Panasonic will demonstrate 3D filmmaking equipment, including a new underwater housing unit for the company’s indie pro 3D camcorder, at this week’s Blue Ocean Film Festival & Conservation Summit for underwater filmmakers, marine researchers and conservation leaders in Monterey, Ca..
The company, which is the official 3D sponsor of the festival running today (Tuesday) through Sunday, Aug. 29, at the Portola Hotel & Spa, will demonstrate a new underwater housing for the 3DA1 — the professional camcorder targeted at independent filmmakers — that will allow videographers to capture life beneath the surface of the ocean in full HD 3D.
Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, Panasonic’s Chief Technology Officer for North America, will be among the featured panelists at the Panasonic-sponsored panel discussion “3D: Nature’s New Dimension” at 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 27.
Tsuyuzaki will also join the discussion on the following Panasonic-sponsored panel at 10:30 a.m., “3D: Challenges and Opportunities.” That panel includes director Don Hahn of Walt Disney Pictures and Disneynature.
“Panasonic is proud to support the Blue Oceans Summit and have the opportunity to share with many of the world’s leading oceanographic filmmakers and experts our industry-leading work in 3D technology,” said Tsuyuzaki, who is on the board of directors of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Ca.
“We are very excited to have Panasonic as an official sponsor…,” said Debbie Kinder, CEO / Executive Director, Blue Oceans Film Festival. “The arrival of the 3D era is a very exciting time for the talented film makers that participate in Blue Oceans…”
Also on display will be the VT25 Series of 3D Viera plasma HDTVs and 3D Blu-ray Disc players. One summit attendee will win a Panasonic Full HD 3D Viera Home Theater System, which includes a Viera VT25 Series Plasma, Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Disc Player and four pairs of Panasonic Active Shutter 3D Eyewear.
The festival also provides the public the opportunity to experience the world’s largest collection of ocean films, including the Thursday evening screening of the Disneynature film “Oceans,” which was released last April in conjunction with Earth Day. Hahn will introduce that film.
— By Scott Hettrick