Spring 2010: Experiments in Stereoscopic Imaging

CTAN/CTIN 502a Experiments in Stereoscopic Imaging (Monday 7-9:50pm)
Stereo 3D is happening NOW, and this 2-unit class is designed bring you up to speed quickly with everything you need to know to produce breathtaking stereo 3D images, games, movies and animations.
Like earlier innovations like sound and color, stereo 3D opens up new possibilities for the structuring of cinematic space and time. New aesthetic and formal strategies and new forms of storytelling need to explored and developed, and there is a growing need for artists, filmmakers, animators and designers with experience and training in this new medium. This course will cover the basic principles of binocular vision, the history and development of stereoscopic systems and practices and the various available methods for creating and displaying stereoscopic images, as well as perceptual, aesthetic and cognitive issues.
The class is a co-sponsored by IMD and DADA, and is listed on the Animation Division's Schedule of Classes. Here's the Syllabus.





















