Steve Schklair Kicks Off 3D Focus Dimension 3 Coverage

Jun 07, 2011 1 Comment by admin

Kicking off the daily 3D Focus coverage of the 2011 Dimension 3 Expo, we interview Steve Schklair – the founder and CEO of 3ality Digital – a company famous for supplying major movie productions such as The Hobbit 3D and Spiderman 3D with 3D rigs and 3D technicians.

During the Dimension 3 Expo in Paris, Steve Schklair presented two popular talks one of which described the workflow of the fourth Columbia Pictures Spider-Man movie – The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (the first to be shot in 3D) which rapped up just a couple of weeks ago only one day behind schedule and is due to be released July 3^rd next year.

In an exclusive interview with 3Dfocus.co.uk, Steve Schklair talks about what difference filming the Hobbit 3D at 48 frames per second will make, new 3ality Digital technology to enable fast 3D cutting, a large 3D movie project in Russia and how 3D technology has changed since 3ality Digital’s U23D production.

Scroll below the video for news about 3ality Digital and RED becoming partners. Be sure to return to 3Dfocus.co.uk tomorrow night for more 3D news from Dimension 3. The second part of Dimension 3 coverage will feature a video of a new Sony professional 3D camera not due out till the end of the year.

Recently 3ality Digital became the primary stereoscopic partner for RED. 3ality Digital rigs (TS-5) have incorporated RED Epic 5K resolution cameras for use on big 3D movies like The Hobbit 3D and Jack The Giant Killer.

“S3D is here to stay and choosing partners at the forefront of the technology that really grasp what true, high-resolution cinema and S3D are all about is essential for business and for the community,” said Steve Schklair, CEO of 3ality Digital. “Educating filmmakers and getting RED and 3ality Digital technology in their hands at events like REDucation is a crucial step towards accelerating and facilitating S3D content production and ultimately consumer adoption.”