B. Sean Fairburn
Rolemodel@earthlink.net

Represented by Jacob & Kole
Agent Steve Jacob
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The World of 3D


3D offers a new and truly amazing way to view images and will be consumed in many forms.

Movie Theaters will always have the best 3D impact but markets for HDTV's and Computers will also have many viewers. In addition to that you can download 3D content on Cell phones and enjoy a music Video or 3D animation.

This is great for the penetration of content as Theaters and TV manufacturers build in that capability into all new products.
The element that needs to be considered is the Screen size to Viewer distance. Its simple Geometry but it makes a big difference and will help the 3D images Pop or be flat and less impressive.

First take a look at a 40 ft screen in a Movie theatre, if you sit 2.5 screen heights away and your eyes are 2.75 inches apart
that is a ratio of Viewer distance Viewer IO and Screen size 175-1 (Screen 175 your eyes 1). Now look at the same images on a 24 inch Computer screen on your desk.

The field of view may be similar but your IO distance is still 2.75 and in relationship is 9-1 (Screen 9 your eyes 1). In scale your eyes are much bigger and farther apart as the screen gets smaller watching the computer monitor than in the movie theatre. Now usually no big deal as when we watch movies its always a single lens shooting and projecting a single eyes worth of information but with 3D the second eye provides the depth that our brains put together as a 3D scene. The bottom line is that for each range of display size the footage will need to be corrected to maintain the effectiveness of the 3D. 40 ft screen down to 6 ft screen can work but smaller size displays will need to be repurposed or shot with Wider IO in the first place. This will give the viewer the impression that the whole scene is miniature but that will be necessary to make it work.

The real challenge will be shooting 3D for display on Cell Phones where infinity is entirely off the screen.

Be Blessed.




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