CHAPTER 1

Overview

 

 

 

“Postproduction (is) the most important element in the anatomy of filmmaking. It’s an art unto itself that structures the arc of your story… Frame by frame, with precision and skill, your canvas evolves its persona. Postproduction is the key to film magic or film mediocrity. From it comes your completed canvas, which is presented for all the world to see and critique.”

Robert Evans, from his book THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE

1.1 Stereoscopic 3D

Stereoscopic 3D (3D) is the art and science of capturing, processing and presenting to audiences two slightly different two-dimensional (2D) representations of a scene. These two representations can, under the right conditions, simulate key aspects of human visual experience. ...

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