Encounter in the Third Dimension
Brief Synopsis
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A large-format 3D movie about the history of 3D film takes place at the fictional Institute of 3D Technology where an absent-minded professor and his flying robot sideckick educate the audience on the technology that developed the 3D movie in the 1950s as well as the form's newest cutting edge appli
Cast & Crew
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Ben Stassen
Director
Andrea Thompson
Ruth In The Booth
Stuart Pankin
Voice Of Max (Multi-Purpose Assistant Extraordinaire), Voice Of The Professor
Harry Shearer
Narrator
Francois Baele
Modeling (Movida/Computer Animation)
Philippe Baudhuin
Mixer
Film Details
Also Known As
3-D MANIA!
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Family
Release Date
1999
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Digital Film Works Inc; Paramount Pictures; Universal Clearances
Distribution Company
nWave Pictures; Nwave Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
40m
Synopsis
A large-format 3D movie about the history of 3D film takes place at the fictional Institute of 3D Technology where an absent-minded professor and his flying robot sideckick educate the audience on the technology that developed the 3D movie in the 1950s as well as the form's newest cutting edge applications.
Director
Ben Stassen
Director
Cast
Andrea Thompson
Ruth In The Booth
Stuart Pankin
Voice Of Max (Multi-Purpose Assistant Extraordinaire), Voice Of The Professor
Harry Shearer
Narrator
Crew
Francois Baele
Modeling (Movida/Computer Animation)
Philippe Baudhuin
Mixer
Alison Breckenridge
Post-Production Manager
Modesto Bueno
Grip (Live Action)
Gary Burch
Shotmaker Driver (Live Action)
Marc-oliver Carlon
2-D Mapping (Movida/Computer Animation)
Lynn Cohn
Cgi Producer (Trix/Computer Animation)
Ken Cosci
Production Manager
Joni Coyote
Other
Vince D B
Musician
Kris De Boeck
Animation (Trix/Computer Animation)
Olivier De Cafmeyer
Lighting & 3-D Texturing (Movida/Computer Animation)
Olivier De Cafmeyer
Digital Matte Artist
Vincent Debast
Music & Sound Editor
Thierry Decours
Modeling (Movida/Computer Animation)
Jeremie Degruson
Lead Animator
Jeremie Degruson
Compositor
Jeremie Degruson
Lighting & 3-D Texturing (Movida/Computer Animation) (Movida/Computer Animation)
Bruno Dekeyser
Modeling (Movida/Computer Animation)
Sylvain Delaine
Compositing
Sylvain Delaine
Lead Animator
Sylvain Delaine
Lighting & 3-D Texturing (Movida/Computer Animation)
Fred Demolder
Music & Sound Editor
Frederic Demoulin
Modeling (Trix/Computer Animation)
Michel Denis
Animation (Trix/Computer Animation)
Mike Dignum
Assistant Director (Live Action)
Edwin Escalante
Assistant Editor
Stephane Evras
Modeling (Trix/Computer Animation)
Paul-francois Fontigny
Film Recording
Jean-philippe Francis
Animation (Trix/Computer Animation)
Roland Franck
Lighting & 3-D Texturing
Roland Franck
Compositing (Movida/Computer Animation), Particulation Animation
Roland Franck
Key Animator
Dave Fraze
Grip (Live Action)
Kurt Frey
Screenwriter
Rick Gordon
Negative Cutter
Rick Gordon
Post-Production Supervisor
Thomas Halstead
Wardrobe (Live Action)
John Hawn
Electrician (Live Action)
Oliver Haycraft
Sound (Live Action)
Thomas Haycraft
Boom Operator (Live Action)
Jeremy Hickey
Production Assistant (Live Action)
Steve Hines
3-D Rig Designer (Live Action)
Scott Hoffman
1st Assistant Camera (Live Action)
Anthony Huerta
Production Designer
Charlotte Huggins
Producer
Anthony Jacques
Motion Control Operator (Live Action)
Serge Janssen
Key Animator
Serge Janssen
Modeling (Movida/Computer Animation)
Dom Jochmans
