Understanding the Ins and Outs of 3-D Stereoscopic Cinema

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE Mot. Imag. J
Volume: 117, No. 4, pp. 61–65
Abstract: Over past decades, film and video technology has evolved from the first monochrome to recent super high-resolution 4K digital systems. The human vision is stereoscopic,1 so it is obvious that the next step in visual communication should be 3-D stereo. Today, the technology is mature enough for advancement, but a broad range of factors should be considered in order to achieve success in stereoscopic filmmaking and viewing. Many factors have not been considered in the past, along with other problems that have caused major setbacks in 3-D.2 This paper identifies and describes some of the technical aspects of stereo filmmaking and stereo projection, offering solutions to the most common problems. It also identifies most of the problems in 3-D projection and their effect on the viewer, hardware, and types of 3-D stereo projection, including film and digital solutions, and explains the advantages of different methods of 3-D viewing. In addition, some of the most important factors for stereo filmmaking, independent of its nature (film or analog) are discussed and explained. Beginning with some psychological aspects of the stereoscopic human perception, this paper discusses knowledge vital for professionals interested in the rebirth of the new and probably final establishment of 3-D cinema.
Publication Date: 2008-05-01
DOI: 10.5594/J15103
ISSN: Print: 1545-0279 | Electronic: 2160-2492
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J15103
Author(s): Enrique Criado-Sors CortésStereoscopic supervisor working with studios, producers, and directors on 3-D productions, from concept through post and delivery.
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Enrique Criado-Sors Cortés is a stereoscopic supervisor working with studios, producers, and directors on 3-D productions, from concept through post and delivery. He is the founding partner of Enxebre Entertainment, a company specializing in stereoscopic imagery and has worked as a stereographer since 1995 in various areas, including CG imagery and live-action productions. Cortés created a 3-D submarine filming system, a motorized universal filming rig, and the engineering for many 3-D rooms. He supervised the 3-D stereoscopic projection of the Lucasfilm eight-minute short of Star Wars in Spain and was also responsible for all of the stereoscopic image and 3-D integration of his company productions, including the CG Jako's series, licensed to Warner Bros. Park.
Copyright: © 2008 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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1. Reading R. W. , Binocular Vision , Butterworth-Heinmann Ltd. : London , 1983 , ISBN-0–409–95033–5. EXTERNAL
2. Lipton L. , Foundations of Stereoscopic Cinema , Van Nostrand Reinhold : New York, NY , 1982 . EXTERNAL
3. Woods A. Docherty T. Koch R. , “Image Distortions in Stereoscopic Video Systems,” Proc. SPIE 93 , 1915: 36 – 47 , 1993 . EXTERNAL
4. Dewhurst H. , Introduction to 3-D: Three Dimensional Photography in Motion Pictures , Chapman & Hall : London , 1954 . EXTERNAL
5. Valyus N. A. , Stereoscopy , Focal Press : London, New York , 1962 . EXTERNAL

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