P3D 3D Movie/Video competition

[Lawrence W Kaufman <kaufman3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Reminder: Only about a week remains to get your entries in for the
3rD EVER 3D MOVIE/VIDEO COMPETITION!

Contact: Lawrence Kaufman, mailtokaufman3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
or John Hart, mailto:MOVIES3D@xxxxxxx

The 3D Movie/Video division of the Stereo (photography) Club of
Southern California (SCSC) is pleased to again sponsor their one-
of-a-kind event - The 3rD Ever 3D (Stereoscopic) Movie/Video
Competition AKA The 1999 3D International Movie/Video Exhibition.
Started three years ago, as a one time event, the competition quickly
turned into an annual affair. The competition was the brain-child of
Dr. John E. Hart, the driving force behind the SCSC 3D Movie/Video
Division. This special interest group has been meeting for sixteen
years. The competition was begun to motivate the members of his club
to dust off their various movie/video cameras and produce a new 3D
epic. The idea for the competition was an inspiration and has created
a world-wide interest. The timing seemed perfect, with all the interest
in Liquid Crystal shutter glasses, due to their use with computer games
and 3D stereoscopic computer animation.

Initially, The SCSC 3D Movie/Video Division had no idea what
kind of response the competition would receive. There were several
3D films and videos that had been made over the years by the different
members, so they knew there would be at least a few entries. The
SCSC 3D Movie/Video Division meets quarterly, so the rules began
to be ironed out as much as a year before the competition. The first
year news of the competition was mainly by word of mouth, with a
little help by the Internet. With twenty entries the first year, there
was a limit of one entry by each individual, so the competition would
only spotlight the best work of each individual.

Submissions will be judged on image quality within the limitations
of the format, creativity, 3D effect, editing and story. Pre-screening
will be allowed (10-minute rule). Again this year the judges are
expected to have a tough time picking the first, second and third
place winners, plus the honorable mentions and accepted entries.
The SCSC 3D Movie/Video division is proud to have three very
notable judges again this year:

Bill Warren, (Los Angeles, CA) is the author of "Keep Watching
the Skies", which has been called "the most authoritative work on
the fantasy cinema." and "Set Visits: Interviews with 32 Horror
and Science Fiction Filmmakers", Mr.Warren is a contributing
editor of "Leonard Maltin's Movie and Video Guide" and Maltin's
"Family Film Guide." He has written and contributed to numerous
science fiction magazines and books. He was the Hollywood
correspondent for the French television series "Fantasy" and
was the "sysop" for the ShowBiz area on Genie, the commercial
computer service. He still reviews films for Genie, and for the online
service Los Angeles Circles as well.

John A. Rupkalvis, (Burbank, CA) whose company StereoScope
International developed the StereoScope(R) lenses and optical
system in 1972. His system has been used in numerous 3D motion
pictures and he has served as a ‘Stereoscopic Consultant’ on numerous
films, including “Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn” (1983),
“Terminator 2 3-D” (1996) and “The Creeps” (1997). Mr. Rupkalvis
is a member of The Stereo Club of Southern California (since 1982).

Tony Alderson (North Hollywood, CA) is a visual effects artist and
partner in AI Effects, Inc.  He has been a stereographer for some
25 years, and is especially known for his stereo conversions of comics
and 2D photos, beginning with "Battle for a Three Dimensional World"
in 1982. His first motion picture credit was for stereoscopic rotoscope
animation on "Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn” (1983).
More recent credits include the miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon"
and "Noah's Ark." Mr. Alderson is a member of The Stereo Club of
Southern California (since 1981) and a past SCSC president (1983-84).

