(event of note)

Tuesday – March 22nd – 7:30pm-?
Alliance of Women Directors presents
“3D Revolution – Art & Science of Directing 3D”
RealD, Clarity Theatre, 100 North Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills CA 90210
Open to the public
$10, AWD members ($20, non-members; $15, PGA, WIF, WBC, IDA & students)
Info: www.AllianceOfWomenDirectors.org
RSVP & tickets:rsvp@AllianceOfWomenDirectors.org

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FROM: jrchristopher2007@yahoo.com
TO: 3D Force and Friends of 3D
RE: 3D Force Calendar update
DATE: Sunday, March 20, 2011

Fellow 3Dimagicians:

Last-minute information continues rolling in for this month’s Industry events. See details in this week’s 3D Force Events Calendar update, below.

Late-added events and recommendations include Filmmakers Alliance’s bi-monthly Movie Night at Echo Park Film Center (03/21). The Alliance of Women Directors also presents “3D Revolution – Art & Science of Directing 3D” panel at RealD’s Clarity Theatre in Beverly Hills (03/22). The end of the month sees the annual 168 Project Film Festival in San Fernando and Glendale (03/31 thru 04/02).

Also previously recommended are the Final Cut Pro Users Group meeting (03/23) and Alpha Dogs’ Editors Lounge (03/25). See Calendar update, below.

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A collective of industry professionals and longtime hobbyists who share expertise and resources to encourage and develop independent video projects, the 3D Video Task Force meets the second- and fourth-Sundays of the month, in the Burbank/Glendale area. Our next Force meetings will be:

Sunday, March 27th, 3pm-6pm
Video Symphony, 266 E. Magnolia Blvd (at San Fernando Road) in Burbank

Adjacent to the Town Center and AMC Theatres. Plentiful free parking (at 239 E. Palm Street and in adjacent structures), but anticipate Sunday crowds at the local shops and theatres.

Any news or events you wish to share with the Force? Please forward to:

JOHN ROBERT CHRISTOPHER
3D Video Task Force
(818) 863-9315
jrchristopher2007@yahoo.com

**** This Week’s Events Calendar Highlights & Late-Additions ****
(Unless otherwise noted, all events are FREE & open to the public)

*09/20-SCSC Movie Division Screening, Downtown L.A. (Admission fee)
*93/21-Filmmakers Alliance screening, Echo Park CA (Suggested donation)
*03/22-Alliance of Women Directors, “3D Evolution”, Beverly Hills CA (Admission Fee)
*03/23-Final Cut Pro Users Group meeting, Hollywood CA (Admission fee)
*03/23-L.A. Cinema Club meeting, Burbank CA (Free, membership available)
*03/24-L.A. Adobe Users Group meeting, Hollywood CA (Free)
*03/25-NewFilmmakers Monthly Screenings, Hollywood CA (Admission fee)
*03/25-Alpha Dogs Editor’s Lounge, Burbank CA (Free with RSVP)
*03/26-GLAWS Scriptwriting Critique Group, North Hollywood (Free)
*03/29-Video Symphony Pizza & Post, Burbank CA (Donation suggested)
*03/31thru04/02-168 Film Project, San Fernando & Glendale CA (Admission fees vary)

Sunday – March 20th – 3pm-?
SCSC 3D Movie Division monthly screening
“ORLOK THE VAMPIRE”
2009 3D conversion of  silent classic, NOSFERATU
General Admission: $10, parking fees also charged.
(Discounts for SCSC members & USC students)
Downtown Independent Theater, 251 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA
Info & RSVP: www.la3dclub.com

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Monday – March 21st – 7:30pm-?
Filmmakers Alliance Screening Series
Filmmakers Q&A, networking & refreshments
Echo Park Film Center, 1200 N.Alvarado St. (at Sunset Blvd), Los Angeles CA
Admission: $5, suggested donation
Info: www.filmmakersalliance.org or http://filmmakersalliance.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

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Tuesday – March 22nd – 7:30pm-?
Alliance of Women Directors presents
“3D Revolution – Art & Science of Directing 3D”
RealD, Clarity Theatre, 100 North Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills CA 90210
Open to the public
$10, AWD members ($20, non-members; $15, PGA, WIF, WBC, IDA & students)
Info: www.AllianceOfWomenDirectors.org
RSVP & tickets:rsvp@AllianceOfWomenDirectors.org

