I had the pleasure of talking with Ted Kenney of 3ality Technica recently about the release of
ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US. Ted was a
3D Producer on the concert movie, director Morgan Spurlock's first.
Ted worked closely with Doug Merrifield (Executive Producer)
and Sony in getting the project ready for audiences. Doug has worked on many large 3D concert films as a producer and paired with Sony who are of course a major player in 3D, the show was well planned and brought together.
Ted and I discuss the success of the movie, Morgan Spurlock, the band members, pre-production and
of course the technical aspects of shooting the concert movie.
From Wikipedia: Ted Kenney is the current Director of Production at 3ality Technica, and advises clients in every aspect of the stereoscopic 3D (S3D) production process. His recent achievements have earned him the label as the industry's leading producer/director for S3D live broadcast. Ted's background in the industry encompasses a wide range of entertainment media. From TV, film, documentaries, sports, comedy, concerts and, S3D live broadcasts. Ted is a member of the Producer’s Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and received his Bachelor of Arts and Sciences degree from Florida State University.
This list of credits includes reality TV's show, MTV's The Real World. Ted produced five seasons of The Real World (Paris, San Diego, Philadelphia, Austin and Key West). Two of these seasons were the top two rated seasons of the twenty plus season run of MTV's flagship show.
Ted has experience in live broadcast productions such as Radio City's Halftime Show for Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII, The Centennial Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, ESPN's 50th Anniversary Special, President Clinton's Inaugural Gala, and even directing FIFA World Cup Beach Soccer.
So here is the conversation with Ted (about 28 minutes) and well worth the time to listen!
ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US currently sits with $58 million in worldwide box office receipts and has already surpassed KATY PERRY: PART OF ME and JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE.
Looking forward to see Jennifer Lopez's 3D concert movie and future projects from Ted, 3ality Technica and Sony!
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Hats off to director Morgan Spurlock, Sony Pictures and his team behind the debut concert movie offering
ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US. It's quite a feat to win the weekend with a concert movie but
they have indeed pulled it off with a $15.8m ($33m worldwide) take. Lee Daniels' THE BUTLER came in second with $14.9m. But what I found interesting was that Spurlock pulled it off
in only 2,725 theaters while Daniels enjoyed 3,330.
And a big congratulations to 3ality Technica and in particular Ted Kenney who served as one of the 3D Producers on the movie! Well done. It takes a
rare and particular skillset to pull off shooting superlative 3D concert movies and Ted has it in droves.
The production shot using
Sony F55’s and F65’s on the 3ality Techica rigs with FUJINON CABRO 19-90MM, OPTIMO DP 16-42MM and OPTIMO DP 30-80MM lenses.
The movie's audience was
87 percent female and 65 percent under the age of 17 which was to be expected.
Says Wikipedia: The film portrays Simon Cowell as singularly responsible for putting the five individuals together in the aftermath of their X-Factor auditions (Cowell himself appearing in the film to say "I made the decision in about 10 minutes"). But according to sources it was reportedly Nicole Sherzinger, then a stand-in judge on the talent show, who originally suggested the idea to bring the five individual contestants together and try them out as a group. The film makes no reference to Sherzinger in its account on how the boyband was formed.
Here's the movie's storyline:
Billed as an intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon, THIS IS US follows the lives of the five members of the boy band, One Direction. It contains live concert footage from London's O2 Arena, and footage from their lives pre- and post-X Factor appearance, and gives insight into the preparation for their concerts and ultimately what it is like to be One Direction.
I haven't seen the movie yet but all of that will be rectified shortly as my daughter's favorite band is none other than ONE DIRECTION. She's been looking forward to this movie for a long time!
ONE DIRECTION: THIS IS US is now playing.
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The California Science Center, NASA, United Airlines, and a host of volunteers donated their services and products to ensure the
Space Shuttle Endeavor’s final landing at LAX was memorialized and celebrated. "Endeavor Comes Home" producer, David Knight, Ted Kenney, 3D producer, and director Haley Jackson led the production portion of the landing.
3ality Technica and the Society of Camera Operators (SOC) captured every second from the moment the Endeavor began its ascent to its welcoming party. The Endeavor will make its final home at the California Science Center in the coming weeks, which will involve being towed across Los Angeles to Exposition Park. 3ality Technica will be there to capture the move, along with SOC members shooting in 2D, and
the content will be banked for future use by the California Science Center and other partners.
Interested in seeing a collection of time lapse images of the event? Check out
this cool video from the LA Times.
I'm so glad that this event was captured for the history archives in 3D. Imagine being a young student and being able to see a Saturn V rocket launch for the moon in 3D! We want to ensure future generations can appreciate what happened and be as close to the action as possible. Studies have shown that students learning in 3D can better concentrate and retain more knowledge too (for an example), so why not include history in the making?
A big thank you for all those involved in the capture of this moment for future generations in 3D. It's appreciated!
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Jennifer Lopez's 3D concert movie (first reported on this
in August)
will be shot in Lisbon on October 5th. The mega star is following in the footsteps of a couple of other high profile solo acts namely Katy Perry and Justin Bieber.
Further, Lopez is utilizing
top of industry talent and equipment in 3ality Technica for the native 3D production.
Says 3ality Technica's Ted Kenney who will be directing the 3D material:
"We intend to capture the raw day to day life of Jennifer as a performer, a business woman, and a mother."
3ality Technica's impressive list of recent and current projects include: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, THE GREAT GATSBY, PROMETHEUS and TEXAS CHAINSAW 3D to name a handful.
Stay tuned for more info...
Source: THR
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