Saturday, July 16, 2011

In pre-production: S3D Video

I am currently in pre-production  on a
3D multi-cam shoot for a telecommunications
company. We plan to use a variety of cameras including
the Go-Pro, Red, and 3DA1. We are planning
a test shoot next week with a shoot date the following
week.

In pre-production: S3D Ghost story

I am currently in pre-production on a 3D short film by
Ryan B. Adams, Valley of the Kings productions. We
should be going into production sometime in August.

Michigan Talent Spotlight – Jenny Januszewski, Director of “The Shadower”


I just started  3D Post on this project. The Director like me grew up in Michigan. Here's a link to the article. It should be the first one at the top. If not, look for the July 7 entry.


Monday, July 4, 2011

A Little Bit of New News

I've been very busy with going to a lot of 3D events and seminars
and shooting lots of 3D. In addition to shooting with my new
Fujifilm W3, I've had an opportunity to shoot with the Go-pro
Hero 3D and the Sony TD10 cameras. And regard to shooting
with the Go-pro I found the image quality to be good. However,
the lack of a viewfinder makes it a little hard for framing and I
found I need to hold the camera a little lower than I would
normally hold it. In regard to the Sony TD10, the image quality is
very good and I was very impressed with shooting in low light.
The editing however, is a little bit complicated because you need
to use Sony Vegas Pro for the PC. Myself as well as another
group of people are exploring workaround for Final Cut Pro and
Premiere. I am currently running MAC OS with Bootcamp, which
allows me to run Windows 7. Finally, on the job front, I have a
couple of projects in 3D that I am in pre-production on and will be
starting post in mid-July on one and first of August.

A Little Bit of Old News

About two months ago, I won a Fujifilm W3 3D video/still camera.
I take my camera everywhere with me and shoot everything I can,
which provides me a lot of 3D material for experimentation and for
visual effects. I found by having this camera it allows me to learn
more about 3D. Although the video quality is not great, it does
do the job of providing me with practice material. I recommend
anyone getting into 3D to pick up  some type of 3D camera.

Aiptek Portable 3D Viewer

A while back, I promised a review on this device.
First of all, it is PC compatible, although it is not
officially supported, there is a work around for the
MAC.
Aiptek support was very helpful, regarding this. I
found it was a little hard for me to find the sweet
spot on this device. Also I was running material
from a class 6 SDHC card and sometimes the device
would freeze. I'm not sure if the class level had anything
to do with it. Also I found the battery did not last very
long. I decided to return the device, having mixed feelings.