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LA 3D Movie Festival: Stereoscopic Work from USC School of Cinematic Arts

5.12.2011

[email from Perry Hoberman]

Sunday May 15 4pm
FREE Screening of Stereo 3D Work from USC SCA
at the Downtown Independent

The SCA Stereo 3D Lab (S3D@USC) is presenting a FREE screening of work at the LA3D Movie Festival’s Student Showcase on Sunday May 15, 2011 at 4pm. This is a unique opportunity to see all of the best STEREO 3D work produced at the School of Cinematic Arts on the Downtown Independent‘s big silver screen, with a state-of-the-art 3D projection system. The program features films, animation, games and more, produced over the past five years by students & faculty at the USC School of Cinematic Arts’ S3D@USC program, including projects by Melissa Bouwman, Perry Hoberman, Miguel Jiron, Andreas Kratky, Paul Shepherd, Lauren Fenton, Michael Annetta, Juli Griffo, Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Amanda Tasse, Ryan Coogler, and many more. Don’t miss it!

Osama death affects 3D film Crackers (Hindustan Times)

5.12.2011

 

[by Hindustan Times]

After the military encounter of Osama Bin Laden, director Anil Goyal has decided to change the climax of his 3D animation film Crackers, which is based on the 26/11 terror attacks and has references of the terrorist group Al Qaeda. Laden is a part of the film and now that he is dead, Goyal will need to alter certain portions. “Since it will take time to work on the additional animation, I have to push the date of release. It’s a time consuming process and I have to be as close to the truth as is possible in terms of the film’s content,” says Goyal.

 

Crackers, a 3D stereoscopic full-length animation feature film, was scheduled to release on May 20 under the banner of RTM Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

The terrorist attack on Mumbai on November 26 2008 is the prime motivation behind the film. The story revolves around four friends — Roxy, Gopu, Sexy Kate and Bolly — who were in the city during the attack, and how they rescue themselves and help others survive. The real identity of the four friends is the climax.

See the original post here: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Osama-death-affects-3D-film-Crackers/Article1-694158.aspx

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Specification for Naming VFX Image Sequences Released

ETC’s VFX Working Group has published a specification for best practices naming image sequences such as plates and comps. File naming is an essential tool for organizing the multitude of frames that are inputs and outputs from the VFX process. Prior to the publication of this specification, each organization had its own naming scheme, requiring custom processes for each partner, which often resulted in confusion and miscommunication.

The new ETC@USC specification focuses primarily on sequences of individual images. The initial use case was VFX plates, typically delivered as OpenEXR or DPX files. However, the team soon realized that the same naming conventions can apply to virtually any image sequence. Consequently, the specification was written to handle a wide array of assets and use cases.

To ensure all requirements are represented, the working group included over 2 dozen participants representing studios, VFX houses, tool creators, creatives and others.  The ETC@USC also worked closely with MovieLabs to ensure that the specification could be integrated as part of their 2030 Vision.

A key design criteria for this specification is compatibility with existing practices.  Chair of the VFX working group, Horst Sarubin of Universal Pictures, said: “Our studio is committed to being at the forefront of designing best industry practices to modernize and simplify workflows, and we believe this white paper succeeded in building a new foundation for tools to transfer files in the most efficient manner.”

This specification is compatible with other initiatives such as the Visual Effects Society (VES) Transfer Specifications. “We wanted to make it as seamless as possible for everyone to adopt this specification,” said working group co-chair and ETC@USC’s Erik Weaver. “To ensure all perspectives were represented we created a team of industry experts familiar with the handling of these materials and collaborated with a number of industry groups.”

“Collaboration between MovieLabs and important industry groups like the ETC is critical to implementing the 2030 Vision,” said Craig Seidel, SVP of MovieLabs. “This specification is a key step in defining the foundations for better software-defined workflows. We look forward to continued partnership with the ETC on implementing other critical elements of the 2030 Vision.”

The specification is available online for anyone to use.

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