Hello, lucky owners of the NVidia 3D Vision systems. Here is a treat for you – a pilot video of the upcoming WARP 3D movie. In the full glory of the HD 3D. Yes, full HD till the last pixel.

It’s a pity how much of the video content currently available in the 3D Vision format (read – none). So we decided to release this freely. Download, enjoy. Just remember, that’s not a movie, that’s not a trailer. That’s a pilot video, which hopefully will allow us to create the rest of the movie.

So, here’s how you can watch it.

Download the video tracks (266mb each):
Left eye: http://www.karismafilms.fi/warp/3dvision/WARP_preview_L.m2t
Right eye: http://www.karismafilms.fi/warp/3dvision/WARP_preview_R.m2t

Download the soundtrack (21mb):
http://www.karismafilms.fi/warp/3dvision/WARP_preview.wav

Use NVidia 3D Vision video player or Stereoscopic Player (which is basically the same):
File -> Open Left and Right file -> select video tracks -> select Audio -> Separate audio file -> and select the wav soundtrack. Now click Ok, then activate the full screen.

Enjoy the show.

And yes, you can download only one eye, open it in the same way in Stereoscopic player, attach a soundtrack, and enjoy the glorious 2D HD version of the video. But hey, that’s a 3D movie after all. If you just knew all the effort behind bringing the “gimmick” of stereo to live.

The pilot video is also available in digital cinema package format – DCP. We can send it to you upon request, if we decide it’s really worth it.

One more thing. This 3D video is shot and optimised for the big screen. I’ve checked it also on Acer’s 24” 3D monitor, and it looked just great. But beware of downscaling it to the lower resolution. You’ll loose the precious stereo depth. In 3D size (of the screen) does matter.

/Alex Savin, the dude who directs this show

Check out more production stills from the WARP 3d project here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karismafilms/sets/72157623678766730/

And the stereoscopic anaglyph photos can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karismafilms/sets/72157623580714999/

Karisma Films successfully completed the first days of shooting new 3d sci-fi short movie. Project is titled “WARP” and targeted to hit the screens this year.

Photography by Alberto Campi, http://www.albertocampiphoto.com/

A new video is released today for your amusement. Edit and music by Alexander Savin, the original material is provided by folks from Tampere Skydiving club. Made for the Skydiving club and Linnanpallo – the hot air balloon company from Hämeenlinna.

Enjoy the show!

Karisma Films has filmed a tv-targetted magic show during the year 2009. The show pilot, still with a working title, is been gathered past the moths with new tricks. The magician Jose Ahonen (www.taikuutta.com) attracted us to be doing promotional magic-trick clips with Pokerimarketti.fi. The Youtube embeddings are here:

Karisma Films collected a two thousand euro prize to be used in developing a new shooting technique combining stereoscopic and time-lapse footage. The technique will be tested in the forthcoming WARP demo-shoot in March. Karisma Films producer Markus Kosonen believes that on-demand distribution is going to be the only method for distributing stereoscopic material before BluRay-3D will be widespread. “Stereoscopic broadcasts from the football World Cup will start to bring 3D-televisions into homes. Now we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about and pioneer stereoscopic technology, and we are determined to find ways to use its potential in the creation of captivating, dramatic cinema.”

3D-Music Video Gets Finnkino Distribution

Press Release October 28th, 2009

The stereoscopic music video Essentia: Suicide in Chinatown 3D 5.1, produced by Tampere-based production company Karisma Films, will be distributed by Finnkino starting Friday 30th of October. The video will be shown before screenings of Final Destination 3D in Tennispalatsi in Helsinki, Kinopalatsi in Turku and Plevna in Tampere. In addition to 3D cinematography, the video has been mixed utilizing Finnkino’s Dolby 5.1 surround sound format.

The music video is the first of its kind in Skandinavia.

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Lehdistötiedote 28.10.2009

Tamperelaisen tuotantoyhtiön, Karisma Filmsin stereoskooppisesti kuvattu musiikkivideo: Essentia: Suicide in Chinatown 3D 5.1 saa teatterilevityksen Finnkinon 3D-teattereissa ensi perjantaista 30.11. alkaen. 3D-videota esitetään ensimmäiseksi Helsingin Tennispalatsissa, Turun Kinopalatsissa sekä Tampereella Plevnassa ennen Final Destination 3D-elokuvan näytöksiä. Kolmiulotteisen kuvaustekniikan lisäksi musiikkivideo on miksattu hyväksikäyttäen Finnkinon Dolby 5.1-äänikanavointia. Musiikkivideo on laatuaan ensimmäinen Skandinaviassa.

The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture (AVEK) has accepted Karisma Films as a recipient for their Vieterituki subsidy to be used for the pre-production of a science fiction short film. The English language short film is titled WARP – The Beauty of Warping Time and Space. The budget for the film is approximately 50 000 euros.

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Karisma Filmsille on myönnetty Audiovisuaalisen Kulttuurin Edistämikeskuksen (AVEK) Vieteritukea 3D sci-fi lyhytelokuvan esituotantoon. Englanninkielinen lyhytelokuva kantaa nimeä “WARP – The Beauty of Warping Space and Time”. Elokuvan budjetti on noin 50 000 euroa.

Essentia´s newest single “Suicide in Chinatown” captioned in unusual way: filmed in stereoscopic 3D and recorded in Dolby 5.1 surround – brought to you by Karisma Films.

Screenings at OMVF:
wed 19.8.2009 time: 12:00 /// Finnkino Plaza
wed 19.8.2009 time: 13:00 /// Finnkino Plaza
thu 20.8.2009 time: 12:00 /// Finnkino Plaza
thu 20.8.2009 time: 13:00 /// Finnkino Plaza
fri 21.8.2009 time: 12:00 /// Finnkino Plaza
fri 21.8.2009 time: 13:00 /// Finnkino Plaza

Screenings by request, portably or theaterically.
www.omvf.fi
www.essentiaband.net

Title: Essentia – Suicide in Chinatown 3D 5.1 (music video)
Directed by: Tommi Moilanen & Markus Kosonen
Produced by: Markus Kosonen/Karisma Films
3D Director : Riku Naskali/Stereoikkuna.fi
Recorded by: Lauri Malin/Matrixtor Studios
3D-audio mix: Tomi Pietilä/TomFloor Productions 5piste1.fi
Assistant director: Tomi Kuusisto/Karisma Films
Light: Iiro Peltonen & Hannu Koivuranta
Make-up: Outi Hartikainen
Format: HD 3D

Essentia 3D Music Video Finished

Karisma Films’ first stereoscopic music video has completed post-production. A date for the release of the video has not yet been set, but talks are underway with interested parties. At the moment, the video is only available for view on specific request.

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Karisma Filmsin ensimmäinen stereoskooppisella 3D:llä kuvattu musiikkivideo on valmis. Videon julkistamispäivää ei ole vielä tarkalleen tiedossa mutta siitä neuvotellaan eri tahojen kanssa. Toistaiseksi musiikkivideota ei ole nähtävillä kuin pyydettäessä.