Assistant Soundtrack Mixer
Laura Kirrin
Casting Director (Live Action)
Holly Knight
Song ("Haunted House")
Kristen Kurczak
Production Manager (Live Action)
Joel Labby
Other
Joel Labby
Compositing; Compositing (Movida/Computer Animation)
Preston Lacy
Stuart Pankin'S Stand-In (Live Action)
Jean-marc Le Derman
Musician
Pierre Lebecque
Line Producer
Pierre Lebecque
Sound Mix Supervisor
David Lujan
Electrician (Live Action)
James Manke
Assistant Editor
Alan G Markowitz
Supervisor
Ben Matsunaga
Additional Film Recording
Lance Mcloud
Video Assist (Live Action)
Susan Mcnabb
Makeup (Live Action)
Marc-andre Metals
Modeling (Movida/Computer Animation)
Virgil Morano
Still Photographer (Live Action)
Kelly Moren
Optical Camera
Peter Muyzers
Compositing (Trix/Computer Animation)
Peter Muyzers
Animation
Kim Nelson-frey
Co-Producer
Charles Newhart
Electrician (Live Action)
Tamara Ogden
Makeup (Live Action)
Andrew Oran
Production Manager
Damien Orio
Modeling (Trix/Computer Animation)
Vincent Paesmans
Other
John Paragon
Song ("Haunted House")
Jose Parra
Production Coordinator
Sarah Pasanen
Other
Kathleen Paulussen
2-D Mapping (Trix/Computer Animation)
James Perry
Production Assistant (Live Action)
Sean Macleod Phillips
Editor
Sean Macleod Phillips
Director Of Photography
Sean Macleod Phillips
Coproducer
Robert Redford Reed
Production Assistant (Live Action)
Yves Renard
Music & Sound Editor
Christopher Reyna
General Manager
Piccolo Romeo
Musician
Sigrid Rousseau
Modeling (Trix/Computer Animation)
Denis Roussel
Modeling (Movida/Computer Animation)
Jose Santiago
Key Grip (Live Action)
Judy Saunders
Script Supervisor (Live Action)
Michel Seba
Musician
Allen Shelley
Gaffer (Live Action)
Stephane Simal
Other
Yoop Smulders
Assistant Soundtrack Mixer
Francis Solis
Negative Cutter
Ben Stassen
Executive Producer
Ben Stassen
Screenwriter
Denis Tassenoy
Lighting & 3-D Texturing
Denis Tassenoy
Modeling (Movida/Computer Animation)
Judy Taylor
Casting
Guy-roger Tilkin
Modeling (Movida/Computer Animation)
Annie Toth
Post-Production Coordinator
Catherine Van Den Berg
Production Assistant (Movida/Computer Animation)
Caroline Van Der Donckt
Production Assistant
Kurt Van Herck
Musician
Caroline Van Iseghem
Cgi Producer
Gerard Vandenbergh
Other
Nicolas Vessiere
Modeling (Movida/Computer Animation)
Louis Vyncke
Music; Musician
Darryl Webster
Stage Manager (Live Action)
Fred Weigle
2nd Assistant Camera (Live Action)
Rebecca Weiss
2nd Assistant Director (Live Action)
Ron Wengler
Color Timer
Stephan Werner
Assistant Soundtrack Mixer
Gerald Willard
Production Assistant (Live Action)
Dan Yates
Props (Live Action)
Mike Yuva
Grip (Live Action)
Rick Yuva
Grip (Live Action)
Film Details
Also Known As
3-D MANIA!
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Family
Release Date
1999
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Digital Film Works Inc; Paramount Pictures; Universal Clearances
Distribution Company
nWave Pictures; Nwave Pictures
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
40m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 31, 1999
Released in United States on Video October 30, 2001
Released in United States September 1999
Released in United States Winter February 26, 1999
Film uses extensive Computer Graphics Imagery (CGI).
IMAX 3D
Released in United States Winter February 26, 1999
Released in United States March 31, 1999 (Sony Imax Theater; New York City)
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown in New York City (Sony IMAX Theater) as part of program "Best of IMAX: A Giant Screen Film Festival" September 3-23, 1999.)
Released in United States on Video October 30, 2001
