Stereoscopic 3D Video Production

3d movies are making a comeback and as 3d home entertainment systems are becoming reality there will be a boon for companies providing 3d content.

Unfortunately only a handful of companies can produce these images. The prices for a stereoscopic rig range anywhere from $350 (if you own a couple of cameras) to over $50,000 or more starting from scratch.

I know what your thinking. How do I get that kind of cash to start producing 3d video? I don't know either but if you are interested in stereoscopic production there are a number of companies that offer 3d production capabilities.

The premiere company that offers the stereoscopic solutions is P+S Technik who provide professional cine equipment. Also on their 3d portion of their site is a great educational piece on how 3d video works.

21st Century 3d also has a great solution for 3d cameras with their new camera creation dubed 3dvx3.5. Touted as the worlds smallest and lightest RAW recording 3d camera take a look at it here.

Another of the best options is the 3d film factory which gives you a number of stereoscopic rigs to choose from which very in price. Their rigs seems to be the best priced in the industry and like the other companies have beamsplitter rigs and also side by side rigs too.

Some other companies that have some really good options are the high-end rigs from Pace (www.pacehd.com),Stereomedia (www.3dstereomedia.com), Dimension 3 (www.d3.com),Vision III Imaging (www.inv3.com). All of these have rentals available and it will cost you around 3500 a day.

The only South Florida Company that shoots in 3d is Zip In Media Productions. They offer services for Miami, Tampa, and Orlando as well. They shoot commercials, music videos, ENG, EKG, and other marketing materials for companies of all sizes and cater to advertisers looking to get into the 3d market.