Case Study: Shooting in 3D – a Documentary on Street Dance

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The film is self-financed by Decode Productions. The project follows Sisco Gomez, renowned choreographer to Madonna, Kylie Minogue and others, and head judge of the BBC’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’, as he embarks on a personal quest to find a group of special dancers. Developing a series of TV programmes about street dance, he needs the best dancers around to perform alongside him. It is a career-changing opportunity for all of them. The project has been shot in many iconic London and Blackpool locations.

Aim

The aim was to create a stylised documentary in 3D, shot as a feature film but with standard documentary rules. It was also the testing ground for new 3D mirror rigs, the D-Rex and the D-Raptor, from one of Decode’s sister companies, 3Dcode.

Planning

Shooting

Experience from the project

Challenges

Conclusion

Equipment list

3Dcode D-Rex mirror rig.
3Dcode D-Raptor mirror rig.
P+S Technik Freestyle rig.
RED cameras.
Sony EX3 cameras.
Zeiss UltraPrimes lenses.
Zeiss DigiPrime lenses.
Canon zoom lenses.
Preston wireless focus and 3D controls.
O’Connor grip equipment.
Chapman Leonard grip equipment.
Transvideo and JVC 3D monitoring.
ARRI HMI and tungsten lighting.

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