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3D Content Comes to Life in NAB Show's Content Theater

Alice in Wonderland

The NAB Show, the annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage and distribute entertainment across all platforms, has announced two Content Theater sessions featuring behind-the-scenes details on the advancements in 3D entertainment from the filmmakers of Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" and executives from ESPN's upcoming stereoscopic 3D network. The all-star sessions, which will feature 3D footage from the cutting-edge film and network, will take place during the NAB Show, held April 10-15 in Las Vegas.

Theater will feature eye-popping 3D footage from 'Alice in Wonderland'

"'Alice in Wonderland': Turning Fantasy into Motion Picture Reality" will feature a line-up of industry leaders including Art Repola, executive vice president of visual effects and production, The Walt Disney Studios; Ken Ralston, multi Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor for the film; Corey Turner, stereographer for the film; and Tom Peitzman, co-producer/visual effects producer for the film.

Scoring a Field Goal in S3D Sports

ESPN shot to the front of the sports S3D pack last fall with its successful telecast of the Ohio State-USC football game on September 12, 2009. Beginning June 11 of this year, the network will launch North America's first all S3D sports television network, ESPN 3D, with the broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup match.

"ESPN: Scoring a Field Goal in S3D Sports" will feature a panel of leading executives including Anthony Bailey, vice president emerging technologies, ESPN; Phil Orlins, coordinating producer, ESPN X Games; Vince Pace, CEO and Cinematographer, PACE; and Bob Toms, vice president, production enhancements & interactive TV, ESPN.

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