SCSC is excited, that again (for the third year), VRex, Inc: "The 3D
Stereoscopic Imaging Company" (website: http://www.vrex.com)
will supply one of their fabulous VR-2100 High Brightness 3D
Stereoscopic Video Projectors to display the competition's field-
sequential videotape entries (the kind you ordinarily have to view
with LC Shutter glasses) and to show winning entries. VRex
projectors have the ability to take any NTSC, S-VHS, VHS or
computer RGB input and project it onto a screen in spectacular
stereoscopic 3D. If the input is field-sequential stereo, the projector
converts it to a brilliant, sharp image that has NO FLICKER and can
be shown on an aluminum-surfaced screen for viewing with ordinary
45/45 polarized spectacles! The magic that makes this possible is
VRex's micro-polarizers, which are applied internally to each raster
line, thereby making the left and right views capable of being
displayed nearly simultaneously, rather than having to interrupt one
image in order to display the other. Other parts of the circuitry
convert the input alternating images to a continuous display. An
on-screen menu allows you to use a remote control for adjusting
such things as input source, picture brightness, contrast, color tint
and color saturation, as well as changing the right/left stereo
polarity, sound level, bass/treble, plus several other sophisticated
onscreen, controllable features. Their projectors are the most
brilliant choice in 3D projection when you need super-high
brightness for wide-screen presentations.

Eligibility for the competition is limited to films or videos produced
by the entrant. Only one entry per format per entrant, previous
entries are not eligible for this years competition. SCSC is equipped
to project the following formats: 16mm Bolex/Elgeet, Super 8,
Elmo/Powell, Pulfrich 3D S-VHS (NTSC) or VHS (NTSC)
video, anaglyph 3D S-VHS (NTSC) or VHS (NTSC) video,
S-VHS (NTSC) or VHS (NTSC) alternate-field video (standard
play speed). Please write or call about other formats.

The 3rD Ever 3D Movie/Video Competition is Photographic
Society of America (PSA) recognized (PSA website:
http://www.psa-photo.org). The PSA Gold Medal will be
awarded to the best of show, the PSA Silver and Bronze
medals will go to the 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. Again,
as in the past VRex, Inc: The Stereoscopic Imaging Company
(website: http://www.vrex.com) 85 Executive Blvd, Elmsford,
NY 10523; (888)VR Surfer, (914) 345-8877 or Fax: (914)
345-8772,  will supply some fabulous prizes. Other companies
that have supported our past competitions and are expected to
do so in the future include: 3DTV Corporation,  1863 Pioneer
Pkwy. E. 303, Springfield, Oregon 97477, (415) 680-1678,
(website: http://www.3dmagic.com);  NuVision Technologies,
Inc, 1815 NW 169th Place, # 3060, Beaverton, Oregon 97006,
(503)614-9100  (website: http://www.nuvision3d.com);
StereoGraphics Corp, 2171 East Francisco Boulevard, San Frael,
CA 94901 (415)459-4500 (website: http://www.stereographics.com);
Reel 3-D Enterprises, PO Box 2368, Culver City, CA 90231,
(310)837-2368 (website: http://www.stereoscopy.com/reel3d);
The 3-D Zone, P.O. Box 741159, L.A., CA 90004, (213)662-3831
(http://www.ray3dzone.com) and MegageM Digital Media, 1903
Adria Street, Santa Maria, CA 93454-1011; (805)349-1104
(website: http://www.megagem.com).

The judging for the 3rD Ever 3D (Stereoscopic) Movie/Video
Competition AKA The 1999 International 3D Movie/Video
Exhibition will commence at Noon on August 7, 1999, at the
Longley Way School, 2601 Longley Way at Las Tunas,
Arcadia, CA 91007 (website: http://www.ausd.k12.ca.us/lw).
The showing of the winners will follow at the same location
on the evening of August 7, 1999. Videos and films will be
projected and viewed using regular polarized 3D glasses,
available at the showing (or bring your own).

For more information, check the competition website:
http://home.earthlink.net/~campfire/movcomp.html or the SCSC
website: http://home.earthlink.net/~campfire
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Thanks for the time,
Lawrence Kaufman, mailto:kaufman3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
SCSC website: http://home.earthlink.net/~campfire
SCSC eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/group/scsc


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