaches

Globe and Mail

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

TVBEurope.

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.

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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

3D for RealJoin 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”.

Event Contact
DOC: Allie Caldwell, DOC Toronto Coordinator, allie@doctoronto.ca
3D FLIC: Juana Awad Project Director
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

Posted on February 16, 2011

Inventing 3D: Canadian Contributions to New Cinema Technologies

February 16,  3pm to 5pm
Nat Taylor Cinema, (Ross N102) York University, 4700 Keele St. Free admission.

A group of researchers working on the history of 3D cinema, with a focus on Canadian contributions, will discuss the past, present and future of 3D cinema.

PANEL: Janine Marchessault, Canada Research Chair in Art, Digital Media and Globalization, Faculty of Fine Arts – “Expo 67 and 3D Dreams”
Sanja Obradovic (Communication and Culture) – “Two Eyes on the North: A Look at the Canadian-Russian Collaborations on Stereo 3D”
David Harris Smith (Communication and Culture) – “3D Cinema as Spectacle”
Patricio Davila (Ontario College of Art and Design) – “3D Environments”

SCREENING: 3D screening of Transitions. The world’s first IMAX film in 3D, made for the Expo 86 World Fair in Vancouver. Continue Reading

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