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The Wonders of 3D

Sunday June 5th- Day One Only - For 3D enthusiasts and then also a superb overview forward and prerequisite for professionals who wish to continue onto the Certification on Monday

History of S3D (Stereoscopic 3D)
Why is 3D the technology of today?
Human Vision and Depth Perception.
Stereoscopic Display Technology.
S3D Presentation Problems.
Basic requirements for 3D production.
Side By Side Rigs, the landscape and panorama tool.
Beam Splitter Rigs, the 3D industry workhorse.
Low cost monitoring options.
Camera Options.
Rig assembly and alignment.
Rig conversion from Beam Splitter to Side by Side.
Basic Filming Principles, Shooting Parallel, Shooting Converged.
Shooting using the Derobe Method (fast and reliable method for easy 3D).

$50.00- 3D Enthusiast Sunday Only refundable with a purchase at Samy's of $500.00

$500.00 For Both Days and includes 3D Operator Certification by Alister. THIS IS FREE with purchase of a Hurricane 3D Rig between now and the Day of the event. It will not be offered free again.

Instructors Bio:
Alister Chapman is a freelance DoP/producer/editor/stereographer…. jack of all trades perhaps, that has worked in broadcast television since 1984. He studied electronics to degree level and his first job was helping design microwave links for TV outside broadcasts. Today he is highly regarded as a stereographer, DoP and trainer.
In 1986 he started experimenting with fitting video cameras into Rally and Race cars as part of his hobby as a rally driver. A production company called BHP saw the revolutionary work he was doing and offered him a job developing in car cameras and filming motor racing. At the time BHP provided almost all of the BBC's motorsports programmes. After a couple of years at BHP he went freelance in order to concentrate more on camera work and less on mini-cams. That was in 1990 and he has been freelance ever since. Along the way Alister has worked as a cameraman and editor making sports magazine shows for satellite television. During this period he used a broad range of cameras and equipment from 16mm film, BetacamSP, Digibeta and the early days of DVCAM.
Then in 1999 Alister got a commission from National Geographic to produce a one hour special about Tornado Chasing.
Alister filmed and produced the program which aired internationally (Twister Tours) and was a big hit. This introduced Alister to severe and extreme weather. Since then he has specialised in filming natures extremes and this has taken Alister up to the Arctic in winter to shoot the Northern lights, to the deserts of Arizona for monsoon thunderstorms as well as countless tornado and hurricane chasing adventures. His dramatic high quality footage is used in all kinds of programmes from kids TV shows to BBC natural history and even a few feature films. It's quite likely that you will have seen it somewhere tucked away within a TV show, museum exhibition or web clip of some kind.
Don't get the wrong idea, Alister doesn't just shoot the weather! He continues to shoot occasional motor sports events as well as a lot of airshows and aviation programmes. He also works on a large number of corporate videos every year and in 2004 Alister started working shooting projects in 3D using a Nu-View stereoscopic camera adapter. In the past 5 years Alister has made many big budget stereoscopic 3D programmes using stereoscopic camera rigs to his own designs. In 2010 Alister teamed up with equipment manufacturer Genus, to produce a low cost, but high quality 3D rig, based on a design that he developed for storm chasing and documentary productions. Alister has many highly regarded stereoscopic productions to his name as either camera operator, stereographer or S3D consultant. S3D clients include Sony, Toyota, IBM, and Discovery/IMAX. As well as shooting S3D he also runs introductory workshops for those interested in getting a better understanding of how 3D works.
In the last 12 months Alister has consulted on major 3D projects for New York museums, shot 3D cinema commercials, worked with the military, provided stock footage to over 30 different clients, produced corporate videos and filmed for the BBC, Sky, NBC and Discovery. In between all this he has run many workshops on video production techniques all around the world. He also writes technical articles and his blog, xdcam-user.com <http://xdcam-user.com> has over 50,000 readers. Alister say's "When I started out as a cameraman I found it very difficult to learn about how to set up cameras. In some respects this is seen as a bit of a dark art, not because it's technically difficult, but because it is very subjective. Over the years I have learnt a vast amount about cameras, filming techniques and related equipment. Now I wish to share some of that knowledge and encourage others to delve into their cameras menus and get the most from what for many people is a considerable investment."

Registration:
Pre-registration is required for this class or workshop. To register, please use the "Add to Cart" link above or call the Samy's Digital Institute at 323-456-4564. Please call or email us at edu@samys.com if you have any questions regarding this class.

Refunds & Cancellations:
Enrollment is limited, therefore your commitment is important to us. If you must withdraw from a workshop, we provide this refund policy: A $25 administrative fee will be charged on all cancellations. If you cancel 24-72 hours prior to the start of the workshop, we will retain 50% of the total workshop fee, unless we are able to fill your spot. If you cancel 24 hours or less prior to the start date of the workshop, we will retain 100% of the workshop fee unless we are able to fill your spot. No refunds are given once the workshop begins.

If you miss 1 - 2 classes of a workshop, you may sit in on those missed classes during the next session as long as space permits.

On occasion we may cancel a class because of low enrollment and/or unforeseen professional conflict on the part of the instructor. Should this be the case, al monies will be refunded in full. We do not take responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, so please buy a refundable ticket if you are coming from outside of Los Angeles.