People, Pixels and Production

I did not think I would spend a lot of time in the conference sessions, but the two-day program on 3-D stereoscopy has been amazing!

Animated 3D Cinema: Imaginary Worlds Brought to Life
Great insights on 3-D CG productions with issues and solutions for stereo work. The know-how presented certainly applies to live pictures and visual effects.

Live 3D Cinema: Capturing Real-World Depth
Closer to our field of work, very informative talks on shooting 3-D productions, from guerrilla setups from Encyclopedia Pictura for Bjork’s Wanderlust video, to feature film like Journey to the Center of the Earth. Also this eye-opener: “Dimensionalisation” by In-Three Inc., with their work on bringing 2D movies to 3D with added perspective effects.

3D Future: Rounding Up the Future
The conclusion of the two-day marathon of stereo talks. Very high-level discussion on the future of stereoscopy 3-D.

Exhibition
Had a few minutes to stroll around the show floor, again fairly small by old Siggraph standards but this is how it goes now. More on this in day 3.

Softimage Nice Ice party
Most excellent night at Club 740 in downtown LA! I was at a great party with Vanilla Ice, Ron Jeremy and girls hanging in drapes from the ceiling. I have Softimage to thank for this.