USC’s new stereoscopic research unit  S3D@USC, The Levis Film Workshop, and the LA 3-D Club (SCSC) present an exciting panel on THE FUTURE OF 3-D FILMMAKING.  This panel will focus on the difficulties and rewards of taking 3-D out of the studios and putting it into the hands of Independent DIY 3-D filmmakers.

Featured Panelists Include:

Shannon Benna
Hollywood’s first female feature film stereographer

Ian Spohr and Roham Rahmania
Producer and Stereographer of the recent 3-D short Unbeleafable developed as part of the Levi’s Film Workshop

Ray Zone
3-D film historian, filmmaker and author

Eric Kurland
3-D director of OK Go’s White Knuckles

This panel will provide audience members with an inside look behind how these filmmakers are approaching the use of 3-D in their productions. Come listen to their perspectives on 3-D and how this technology is shifting the way we watch and tell stories. If you are interested in getting your feet wet with 3-D and want to keep your indie aesthetic this panel is for you.

Immediately following the panel, the LA 3-D Club will hold a “3-DIY Open Screen”. We invite you to bring your own stereoscopic video on hard drive, flash drive or optical drive, to add to the potluck of 3-D content. In addition to DCI compliant digital cinema packages (DCPs), we are able to play many file based formats – avi, wmv, xvid, mov, h264, Proshow exe, etc., and most 3-D formats – parallel, cross-view, over/under, L/R dual streams, etc. at resolutions up to 1080p HD (with some bandwith limitations). Caveat – while we will do our best to play all content we receive, we make no guarantees, as there are so many file variables to deal with. Content is shown on a “first come, first served” basis, time permitting.

Attendance is FREE with advance RSVP at http://futureof3d.eventbrite.com/
$5 at the door for current LA3DClub members
$10 at the door for non-members (admission is waived with USC Student ID)

Levi’s Film Workshop/S3D@USC 3-D Panel
Sunday, July 10th, 2011, 1pm

Downtown Independent Theater

251 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

Note: Paid parking is available at many parking lots in the adjacent area and street parking is free on Sundays. The theater is also only several blocks from the MTA Red Line.

This event is part of S3D@USC’s ongoing summer series dedicated to 3-D filmmaking. Come be part of the conversation and definitely be part of the   S3D@USC community! http://www.facebook.com/pages/S3dusc/210368405652783

The Levi’s® Film Workshop is a temporary venue in Los Angeles for collaboration and creative production that celebrates the craft of filmmaking. It is housed inside the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Everyone is invited to access the Workshop’s equipment rentals, edit suites and other resources free of charge. If you can’t make it to LA, join us for one of our Live & Direct events or here at workshops.levi.com.