Can You Make a Live-Action 3D Movie on a Budget?

It's been known for a while now (at least since the 2005 release of Chicken Little) that animated films do especially well in 3D versions. But the success of recent 3D projects like U23D, and especially Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour — which opened to a stunning $31 million weekend on a relative handful of digital 3D screens in the U.S. — has many in Hollywood taking another look at the feasibility of 3D for live action, especially on a tight budget.


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Left: Is this the smallest stereo camera system in existence? Above: The SI-2K Mini stereo rig mounted atop the MK-V AR camera-stabilization system

Left: Is this the smallest stereo camera system in existence? Above: The SI-2K Mini stereo rig mounted atop the MK-V AR camera-stabilization system

A front view of the rig. Photos by Geoff Boyle; courtesy Silicon Imaging

A front view of the rig. Photos by Geoff Boyle; courtesy Silicon Imaging

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where can a buy a 3D videocamara.
Posted by ALEX on Sunday, July 20, 2008 @ 09:25 PM

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