Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Element Technica (ET), leading designer and manufacturer of the 3D rigs used to stereoscopically mount and control pairs of cameras for 3D image capture, announces its Technica 3D rigs are being used exclusively in the 3D production of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament. The rigs will be mounted with Sony digital cameras. Duncan Humphreys,
Posted By Clint Milby
I just received the very cool GoPro 3D Hero System. I first saw this gem when GoPro’s Rick Loughery
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Soon Sony will be going all out on the 3D front by releasing a multitude of 3D cameras and support designed for every aspect of production. At the high-end of 3D motion picture production (Avatar, TRON: Legacy), the ideal set up is still your traditional two camera beam splitter or side-by-side 3D rigs by companies
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Not only is German director Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire) one of the pioneers of the New German Cinema of the ’70s, he has also been at the forefront of digital technology, having shot several miniDV features, including Buena Vista Social Club and Land of Plenty. There’s a great article over at IRIDAS
Posted By David Willis
We’re not going to be attending CES this year, there’s too much going on in the offices after the holiday break and we’re prepping for the annual trip to Sundance later this month, but the real reason is that from a video standpoint this year looks to be a fairly weak entry in the historic
Tags: 3D, blu-ray, CES, consumer electronics show, convention, engadget, glasses-less, glassesless, legacy, lg mobile dtv, mobile, platform, sundance, toshiba, video
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Element Technica announces that cinematographer Irek Hartowicz (No Love in the City, Tremme pilot) has chosen the Quasar 3D rig to support Leopolis Films’ feature Napoleon Kaput 3D. The Marius Balchanus (No Love in the City) directed comedy, set during the 1812 war between France and Russia, is being shot on locations in Kiev and
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
The news is spreading on the blogs like wildfire so if you haven’t heard, RED’s Jim Jannard just announced that director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) will be using 30 RED EPICs (holy cow!) to shoot two film adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. The films will also be shot in
Posted By David Willis
There isn’t too much detail as of right now, but George Lucas has decided to continue his unabated lust for making ever more oodles of cash by announcing that the Star Wars series will indeed be released in theaters in, you guessed it, 3D. Sadly, he’s going to be releasing the features in (non) chronological
Tags: 1, 2, 3D, episode, george lucas, hd, high definition, one, phantom menace, red letter media, review, star wars, stereoscopic, two
