The book is suggested reading for every Director and Cinematographer venturing into 3D film-making. Think in 3D-- the book, has been spotted on more than one Film-set.
Stereoscopic 3D should not only be about rigs and parallax any more than traditional filmmaking is about focal lengths and aspect ratios. Certainly there are techniques and considerations that have to be taken into account when making good Stereo 3D, but ultimately it is only how Stereoscopic 3D is influences the audience's movie going experience that is important.
This book provides food for thought in the form of a story and conversation, designed to inspire the reader, as we delve into this fascinating new medium.
The book will lead you through an exploration of the most important questions about the art of Storytelling in 3D, then venture into Why and What If? scenarios.
Contains Full Color Anaglyph 3D images on select pages.
Clyde DeSouza is a Creative Technology Evangelist. He explores advances in AR & VR and their influence on human perception. His non fiction book: "Think in 3D" has been seen on a growing number of film-sets and is used as prep reading by Directors and Cinematographers.
His second book: "Memories With Maya" is a fiction novel in the hard science/metaphysical genre. The story looks at the impact Augmented Intelligence will have on intimate human personal relationships and our post-human future
Stereoscopic 3D is crossing over from Hollywood into mainstream media. This book is designed to inspire a new kind of "3D thinking" in Directors, Cinematographers, Screenwriters and even Film School students, to encourage further exploration and integration of this medium into the process of visual storytelling.
Stereoscopic 3D should not only be about rigs and parallax any more than traditional filmmaking is about focal lengths and aspect ratios. Certainly there are techniques and considerations that have to be taken into account when making good Stereo 3D, but ultimately it is only how Stereoscopic 3D influences the audience's experience of a film that is important.
This book is not a nuts and bolts, mirror rigs and depth budget handbook; instead it is a dialogue, a story and conversation designed to provoke new kinds of Stereo 3D thinking, as we delve into this fascinating new medium of visual communication.
The book will lead you through an exploration of the most important questions about S3D's present, then inspire you to venture into the Why and What If? Hopefully that will lead to insights and inspire Directors, DPs and upcoming Stereographers, to unleash the true potential that S3D has as an integral, enriching part of the filmmaking process.