At a time when everyone’s talking about the stereoscopic 3D in Avatar, I had to take a moment to draw your attention to this AMAZING piece of “2D 3D”…a short film called “The Third & The Seventh.”
Wow.
100% CG, this is an excellent example of the kind of photorealism that can be achieved on a computer…if someone thinks beyond software, and approaches CG from a big picture perspective.
Why it’s so Good
Clearly Alex Roman, auteur of this amazing piece, is not following a “press an automagic 3D button” workflow. He’s made sure to build a piece that has excellent composition, mimics the real-life aberrations of film cameras, and is color-graded for maximum impact. Enjoy this video, then check out the Compositing Breakdown and Making Of videos below. Really amazing.