This past week proved to be a fruitful one for the world of 3D as the Atlantis space shuttle’s landing was captured by 3DTV cameras rolling on behalf of Comcast for a special about the NASA orbiting vehicle’s final mission due to premier on August 5th.
In Demand told Multichannel News about the touchdown at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
“We were front and center for the landing of STS 135 Atlantis at 5:57 a.m.,” said executive producer Adam Friedman of him and his crew from Vertical Ascent Productions.
The MSO-owned video distributor and Vertical Ascent captured the Atlantis launch on July 8 in 3D with unprecedented access, just 500 feet away.
“Now Vertical Ascent will rush back across to their Los Angeles offices and put together the only 3D show to cover this epic event.” Commissioned by Comcast as part of In Demand’s series of “In Deep” 3D specials for free video-on-demand platforms, this program is listed as a 45-minute special.
Vertical Ascent also filmed mission control and astronaut training at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Throughout the show, former shuttle mission commander Jay Honeycutt and other NASA experts will lend insight to the footage. Commander Chris Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley and mission specialists Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus were all interviewed and viewers will see them suiting up and getting into the shuttle as well. A Panasonic 3D A-1 camera used to shoot the special is also going on board the shuttle, and footage from space will be incorporated into the show.
In Demand is owned by Comcast, Cox Communications, and the Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership.
Source: multichannel.com
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