Des Horsfall’s Kuschty Rye: Long Long Time
It’s certainly been a long time since we started shooting this video! I looked back at the original set of rushes the other day and to my amazement saw that they were shot in October 2010! Now, a year and several edits later it’s complete and I’m pretty pleased with it.
A year – in music terms? Well of course that’s a long time in ephemeral pop music (plenty enough time for boy bands to rise and fall and rise again ….) but music like this really doesn’t date that much – after all the whole Kuschty Rye project is in the style of the late great Ronnie Lane who sadly departed this earth some time ago!
You can learn more about Des Horsfall and Kuschty Rye here..
And if you’d like something like this, please use the contact form (link at the foot of this page) to get in touch.
The Sculptures of Marjan Wouda – in 3D
Recently we have been doing some more 3D model work in conjunction with our pals at Stalwart.
These sculptures were filmed on the motion control rig in a special and secret (!) process that we’ve developed over the last few months; this enables us to get true 3D images in a rostrum/motion control environment. However there ARE size limitations when shooting in the studio (and with Marjan’s work, weight limitations too – these are all bronze!) and so the largest piece we could shoot (Small Mother Goose) is still pretty small compared with some of her larger works.
You can see more of Marjan’s art here.
If you’re interested in 3D filming of anything like this (of course it doesn’t have to be sculptures – it can be anything) please get in touch with us!
PS: If your computer, mobile or TV is 3D-enabled – well done! If not, to view this you’ll need some 3D glasses. So ask us and we’ll post them to you!
3D editing – Press Release
OK just so you know, the 3D edit suite is now fully up and running and we’re open for business.
3D isn’t just a passing fad; done properly it’ll really entertain, educate and train better.
The pic of me was done by Neil Matthews a couple of years ago – thanks Neil!
Manchester, 26 July 2011
SPL Communications brings 3D edit suite to the North West
SPL Communications, the video production company based at Manchester Science Park, has opened the first 3D edit suite available for corporate use in the North West.
The suite runs the latest Cineform 3D software – Neo 3D, and has been developed over the last few months to offer a stable, cost-effective solution to producers and industry clients wishing to take advantage of the latest innovation in TV production.
Clients can benefit from SPL’s full 3D production service or choose to bring in their own footage to be edited. The system can work with files up to 4k resolution, including those from RED and Phantom digital cinema cameras.
SPL Managing Director, Ian Sandall, commented: “I believe the future of film is in 3D, which is why we have gone to great lengths to develop one of the first 3D editing facilities outside London specifically for commercials, corporate and exhibition use.”
“The technology behind this exciting new format is evolving at such speed, with most major manufacturers developing cameras, TVs, computers and mobile phones to support it, that 3D is now becoming a viable and appropriate choice for the corporate and exhibitions market. By investing in this new facility, we are making sure that the North West doesn’t miss out on the chance to capitalise on this game-changing opportunity.”
“With the advent of MediaCityUK, we are seeing a boom in creative and digital industry in this area, but we need to ensure that the cutting-edge tools of the trade necessary to compete with more London-centric companies are accessible to local businesses at competitive prices.”
“Until now, the cost of 3D production was beyond the reach of all but the largest corporate clients. Now we can offer a complete 3D production for not much more than the cost of a comparable-quality 2D one. That’s great news for corporate clients, exhibition companies and regional advertisers.”
SPL Communications works with a number of clients internationally, including PZ Cussons, Davies Paints and Kids@Play. The company has recently launched a new website to showcase its work:
SPL 3D editing blog: http://www.spl-communications.co.uk/2011/07/new-3d-editing-showreel/
SPL 3D reel on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooUwsgiU_Qs
For more information, contact Ian Sandall: 07831 255410 / 0161 232 1100
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Coverage so far
http://www.creativetimes.co.uk/news/spl-communications-brings-3d-edit-suite-to-the-north-wes
http://mspl.co.uk/latest-news/spl-communications-brings-3d-edit-suite-to-the-north-west.html
I’ll update this as more coverage comes in.
Latest at 1 August:
Latest at 15 August 2011. A full page article in the MEN Business Week mag!
New 3D Editing Showreel
We’ve just finished editing a new showreel with lots of examples of 3D footage. Some we’ve shot and some we’ve borrowed from our colleagues in the industry. So big thanks go out to everyone who contributed. Too many to list here but they are all on the credits of the video.
A number of people have asked how the system works. Well it’s based on Premiere Pro with a whole lot of software on top – this is by Cineform (www.cineform.com) and it’s called Neo 3D. Editors who’ve worked on Premiere find the 2D > 3D transition easy. Basically once you have your 3D files assembled and muxed, you edit away just like a normal PP project but can view everything as you go in 3D. Finally you can output in a variety of formats and burn BluRays or distribute files normally.
The fie that plays here is in You Tube’s 3D format. You’ll need to have a 3D-enabled TV with internet access or a 3D computer to view properly; however if you have some red/cyan anaglyph glasses. you get an impression – but only an impression….. And if you don’t have any3D glasses, please contact us using the form and we’ll be delighted to send you some attractive cardboard ones!
Software Reviews
Over the last few months I’ve been writing some reviews for Focus Magazine (the monthly magazine of the Institute of Videography) So far I’ve been covering software.
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Video Walls
A few years ago we thought the whole video wall thing was dead. Having worked on programming a video wall for a show in the US about 15 years ago I really didn’t have very good feelings for them. At the time walls were made up of loads of 4:3 TVs. Computer programming was in its infancy and everything was difficult.
3D editing update
As soon as the last piece of kit arrived for the new 3D edit system we started telling people about the fact that finally affordable 3D editing is now available in the North of England and have been amazed at the amount of interest and enquiries. Who said 3D was a fad?
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Where in the world?
Now here’s a fact that you probably didn’t know. Where in Europe is the largest dedicated technical rehearsal facility for bands before they go on tour? Somewhere where they can set up the complete stage and check all the sound and lighting and pyro stuff and do all their rehearsals? Pinewood? Somewhere in London surely? I thought so too. The answer is … it’s between Wakefield and Pontefract in Yorkshire.
One still is not enough – so try several hundred!
Someone asked me the other day to show them something we’d produced just using stills. After a bit of head scratching I dug out this piece that we made in 2010.