"SLOW GLASS"        Production Stills: (left) Tom Koester with his JVC Stereo HDV rig in Big Bear, CA, on the Stereo Club of Southern California's Production: "SLOW GLASS", written and directed by Ray Zone (in blackcap on the left).    This was the first use of the new Hi Def 3-D rig.  The considerable Special Visual Effects in this 14min narrative were done by 3-D experts Brian Gardner, Bernard Mendelberu, and Sean Isroelit.  (Photos at Left and below Right may be viewed using anaglyph (Red/cyan) glasses; the wide photo is flat 2D).  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2007 3-D Events

June 12, 2007.  The 5th International 3-D Film and Video Competition was held in Los Angeles.  Winners were:      

1st Place: "Slow Glass" by Ray Zone and Tom Koester                            2nd Place: "The Towers of Simon Rodia" by Tom Koester                            3rd Place: "SKF 2107" by Alaric Hamacher.  All were shot HD 3-D  Honorable Mention: "2324 The Making of an Underground Rock Album" by Tom Koester

Sept 15, 2007.  "Slow Glass" and "The Towers of Simon Rodia"  were screened in 3-D at the 2007 Big Bear Lake International Film Festival, projected in Hi Def Digital 3-D with polarized glasses.

On October 13th, Tom's latest 3-D video, "The Ennis House", received its premiere in Chicago at the Frank Lloyd Wright Conservency Conference  with simultaneous 2-D and 3-D projection.

October 27.  "The Ennis House" received it's first Los Angeles screening, along with "Slow Glass" at the Velaslavy Panorama Theater.

October 28.  "Slow Glass" and "The Towers of Simon Rodia" were screened in an all 3-D program at the 1st West County Film Festival in Sebastapol, CA.

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 "2324: The Making of an Underground Rock Album" 

A truley experimantal film, this is the first feature length verite style documentary ever filmed in 3-D, and the first feature length 3-D documentary since "Cease Fire" in 1953.   

It is available on DVD now from Amazon.com & from CustomFlix.com in 2 versions: a 3-D Field Sequential  version - for viewing with shutter glasses ($14.95);  and a flat 2-D version. (Also only $14.95).

Among the Special features of the DVD is the ability to play just the songs.  This is a favorite pet peeve of mine with music documentaries like "The Last Waltz" or "Down From The Mountain".  After you've seen the whole film, you may just want to play the songs without having to toggle through chapters.  That's why you'll find a JUST PALY THE SONGS button on the 2324:Extras Menu.  Let's hope others follow.

The 3-D anaglyph version, for viewing on a computer* is now available from www.notrecordstapes.com.

"2324: The Making of an Underground Rock Album"  is an in depth look at the work of guitarist Mike Alvarez and his attempt to write a full 10 song CD in the course of a 2 day weekend.  Alvarez hails from that stellar lineage of Texas psychedelic that traces it's roots back to Doug Sham and Rocky Erickson.  The video centers on Mike's songwriting - aided by long time musician friends.  The video is done in a very immersive style, which is accentuated by the 3-D.   

To see a flat  (2 dimensional) preview of this video, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jInlu4rh4e8

To see stills from "The Towers of Simon Rodia", go to:Watts Towers

*To see why I recommend viewing anaglyph on a computer rather than a TV set, go to:tk3dmaker3

To view a 7 min. demo in 3-D anaglyph, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so-IsxdDbcA

For other Tom Koester video clips and animation, go to www.video.google.com and search Tom Koester

For 3-D information in general, check out the SCSC website at www.la3dclub.com

To check out all those other Tom Koesters: TK3DMAKER.googlepages.com/tk3dmaker2 

Contact:  TK3DMAKER@gmail.com