3D Society Century Award for IMAX, RealD, DLP
IMAX, RealD and Texas Instruments DLP Cinema will each receive a Century Award for their historical achievement at the International 3D Society‘s first annual Stereoscopic 3D Technology Awards in October. The Century Award is the highest honor bestowed by the membership of the International 3D Society and a blue ribbon panel of stereoscopic experts. The [...]
Digital Media Pipeline Sept. 15
Executives from Best Buy, DISH Networks, Image Entertainment, Lionsgate, Microsoft, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., and YouTube will be part of the second annual conference called “Digital Media Pipeline ’10: The Business of Digital Entertainment,” presented by the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) on Sept. [...]
ESPN’s Burns at 3D Ent. Summit
ESPN VP of strategic business planning and development Bryan Burns will outline the sports network’s commitment to 3D at the third annual 3D Entertainment Summit Sept. 16. Burns will speak on “Turning The Corner From SD to HD to 3D,” one of four panels in the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s conference programming block called [...]
Panasonic presents underwater 3D
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 [...]
3D Society Tech Awards Oct. 19
The International 3D Society’s Stereoscopic 3D Technology Awards will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Mann’s Chinese Theatre. The 3D Technology Awards honor technological achievement in the stereoscopic medium — mainly cinema, television, special venue, themed attractions, video games, PC and other media. Also to be recognized are individuals and organizations that [...]
National 3D Demo Days Sept. 10-12
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and ESPN have teamed up to create National 3D Demo Days, a weekend of 3DTV programming events and demonstrations in retail locations. ESPN 3D will provide continual 3D programming nationwide from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET Sept. 10-12. A recent study conducted by CEA found 64% of sales associates [...]
Cameron talks Avatar at Blu-Con 11/2
James Cameron and his producer Jon Landau will share a conversation about “Avatar” with attendees to promote a special edition of the movie on Blu-ray Disc at the third annual Blu-Con conference on Tuesday, Nov. 2 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The conference of industry trade organization DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group focuses [...]
China Intl 3D World Forum, Exhibition
Display industry market research, publishing and consulting firm Insight Media has again partnered with the organizers of the Sixth China International 3D World Forum & Exhibition (C3D World), part of the International 3D Fair 2010 November 3-5 at the new International Expo Center, Shanghai, China. Insight will offer Exhibition space, forum attendance, and conference Sponsorships. [...]
Tron takes over Con in San Diego
Disney managed to turn Comic-Con into what it was aptly dubbing Comic-Tron on the first two days of the annual four-day gathering of the world’s most rabid fans of fantasy in all forms of media. The much-anticipated Disney 3D movie “Tron Legacy,” the sequel to the 28-year-old groundbreaking film about a videogame developer (Jeff Bridges) [...]
3D Blu-ray authoring Aug. 3
The challenges and opportunities associated with 3D Blu-ray authoring will be discussed among industry experts at the second part of the BluFocus invitation-only seminar series “3D-Focus: 3D Blu-ray Authoring” from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3 at DTS, Inc., 5220 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA 91302. Hands-on demos from leading technology companies will [...]
