Tag Archives: 3-D

The Lighting of Tintin

“The Adventures of Tintin” opens today. Director Steven Spielberg gets an additional end credit for lighting. The lighting is exquisite. It truly is a work of animated art. Attention to detail, single sources, shadows, composition, separation, and all the ingredients of good gaffing abound. Thundering typhoons, the virtual camera work is astounding–swooping, looping, flying, moving in places real cameras on real remote heads… read more…

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Preston 8-Channel Motor Driver

  Preston Cinema Systems introduced a new 8-Channel Motor Driver at Cine Gear Expo 2011 to simplify the tangle of cables and boxes typical on 3D rigs. It’s called MDR3D (Motor Driver Receiver 3D). When shooting stereo 3D on a rig with two cameras and two lenses, you wind up with lots of motors–typically: 2 zooms, 2 focus, 2 iris,… read more…

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Contact Lens Monovision in the 3D World

Here’s an interesting article submitted by Tony Rivetti, 1st Assistant Camera/Focus Puller/Local 600 NEB. It sent me to webmd.com to find out what “contact lens monovision” is: “if bifocal contact lenses will not work for you, your doctor may recommend monovision. With monovision, you wear a contact lens that corrects for near vision in one eye and a lens that corrects for… read more…

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3D Stereo Media 2010

by Oli Laperal, Jr. The 3D Stereo Media conference was organized primarily by the University of Liège, through the tireless efforts of Prof. Jacques G. Verly, among others. It was held Dec. 8-10, 2010. Speakers included Mark Schubin, Alain Derobe (Stereographer, Inventor, Filmmaker, Cinematographer), Jacques Delacoux (Transvideo), Mike Karagosian (Consultant), Bernard Mendiburo (Stereographer & writer), Yves Pupulin (Binocle) and  many others…. read more…

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December Issue now online for Subscribers

Our 96 page December Issue 36-38 of Film and Digital Times is now online. Subscribers: click on the MEMBERS tab, above. The print edition has gone to press. It will be in the mail soon. Our cover says “Converging Worlds.” Although convergence and 3D certainly has everyone’s attention, this is the historic year of convergence and collision between consumer and professional… read more…

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Alexa Plus at IBC and Cinec

The Alexa Plus is the newest addition to ARRI’s line of (digital) cameras. The PLUS provides built-in lens control and lens data, familiar to Arriflex 416 Plus users. Owners of “regular” Alexa EV models are offered an upgrade path to the Plus at a reduced rate. ARRI also introduced the RCU-4 remote control panel, which is capable of controlling everything… read more…

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Element Technica Neutron and Pulsar 3D Rigs

Element Technica 3D rigs come in three sizes: Quasar, Pulsar and Neutron. The Quasar 3D rig is intended for large cameras like the Sony F-23/35, the RED One, Sony F-900, and Alexa. The Neutron is for small cameras like the SI-2K, box cameras or the RED Epic brains. It is extremely small and lightweight, converts from mirror to side by… read more…

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Race Tracking for Film Production

Kiel Week is the largest sailing event in the world, with 5,000 competitors on 2,000 boats from 50 countries. Keeping track of 400 starts on 40 courses is helped by MyLaps, an interesting GPS real time tracking system that could be useful in film production. MYLAPS is one of the leading companies in research and development for sports timing and… read more…

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Element Technica 3D Rigs at Soccer World Cup in South Africa

Element Technica Quasar 3D rigs are being used exclusively for the 3D broadcasts of the world championship soccer tournament from South Africa this summer. A total of 22 ET Quasar rigs are being used for 3D camera positions in the Ellis Park and Soccer City stadiums in Johannesburg, and at stadiums in Durban, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. 25 soccer… read more…

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P+S Technik 3D Freestyle Rig

Here’s Anna Piffl, modeling the new P+S Technik Freestyle Rig, shown here with two SI-2K cameras. This 3D mirror rig is made of Carbon Fiber, also used for Formula 1 race cars. Wireless remote control systems work with the rig’s integrated motors for stereo base and convergence adjustments. The Freestyle Rig has been tested with Sony HDW 750, Sony EX3,… read more…

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Pace on “Avatar” 3D

“Avatar,” James Cameron’s most recent epic, opens on December 18, 2009. The camera systems and 3D rigs were supplied by PACE. I recently spoke with Vince Pace, CEO of PACE. Vince is a long-time colleague, renaissance inventor and filmmaker, whose high tech company supplied the 3D cameras and rigs on “Avatar,” “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” “Aliens of… read more…

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FDTimes December 2009 Issue 29 Now Online

The December 2009 Issue of Film and Digital Times has gone to press in LA and should be in the mail soon. Our online edition is now ready to download (PDF files) for all Subscribers and Members. We end the year in low light, with articles on: Forgetting Three-Point Lighting; Lighting with Paint at one footcandle; ISO 12,800 to 102,400; Game-Changing Hybrid Cameras;… read more…

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3D: Stereoscopic Cinematography (PDF)

Articles on 3D history, definitions, theory, practice, technique and tools: by Rob Hummel, Alain Derobe, Florian Maier and Michael Phillips. read more…

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3D Workshop

ZGC Inc and Florian Maier, expert 3D consultant and developer of the P+S Technik 3D Rig, presented 3D workshops to sold-out seessions in New York, LA and Vancouver. Highly recommended: everything you always wanted to know about 3D, how to prep, rig, shoot, edit, present, and more. Florian compared good and bad 3D, secrets of the pros, gentle 3D and… read more…

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3D Workshops

My friend Florian Maier, articulate 3D wizard, will conduct 3D workshops in 3 cities: Los Angeles, Vancouver and New York City – in February and March, 2009. Florian is the inventor of the P+S Technik 3D Stereo Rig. Day 1: A Taste of Stereoscopy and Hands On a 3D Rig This beginner session is for people who are interested in 3D but haven’t… read more…

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