For the Viewer, No Escape Hatch in a Digital 3-D Film

May 6, 2004 | Source: New York Times

Threshold Digital Research Labs has created a 3-D movie that not only gives the illusion of a world in front of you, but all around.

The technique is being used in a short film about Borgs trying to capture a space station that is part of “Star Trek: Borg Invasion 4D,” an attraction at the Las Vegas Hilton.

The film combines 10 actors with 130 computer-generated figures. To shoot the live action portion, Threshold used two high-definition video cameras mounted next to each other. To change the sense of depth, the cameras’ distances were varied for foreground and background.