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Digital masterclass

Jon Shapiro and John Modell, director Catherine Owens and visual effects supervisor David Franks discuss how they created the world's first 3D independent live action film of U2 in concert.

U2 in 3D

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  • 3D – a paradigm shift for where films are going
  • How the technology developed around the making of U23D
  • Building the 3D screens and where U2 came into the picture
  • The prospect that digital 3D could be used as an art-form
  • Research and development and 3D cameras
  • Replicating the physiology of human sight and meeting the challenges of 3D

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  • Can you see 3D at home?
  • What kind of cameras were used?
  • Digital 3D post-production pipeline tools
  • What does shooting in digital 3D mean for the director?
  • The visual effects team in post-production
  • Creating new software for the edit
  • Making editorial choices in 3D
  • What does editing in digital 3D mean?

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  • The edit technology
  • Camera set-ups
  • How the output format affects what format you shoot on
  • Do you have to light the set differently?
  • What's the different to shooting in 3D than 2D?
  • The production and post-production schedule
  • What the filmmakers might do next with 3D
  • What are the opportunities for 3D in filmmaking
  • Live 3D where there is no post-production

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  • The future for digital 3D films
  • The budget
  • How much more does working with 3D cost in camera and post-production over 2D?
  • What's the value of a 3D film going to?
  • Is it worth converting 2D to 3D?
  • If the UK were gearing up to produce 3D films, what facilities do we need to invest in?
  • Film versus digital finish and the photo-chemical process
  • How many visual effects were involved?
  • Continuity of location, colour and music
  • New lessons in sound

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  • Creatively, business wise and marketing wise is 3D right for all film projects?
  • What can 3D deliver for story-telling?
  • How can we archive 3D films digitally and what formats should we look at?
  • Distribution value of a 3D film when there is no ancillary rights
  • The 3D cinema experience, audience response