Re: Fields of Valor: the Civil War in 3D

Haha! I pitched this exact idea at my old job. Seemed obvious to me that with production costs being the main barrier to creating 3D TV content, it might not be a bad idea to make use of the tens of thousands of public domain stereographs in the Library of Congress collection (especially if you want to demonstrate that 3D can be a storytelling tool, not just a gimmick that gets rediscovered by each successive generation of moviegoers).

Of course I'm certain I wasn't the first person in the world to come up with this idea. I just probably went further than most by actually developing a workflow and editing a few of the image pairs together for viewing (it's honestly amazing, and done right, creates a whole new window to the past.)

Anyway, really hope they did a good job with this and can't wait to check it out when I get a chance. Quick question for any of the crew who may be reading this...need any help with the next history in 3D project?

Michael David Hutchinson

"That most limited of all specialists, the well-rounded man."--F. Scott Fitzgerald 'The Great Gatsby'