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Wednesday – March 23rd – 6:30pm-?
Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group
Presentations, Q&A and networking
Guests: Academy Award-winning editor, Alan Heim
Barnsdall Art Park Gallery Theater, 4800 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
Admission: $5 (RSVP requested)
Info & RSVP: www.lafcpug.org or (323) 644-6272

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Wednesday – March 23rd – 7:30pm-?
Los Angeles Cinema Club & Video Workshop
Fourth-Wednesdays, monthly (except December)
Screenings, filmmaker Q&A and networking
Little White Chapel Social Hall, 1711 N. Avon St., Burbank CA
(East of Hollywood Way & Jeffries, South of Victory Blvd)
Free & open to the public (Annual membership available)
Info: www.lacinemaclub.com

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Thursday – March 24th – 7pm-?
L.A. Adobe Users meeting
Q&A, demos & networking
Guest: dataTV’s Adam Bell on WordPress
Border Stylo, 727 Seward Street, Hollywood CA
Free admission & refreshments
Info: www.laadug.org

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Friday – March 25th – 6pm-?
NewFilmmakers L.A. monthly screenings
*6pm-Short Subjects Program #1
*7:45pm-Short Subjects Program #1
*9:15pm-Feature presentation: TOGETHERNESS SUPREME
Receptions between & after screenings
Sunset Gower Studios, 1438 N. Gower St., Hollywood CA
Admission fees vary ($5-up). Memberships available
Info, tickets & submissions: www.NFMLA.org

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Friday – March 25th – 7pm-?
Alpha Dogs’ monthly Editor’s Lounge
Networking, demos & Industry presentations
Annual pre-NAB experts panel
Key Code Media, 270 South Flower Street, Burbank, CA
Free admission (RSVP requested, with names of guests)
Info & RSVP: editorslounge.com or (818) 729-9262

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Saturday – March 26th – 4:30pm-6:30pm
Greater Los Angeles Writers Society Screenwriting Workshop
Read & critique original screenplays-in-progress
Moderated by Dan Watanabe & Frank Zanca
L.A. Valley College, Monarch Hall, #104, 5800 Fulton Ave., Valley Glen CA
Free and open to the public, annual membership available
GLAWS membership required for script submission
Info & RSVP: email Dan Watanabe, watanabedan-glaws@yahoo.com

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Sunday – March 27th – 3pm-6pm
3D Video Task Force meeting
Networking, project updates & Think Tank sessions
Video Symphony, 266 E. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA
(across from the Town Center & AMC theatres)
Free and open to the public
Unrestricted free parking at 239 E. Palm St. & adjacent structures

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Tuesday – March 29th – 7pm-9pm
Pizza & Post monthly mixer
Industry Q&A – 5 Guys Named Moe’s Glen Matisoff & Seth Krugliak
Free admission & refreshments
(Suggested donation, $5 includes beer & pizza)
Video Symphony, 266 E. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA
(across from the Town Center & AMC theatres)
Free parking at 239 E. Palm St. & adjacent structures
Info: www.videosymphony.com
RSVP: pizza_and_post@vs.edu

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Thursday thru Saturday – March 31st thru April 2nd – TBA
“Second Chances” – 168 Film Festival 2011
80 Films, 3 Days, 2 Locations
*03/31 & 04/01 – Hope Theatre, 214 N. Maclay Ave, San Fernando, CA 91340
*04/02 – Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale, CA 91203
Admission prices vary, Festival Pass available
Info: www.168project.com

**** 3D Movies in local Theatres ****

Now Playing:
LORD OF THE DANCE 3D (Digital 3D) (Limited Engagement)
CARMEN IN 3D (Digital 3D) (Limited Engagement)
MARS NEEDS MOMS (IMAX & Digital 3D)
JUSTIN BIEBER Never Say Never (Digital 3D)
HUBBLE 3D (IMAX 3D – California Science Museum & IMAX Digital)
BUGS! IN 3D (California Science Museum IMAX 3D)
UNDER THE SEA 3D (California Science Museum IMAX 3D)

Upcoming 3D releases:
03/25 – SUCKER PUNCH (IMAX)  (Digital 3D release postponed)
04/08 – RIO (IMAX & Digital 3D)
04/08 – BORN TO BE WILD 3D (IMAX 3D)
05/13 – PRIEST (Digital 3D)
05/06 – THOR (Digital 3D)
05/20 – PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN On Stranger Tides (IMAX & Digital 3D)
05/27 – KUNG FU PANDA 2 The Kaboom Of Doom (IMAX & Digital 3D)
05/27 – ARABIA 3D (IMAX 3D)
06/17 – GREEN LANTERN (Digital 3D)
06/24 – CARS 2 (IMAX & Digital 3D)

