Intro

The purpose of this blog is to keep track of my master's project. I'm intending to make a stereoscopic short film to explore the old and new technologies involved in creating a 3D experience. I'm particularly interested in the post production process. I will explore what it means to edit a stereoscopic film technically as well as artistically, compared to a 2D film.
Even though my academic focus will be with the post production process, I will be involved in every aspect of making the film.

Currently, my scriptwriters Sara and Teddy are working with me on a 3-5 minute script.
Two drafts have been completed and we are all very excited about the story with is about a timekeeper/watchmaker who is disturbed in his shop by a little girl, who shows an unusual interest in timepieces. After initial apprehension the watchmaker takes the little girl on a magical journey into the inner workings of a clock.

The story is designed to be made for 3D, deliberately contrasting the added spatial and textural dimension of the visuals with the time dimension of the story.
This story could easily be made into a much bigger film. Maybe it could even be seen as a pilot for a feature film, as we already developed a rich back-story for both characters, which hopefully enhance the short itself.

We still have to work on fine-tuning the relationship development to ensure that it is believable and able to capture the imagination of a broad audience.
Questions which still need work include:
How much knowledge does the little girl possess when she enters the shop? What makes the watchmaker lose his initial suspiciousness of the girl so completely that he reveals his biggest secret? How do we let the audience know, how much that secret means to the watchmaker? 

On a more organizational level I'm working on assembling a crew for the production, as well as equipment. We are trying to get hold of equipment specially designed for 3D productions, but without much money to spend, that will not be an easy task. So in order to push the production values even further, we are exploring possible ways of securing funding for the film. These are the areas where I'm struggling the most (which is not surprising at all to me), and it remains to be seen what solutions we will be able to come up with.

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Annette