[Philip Lelyveld comment: this is an excerpt from an extensive discussion of 3D film making.]

[D Magazine]

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Of course, they have occupied the territory so far, but now it’s up to independent filmmakers to really show what to do with it, especially documentary filmmakers because 3D will completely revolutionize and put it on a whole new level.

FR: That’s interesting, that there have only been a handful of independent filmmakers using 3D, and both you and Herzog immediately went to the documentary.  It seems to be more intuitive to use that form.

WW:  Wait until you see the next wave of documentaries in 3D, and wait until you see the first independents using it intelligently with films that are really written for this new medium and don’t just use it in the hope that it would mean something commercially.  The 3D films of the future will be thought in 3D and will take us into places where, so far, cinema hasn’t been.  I’m totally convinced

FR:  Are you thinking of a narrative 3D feature at this point?

WW: Well, I don’t want to go back. I’m hoping, I must say. I’m preparing a long-term documentary in 3D as well as a feature—a family story, actually, in 3D, because I think it still needs to be shown that this new medium is also good for intimate stories and not just for action and blockbusters.

See the full story here: http://frontrow.dmagazine.com/2012/02/interview-why-director-wim-wenders-believes-in-the-future-of-3d/

[ATSC press release]

Local television broadcasters may soon offer Internet connectivity, 3D broadcasting, on-demand programs and additional features for viewers as standards for broadcast television evolves to reflect the needs of TV viewers.

These and other proposed enhancements will be highlighted by the ATSC when it discusses new ATSC 2.0 capabilities for broadcast digital TV at the Hollywood Post Alliance Technology Retreat in mid-February in Indian Wells, Calif.

“Among other things, ATSC 2.0 contemplates the marriage of broadcasting and the Internet,” said ATSC President Mark Richer. “ATSC 2.0 is intended to address the increasing desire on the part of consumers for everything-on-demand… ATSC 2.0 services will be carried in DTV broadcast channels and their presence will not preclude or interfere with proper operation of current ATSC services in the same RF channel, or have any adverse impact on legacy receiving equipment.

“Longer term, we’re also starting work on what we call ‘ATSC 3.0,’ which will reinvent broadcast TV as we know it.”

“ATSC 2.0 – Enhancing Today’s DTV Services” is a four-hour seminar at the upcoming Hollywood Post Alliance Tech Retreat on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 in Indian Wells. It will be led by ATSC Standards Development Vice President Jerry Whitaker. Capitol Broadcasting’s Sam Matheny will provide an overview of ATSC 2.0 followed by Triveni Digital’s Rich Chernock, who will explain the emerging NRT (non-real-time) standard. NAB’s Skip Pizzi will put ATSC 2.0 into context with other standards efforts like mobile DTV and 3D transmission, while Harmonic’s Pat Waddell will highlight what’s possible and what’s practical in advanced video coding. Dolby’s Oren Williams will discuss capabilities and features of advanced audio coding and describe key elements of ATSC 2.0 and what broadcasters can expect going forward. Finally, industry guru Mark Schubin will present a broadcast history lesson.

Registration for the conference, which runs during the week of Feb. 13, is now open atwww.HPAonline.com. The four-hour seminar outlines work underway on the key aspects of ATSC 2.0, including non-real-time capability, Internet-enabled services, 3D and more.

See the original press release here: http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/atsc-to-stress–at-hpa-retreat/211602