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February 2012: "Highway to London 2012" enters production! An epic 52min documentary and a multi-platform 10x3min series in S3D about the preparation of the French athletes to the Olympics. Broadcasted on IMAX, Orange Sport, Orange 3D. Shot on RED Epic at 240fps, Freestyle Evolution 3D-rig with Polarization Killer (first use of the definitive version of the revolutionnary filter), and one of the world's first use of the GoPro Hero 2 3D mini-cameras !
Production & S3D: Parallell Cinéma; Directed by: Nicolas Thibault. Director of Photography: Gérard Stérin, AFC
January 2012 : Shooting of "Versailles 3D", pilot of the 30x52min documentary series in S3D "Kings of France 3D".
Directed by: François-Xavier Noulens Production: DPM S3D by: Parallell Cinéma DoP: Gérard Stérin, AFC First european use of the Panasonic AG3D-P1 3D camera.
December 2011: Shooting of "The Landlady 3D", a costume drama shot for the European pro training S3DCampus. The short film is the first use of our prototype "Polarization Killer", a specific-to-S3D filter developped for the blockbuster"The Amazing Spiderman" by our friend Eric Deren.
Directed by: David Steiner; DoP: Gérard Stérin, AFC; S3D by: the S3DCampus trainees, Parallell Cinéma, Eric Deren & Kommer Kleijn; Production: Avance Rapide & Parallell Cinéma
December 2011: "Highway to London 2012", our project of a S3D documentary about the preparation of the French athletes to the Olympics, recieved the support of the CNC (French "Ministry of Cinema"). This multi-platform show (IMAX, TV, smartphones) with high ambitions is a 52min film plus 10x3min films.
Décembre 2011: Our music video "Irma - I Know" wins "Best Music Video" at the 3D Stereo MEDIA 2011 festival!
The film wins in front of many amazing other clips, including the S3D music video of Linkin Park "Iridescent", original soundtrack of "Transformers 3"! I Know already won the Best Music Video Award at Dimension 3 2011. It can be seen 4 times a day La Géode IMAX screen (already 140000 visitors!) on Orange 3D, and on Nintendo 3DS game consoles!
November 2011: Our partner Artline Films gets support from the CNC (French "Ministry of Cinema") and from the Production New Technologies fund for "Sculpture 3D", a project we've been working on since this summer.
This 3x26min every year series for international channel Arte, in Stereo 3D, will portray the art of the great sculptors. The first episode (directed by Jean-Baptiste Mathieu; DoP: Gérard Stérin, AFC; stereography: Parallell Cinéma) will be Giacometti 3D. We're shooting end of January 2012.
October 2011 - Parallell Cinéma started the production of "La Seconde d'Après" ("+1s"), a S3D film directed by Cédric-Alexandre Saudinos. The short philosophical tale in the mood of Edgar Allan Poe received the help of Sony Europe and is using S3D in an innovative and spectacular way.
September 2011 - Nominations: "Best Foreign Film " and "Best Actor" at the Tulsa Film Festival (USA) for "The Third Way" starring Pascal Demolon, a 28-min cop story in stereo3D directed by Jean-Michel Tari. And the movie already won the Jury's Prize at Dimension 3 2011 in Paris !
About the stereography and the "Snorricam": cf American Cinematographer online, April 2011, Sonovision/Broadcast, May 2011, & Ecran Total, May 2011 (see page "press")
May 2011 - Two awards at Dimension 3 2011:
- Jury's prize for "The Third Way": 28min Thriller, directed by Jean-Michel Tari. Prod: Kafard Films, Stereography: Parallell Cinéma. cf articles in American Cinematographer online, Sonovision, etc. May 2011 (cf "press") - Best Music Videoclip for "Irma - I know". Label: MyMajorCompany. Broadcast: Orange TV (2D & 3D), Orange Web, La Géode.
May 2011 - David Guetta's F*** Me I'm Famous
Stereography for David Guetta's giant concert at Le Zénith, in Paris. Includes the use of a 3D steadicam on stage and of ultra-compact GoPro Hero 3D cameras. Amazing result! Prod: M6 Events & Steadifilms, Stereography: Parallell Cinéma.
May 2011 - Concert in Salle Pleyel
Stereography for the first concert in Salle Pleyel to be shot in S3D, the first of a series of five. 11 stereo cameras were used, broadcast in 34 countries. Prod: BeeFree / Orchestre de Paris. Director: Fabien Remblier / BeeFree. Stereo: Parallell Cinéma.
April 2011 - Genie in the House
Stereography of a pilot of the first feature adapted from famous English TV-series Genie in the House (Nickelodeon). It was the first use of the Genus Hurricane 3D-rig.
March 2011 - OM-PSG for Canal+
Canal+'s Head Stereographer on OM-PSG, the single most important soccer game of the year (10 3D cameras, 4 2D-3D cameras), and stereo technical consultant for Canal+ ever since.
January 2011- Stereo 3D Filmmaking: The Complete Interactive Course
The reference course on Stereo 3D. Available in English or French. 14h of content, including 10h in S3D, interviews with the best experts, all the techniques. Produced and directed by Parallell Cinéma. Winner Dimension 3 2010 in the "3D interactive" and "Education" categories. |
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