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Richard--"That's correct. But I'm talking about 4K in each eye." Even if you were able to get and produce 4K 3D, there is no way to show it other than stacked 4K polarized projectors, and I doubt if that exists in the commercial marketplace. Interesting idea, though.
All motion pictures and all television are digital now. Sometimes film is still used, but it's a digital industry. 4K is standard operating procedure. 6K and 8K are also widely used for capture and will become the standard soon. 4K capture helps a micro-budget indy sell to distributors. In fact 4K is a bigger selling advantage than 3D, although 3D is still perceived as an advantage in many territories. 4K is becoming commonplace in home video. There are many 4K | 3D combo packs:
As I said in the post above, 4K and 3D are options on the menu. An indy filmmaker really has to step up to the plate if he expects to get distribution. The rule of thumb is: GIVE DISTRIBUTORS WHAT THEY WANT. In 2018 they want 4K, 3D and HD options as well as projection codes -- i.e. a DCP. Commentaries, supplements and electronic press books have to be built-in. A distributor will decide to use it or not use it, but it has to be built-in when you deliver. But my films are really small, and if I don't get distributed, I'll just sell my brand on a website and through online retailers. I'll do everything that's expected of me to make money for my colleagues who give their time and effort, but if the film doesn't make money I'm not going to worry about it. I just want to make sure I shoot it right and proper.
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It appears that you have a lot of video industry knowledge, which is obviously a plus, and I hope you succeed.
Thanks. Forgive me if I sound like a know-it-all, but I have a lot of production experience. I know how to produce a program and a feature film, and I know how to put the product into the marketplace. I'm also an experienced writer and director with a practical working knowledge of all disciplines involved. I know all the camera setups. I haven't worked in the business in twenty years, and there is zero chance of ever getting back in, but I keep abreast. Right now I want to make some small humble films, personal films, stories I want to tell in a specific way. I write the scripts to give myself something to direct. They are not ambitious films. I don't have unrealistic expectations. But in the end, I want people to see them.
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My 3D experience started out with a Realist camera, viewer and 3D Realist projector. Still have the cameras and viewers. I then got into 3D video using the gopro 3+ twin genlocked camera system--almost impossible to find but some do show up n ebay now and then. Many of us 3D AVSforum junkies started that way. Also have a Sony TD-10, pocketable Panasonic 3D1, and Fuji W3. The TD-10 is the only one that gives decent video along with the gopro 3+ system.
I tinkered with the Stereo Realist as well. Fumbled over the slide-making which frankly drove me nuts. Sold all that on ebay years ago. I have several of the little digital 3D cameras. I've shot a number of events with my consumer-level 3D camcorders, trying out different approaches at the zoo and visits to the wax museum. Viewmaster was my first acquaintance with 3-D. I had hundreds of them when I was a kid. My favorites were the TV tie-ins like Batman, Dark Shadows, and Star Trek. I also collected foreign places that interested me. I have the Viewmaster projector and screen, a gift from a 3-D technologist who worked at Stereovision International. My first 3-D experience was the revival of House of Wax 3D in 1971. Saw it many, many times, and again when it was revived in 1981. I was a devoted ticket-buyer during the early 1980s 3-D Revival. I attended every screening at the World 3-D Film Expos in Hollywood in 2003, 2006 and 2013. I own about 200 3-D films on bluray, including the IMAX documentaries. I have a ton of 3-D footage people have shared with me.
Thanks for the link. I spoke with Tony at Radiant Images. Some of the stereo cameras on their website haven't been available for years. He says the 3D section needs to be revised. We went down the list of 3-D inventory, what's available and what the rates are. Right now they're renting stereo rigs for $1,500 a day and two 6K REDS for $1,000 a day. Matched lenses are an additional charge. They generally include Angenieux 30-60mm zooms. I love the brand but not the zooms or the f-stop. All in all this company is good to keep in mind, but so far out of my price range as to be no more than wishful thinking. I could buy equipment and own it for the prices they charge. Or, I could buy a house in Queens NY and convert it to a mini-studio with a two-story green cyc and a white cyc and a lighting grid overhead.