{"id":1841,"date":"2009-10-19T17:37:44","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T17:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firedbydesign.com\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2017-04-28T11:00:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T10:00:26","slug":"revelation-michael-fink-reveals-view-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firedbydesign.com\/?p=1841","title":{"rendered":"Revelation: Michael Fink on View-D"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stereoscopic film \u2013 3D \u2013 is easy, right? Wrong. It\u2019s actually fraught with difficulties from the filmmakers\u2019 point of view. Now Michael Fink, CEO Prime Focus VFX and Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor, can reveal all about View-D, a solution hatched by his team to answer a simple question: how do you turn 2D footage into 3D film without breaking the bank?<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1844\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firedbydesign.com\/page-for-the-bright-sparks-category\/turning-2d-film-into-3d-gold\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1844\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1844 lazyload\" title=\"Mike-Fink_Prime-Focus-VFX\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firedbydesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Mike-Fink_Prime-Focus-VFX.jpg?resize=400%2C497&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"&quot;Shooting in 3D these days demands that you shoot digitally, so cinematographers and directors who want to shoot on film: they\u2019re out of luck. They\u2019re not going to make 3D movies. But with our process, they can&quot;- Michael Fink, CEO Prime Focus VFX \" width=\"400\" height=\"497\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firedbydesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Mike-Fink_Prime-Focus-VFX.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firedbydesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Mike-Fink_Prime-Focus-VFX.jpg?resize=258%2C320&amp;ssl=1 258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/firedbydesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Mike-Fink_Prime-Focus-VFX.jpg?resize=274%2C340&amp;ssl=1 274w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/497;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;Shooting in 3D these days demands that you shoot digitally, so cinematographers and directors who want to shoot on film: they\u2019re out of luck. They\u2019re not going to make 3D movies. But with our process, they can&quot;-  Michael Fink, CEO Prime Focus VFX <\/p><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Turning 2D film into 3D gold\" href=\"https:\/\/firedbydesign.com\/page-for-the-bright-sparks-category\/turning-2d-film-into-3d-gold\/\" target=\"_self\">Read the full interview in the Revelation section<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stereoscopic film \u2013 3D \u2013 is easy, right? Wrong. It\u2019s actually fraught with difficulties from the filmmakers\u2019 point of view. 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