Tim Dashwood's production company Stereo3D Unlimited, in partnership with Arri, Stereo3D Tango, JVC and Zeiss shot Ariana Gillis' "Shake the Apple" music video with two Arri Alexa cameras.

Toronto-based production company, Stereo3D Unlimited, has just shot and released the stereoscopic 3D music video “Shake The Apple” by Ariana Gillis on YouTube 3D and Vimeo. The four minute video was shot at Stereo3D Unlimited’s studio in Toronto using two Arri Alexa cameras, Zeiss Master Prime lenses, the Stereo3D Tango beamsplitter rig, and Dashwood Cinema Solutions’s Stereo3D Live™ calibration/analysis software. Post was completed in Final Cut Pro and After Effects with Dashwood Cinema Solutions’ Stereo3D Toolbox™.

“What started as a simple stereoscopic test of the new Arri Alexa cameras turned into a full-fledged 3D music video that we are very proud of” said Tim Dashwood, owner/CTO of Stereo3D Unlimited and founder of Dashwood Cinema Solutions. “The Alexa cameras performed exactly as advertised and held perfect sync when tethered together for stereoscopic 3D.”

When the rare opportunity of two Arri Alexa cameras being available on the same day arose, Dashwood jumped on the chance.

When the rare opportunity of two Arri Alexa cameras being available on the same day arose, Dashwood jumped on the chance to shoot a 3D test. He had originally just intended to evaluate the Alexa’s ability to work in a stereoscopic configuration on the Stereo3D Tango rig and also test the camera’s latitude in various lighting setups. Zeiss provided 18mm and 35mm Master Primes, PS Toronto provided grip, electric & camera support, 3D Camera Company provided the Stereo3D Tango rig, JVC Canada provided their IF-2D3D1 stereoscopic processor, and Arri Canada sourced the two Alexas.

“We only had one afternoon available to shoot so I borrowed some random set pieces and props from other productions, whatever was available, and we set out to light each one in a different style and T-stop” says Dashwood. “It occurred to me that it would be interesting to have a model walk from set to set without changing the camera exposure and see how it reacted in LogC mode…all in one take. This meant one continuous tracking shot from a string of tiny christmas lights, to green screen, to outside. I rang up Ariana to see if she would perform a new song for us just to make our test more interesting to watch. The whole crew reacted so positively when we played back the dailies that I figured we should upload it to YouTube and Vimeo to share it with the world.”