P3D Re: Viewmaster Reels

[Mary Ann & Wolfgang Sell <vmmasell@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Tom Wrote
> Is anyone on this list contracted to photograph or converge images for
> current viewmaster reels?

I have done the photography for the US Air Force Museum as well as some
of the NSA packets.
 
> Every so often I see new viewmaster reels being sold, some are
> "cartoons", some are "minature sets", and others are a mixture of
> "minature sets with cartoon characters".
> Most of new ones I've seen are Disney or Muppets.
> Does Viewmaster (or Tyco, I think now) hire a professional 3D
> photographer to photograph the
> filming of a movie ("101 Dalmations", "Muppet Treasure Island" or "Toy
> Story") to be used for a 3-reel set?

All the sets are done by View-Master Staff Photographers.
It is now Fisher-Price that owns View-Master.
 
> Or do they have they're own miniture set-makers and photographers?

Miniture Sets are no longer done (they had 4 artists on staff in days
past). Its ALL computer now. 

> It's one thing if they do "2d-3d conversions"(layers), but like "Toy
> Story", if you look at those reels, they looked like they were
> photographed "on the set"- meaning they're not "2d-3d" conversions, all
> characters are rounded and have depth as though they were really
> photographed in 3D.

The Toy Story movie was done on computer so there was no set to get
onto.
View-Master is just getting better at the conversions, also done on
computer. They have staff that does this.

> Quite impressive. :)

Yes, it is very impressive, and I hope Fisher-Price keeps it up in the
future.

Scenic subjects ( other than movie /TV ) are mostly done by Charlie
VanPelt, if you check our web site under Scenic Titles you can order
directly from him. Most of these are normaly "on site only" titles. 
http://www.cinti.net/~vmmasell

Hope this info helps.

Wolfgang Sell


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