How to Shoot a 3D Film with no time nor money - from Life in 3D Symposium

Notas del editor

1. Global ChallengeTwo daysFour element:Genre, Character, Dialogue, Prop
2. Why 3D?The Creative ChallengesThe Technical ChallengesThe SolutionOur ProcessThe ResultScreenings & AwardsThe Learnings
3. Visually RichEnhance StorytellingChallenge
4. 48 Hours - Write, Shoot, Cut & Grade
5. Create engaging characters and plot
6. Use 3D to enhance the emotional impact of the story
7. Deliver a premium viewer experience
8. Setting up and managing 3d hardware is challenging at the best of times
9. Not all the editing packages are great with 3d
10. The requirements for 3d screening are more problematic
11. Cast and Crew needed – the more experienced the better with such limited time
12. With no real budget to speak of how do we shoot 3d
13. Typical approach requires budgetEdinburgh Council charges £100 per hourShooting on streets etc is free in EdinburghPrivate Landowners/Home owners can be fussy
14. Technical Solution – Unibody Camera, quick to set-up, simple to useCreative Solution – Adhere to the limitations of the fixed IAFinancial Solution – Using Prosumer Camera, Hire from £50 per day
15. Technical Solution – Train editor to use 3D, make sure everyone understands their role, order is keyCreative Solution – Write fast, keep script tight, good cast is key, some professionals do it just for funFinancial Solution – Enthusiasm over experience, give them food and drink, make it fun
16. Creative Solution – Experiment with open landscape, we couldn’t adjust IA so trying to use shots and environment as best we could Technical Solution – Predominantly Positive parallax, lots of interesting organic layeringFinancial Solution – Use common land, or simply askSelect an interesting 3D environmentMaximise positive parallax useUse negative parallax for some shots where appropriate
17. Creative Solution – Try to maintain control of parallax in camera – limit post productionTechnical Solution – Adapt Software for optimal resultsFinancial Solution – Use what we haveDevelop processes & tools to use the creative editing software we normally use
18. Anaglyph Projection – No 3D Projection availableCompromises 3d quality but it’s the price we decided to paySupply anaglyph glasses for the whole theatre
19. Friday Night – Write & Pre-production Plan
20. Shoot, Process Footage, Edit
21. Sunday – Complete edit, audio,grade & deliver
22. Let’s see it…
23. Won a couple of awards, screened around the world and had over 120,000 views on YouTube
24. Play safe, there’s no time for “fixing it in post”Keep it shortUse one visually interesting locationSplit files as you go – or use an editing application that doesn’t require L&R filesHandheld shooting is beneficial, just keep it steadyDon’t project in anaglyph
25. Any questions?