Posts Tagged ‘3d film contest’

We’re really excited to announce that our award winning 3D short film  “FourPlay” is one of the 10 finalists who will have their work included on a Sony 3D Blu-ray disc to be distributed free with 3D enabled TV’s and Blu-ray players!

The Sony 3D World competition had submissions from across the globe including entries from as far afield as Japan to New Zealand, Canada and Mexico. The winning entries were decided by a judging panel including Buzz Hays, senior vice president of Sony’s 3D technology center in California, 3D film director Julian Napier, Lee Danskin, training and development director at Escape Studios, Sony Europe’s Richard Palk and members of the editorial team at Future Publishing’s 3D World magazine.

The prize, as well as being included on the 3D Blu-ray to be distributed to millions of potential viewers, includes as Sony Bravia LX900 3D TV for all of the top ten entrants, with the top three winning a matching BDV-F700 Blu-ray disc home cinema system.

Our entry “FourPlay” was an updated version with most of the animations improved or in some cases completely replaced by new animations. The video was also converted to 24p and had to have all the audio re-sequenced in order to match the 24 frame rate. We will update the site when the full HD 1080p dual stream stereo version is available on the Sony 3D Blu-ray disc.

Thanks go out to the organisers at 3D World, Sony and the panel of judges!

 The LA3DClub has teamed up with the Downtown Independent Theater to present screenings of independent 3-D movies in Los Angeles.

On Sunday, August 29th, 2010, at 3pm we will be presenting a special FREE afternoon showcase of independent 3-D shorts including Enhanced Dimensions Award winning FourPlay.

Included in the screening will be selections from the recent 7th Annual LA 3-D Movie Festival, and the top award winners from previous LA 3-D Movie Fests and competitions. Don’t miss this opportunity to see some of the most innovative 3-D short films from around the world. The screening will be followed by a potluck BBQ reception at the Downtown Independent’s rooftop bar.

In addition to the free afternoon showcase screening, at 7:30pm we will be presenting a special rare showing of the 35mm 3-D feature Rottweiler, and a Q&A with stereo 3-D legends Lenny Lipton and Chris Condon. For more information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146693255355183

3-D Short Film Showcase
Sunday, August 29th, 2010, 3:00pm
Downtown Independent Theater
251 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

Admission to the event is FREE!

It’s been another exciting day with our “FourPlay 3D” Video being featured on iGoogle.co.uk as one of their spotlight videos. In addition to being the featured YouTube partner yesterday our 3d videos are getting a significant increase in the number of views. Some facts and figures will follow shortly… I bet you can’t wait.

Check out our 3d Videos on youTube.

Sources from the 3D World Magazine & Sony 3D competition have noted via their forum that around 50 entries were received for the 3d short film competition. Entries came from all over the globe, including  Japan, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico and the UK. The good news is, as there are over 50 prizes up for grabs, everyone should get some prize to reward their efforts.

The original plan was to announce the winner at this week’s SIGGRAPH and to showcase the winners there, however the sheer volume of entries has delayed this. Steve from 3D World via the forum said that he expected the winners to be announced once they get back from LA. With SIGGRAPH closing at the end of this week hopefully that means everyone who entered should be hearing in early August.

Find out more about the Sony 3D World Competition.

The celebrity highlife that I lead in the stereo 3d world has gained me some coverage in out local newspaper.

The Edinburgh Evening News reports on my recent InvaZion Award win for “FourPlay 3D” and involvement with the independent feature currently in development: “Electric Man“. Fortunately online they haven’t used my photograph so I can remain an international man of mystery.

Read more here.

A sock-puppet based Zombie yarn entitled “Zombie Asockalypse” triumphed at last nights teamFudge Short-Film Feast in Edinburgh.

The short film contest final held in Scotland’s most haunted pub, Banshee Labyrinth, had ten short films ranging from a documetary on the enjoyment of knitting in the pub to the aforementioned “Night of The Living Dead” parody played out by a variety of odd socks.

My own favourite of the night was definitely “Gecko Blaster” the spinal tap-ish tale of a punk/hardcore band and their 30 second (“Not 29, not 31, just 30 second”) songs. Well acted and shot this had a few genuine laughs for me – not least their track “Throw it oot the windae!” that surely must be destined to become a classic.

Thanks to teamFudge for organising the event and to the filmmakers who made it an entertaining evening…even if I did miss Spain v Germany for it!