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Now on 3D Blu-Ray and DVD:

YOGI BEAR (BluRay 3D) (03/22/11)
MEGAMIND (BluRay 3D) (Samsung bundle voucher)
KENNY CHESNEY Summer In 3D (BluRay 3D)
DEEP OCEAN EXPERIENCE (BluRay 3D, U.K. import)
DINOSAURS Giants Of Patagonia (BluRay 3D)
ULTIMATE WAVE TAHITI 3D (BluRay 3D)
ALPHA AND OMEGA (BluRay 3D and Anaglyph combo, French import)
LOVER’S GUIDE (BluRay 3D, U.K. import)
CHILD’S EYE (BluRay 3D, Hong Kong import)
BEAR (BluRay 3D, German import)
PAUL CARRACK Live In 3D (BluRay 3D, Panasonic U.K. exclusive)
CORAL FISH (BluRay 3D, U.K. import)
SHARKS 3D (BluRay 3D, U.K. & France imports)
DOLPHINS & WHALES 3D Tribes Of The Ocean (BluRay 3D, U.K. & French imports)
OCEAN WONDERLAND (BluRay 3D, U.K. & French imports)
WILD OCEAN 3D (BluRay 3D)
IMAX 3D Bundle (BluRay 3D)
SAW The Final Chapter (BluRay 3D)

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Now available 3D-online downloads (PSN, Vudu, etc.)

DARK COUNTRY (PlayStation Network)
SPOOKS! (PlayStation Network)
PARDON MY BACKFIRE (PlayStation Network)
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT 3D (PlayStation Network)
MAD MAGICIAN (PlayStation Network)
MEET THE ROBINSONS
STEP UP 3D
RESIDENT EVIL After Life

[Press Release]

SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced Thor™: God of Thunder and Captain America™: Super Soldier, scheduled for release this spring and summer, will feature eye-popping stereoscopic 3D graphics on the Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system platforms. Additionally, both games will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS™ system later in the year as an immersive new handheld 3D experience.

“Playing as Captain America with bullets whizzing past in stereoscopic 3D and having a titanic Frost Giant charge straight at you in Thor will bring an unprecedented level of adrenaline to the gameplay experience,” commented Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA of America. “When you combine the triple threat of epic gameplay, hall of fame franchises from Marvel, and outstanding 3D visuals, it’s clear that Thor: God of Thunder and Captain America: Super Soldier comprise a new class of Super Hero game.”

Both games, which will also be available at launch on the Wii™ system and Nintendo DS™ handheld system, feature original third-person adventures written in conjunction with Marvel scribes.

Creating interactive epics that stand on their own, the games share lead actors and a visual universe with the films based on the same Marvel franchises. Both games will support multiple 3D modes, including anaglyph Color mode utilizing red- and blue-lensed glasses for conventional displays. For active shutter glasses and 3D televisions, the games provide Side-by-Side and Top-Bottom modes, and on PlayStation 3, the higher resolution Frame Packing mode for HDMI 1.4 3D displays is supported.

In Thor: God of Thunder, scheduled to street on May 3, 2011, players will play as Thor while battling through several of the Nine Realms to save his homeland of Asgard. Players will wield the iconic Mjölnir, Thor’s legendary hammer, to fight enemies on an immense scale while controlling the elemental storm powers of lightning, thunder, and wind to vanquish enemies. The sweeping vistas, Thor’s devastating hammer throws, and the explosive elemental effects of Thor’s godlike powers will be especially powerful when viewed in 3D.

Captain America: Super Soldier, scheduled for release on July 19, 2011, transports players to the darkest days of World War II to face the Red Skull and his Hydra army in an epic action adventure. Playing as Captain America and wielding his legendary shield, gamers will engage in free-flowing combat and acrobatic platforming to infiltrate Hydra’s mysterious castle and battle the infamous Iron Cross, the forces of Hydra, and a host of nefarious enemies serving the Red Skull. As the First Avenger himself, players must defeat the evil scientist Arnim Zola and his wartime experiments, combining shield attacks and powerful melee combos to devastating effect. Aside from rich 3D visuals, players will gain gameplay benefits from 3D platform environments inside the castle, with the ability to discern depth aiding in judging leaps from one platform or pole to another.

Both titles will be available for Nintendo 3DS in conjunction with the movie DVD releases later in the year, with action-packed adventures that provide players a new way to experience Thor and Captain America in 3D.

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