Horse racing goes 3D

A 24 infinitesimal Equus caballus racing documentary shot inward 3D is to air on Sky’s 3D channel today.

It is billed every bit the world’s commencement always 3D horseracing film, as well as is virtually the maiden QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot final October. It volition also endure shown to racegoers at the QIPCO Guineas Festival at Newmarket on May five as well as 6.

Narrated yesteryear legendary broadcaster Sir Peter O’Sullevan, the celluloid is a co-production betwixt At The Races, QIPCO Holding as well as British Champions Series.

Producers enjoin the outstanding lineament of the racing, headlined yesteryear a 9th involve victory for the world’s best racehorse, Frankel, as well as the fantastic tumble sunshine at Ascot that afternoon made Britain’s richest always raceday something special.

“The shots of the horses are only breathtaking, allowing the viewer to teach ‘up-close as well as personal’ amongst these violet creatures as well as to consider some of the world’s greatest racehorses every bit they convey never been seen before.

“You are blown away when they suspension out of the starting stalls as well as yous experience similar yous are travelling amongst them during the race.  You also teach to stand upward within the paddock land they are parading beforehand, seeing almost every pilus on their coat, as well as over again when they are washed downwardly inward some stunning post-race footage.”

Produced as well as edited yesteryear At The Races, Britain’s most watched dedicated horseracing channel, the ground-breaking characteristic was shot yesteryear 3D specialists Can Communicate using half-dozen state-of-the-art cameras as well as 26 staff.

Each 3D photographic idiot box camera was truly made upward of 2 cameras, laid upward to capture activity from dissimilar angles. Two sets of footage are hence displayed to the viewer simultaneously, allowing the encephalon to cause upward one's heed depth as well as perspective.

Bespoke rigs on the At The Races production allowed for polish zooming, something hard to hit inward 3D broadcast.  State-of-the-art post service production systems convey generated maximum deport on as well as feature-film quality.

The cameras used were:

• 2x 3Ality Technica Quasar rigs roofing the complete trouble using Canon HJ22 3D lenses as well as SONY P1 cameras. Cameras were fed to a SONY MPE200 that fixes whatever anomalies betwixt the 2 cameras as well as from in that place records to dual flow tape format.
• 1x 3Ality Technica Pulsar rig on an ACS stabilised photographic idiot box camera tracking rig. Cameras etc. the same every bit above.
•  1x P&S Technics Freestyle rig mounted on to a steadicam. This was positioned inward the presentation paddock.
• 1x hand-held 3D photographic idiot box camera organisation at commence line, using mini cams.
• 1x SONY TD300. This is the latest of the “all-in-one” 3D cameras that convey exactly come upward to market.

Rod Street, Chief Executive of British Champions Series Ltd, said: “We are large supporters of technical excogitation as well as were hence delighted to convey backed this truly exciting production.

“I intend it’s fair to enjoin that QIPCO British Champions Day to a greater extent than than lived upward to expectations  final yr as well as this celluloid captures the magnificence of the globe shape horses that took business office inward a agency that has never been done before.”

Matthew Imi, Chief Executive of At The Races, said: the companionship believed that racing was ideally suited to 3D broadcast. “We wanted to role the latest technology scientific discipline to capture the colour, deport on as well as excitement of this special twenty-four hours as well as truly practise something that tin aid promote QIPCO British Champions Day, Ascot Racecourse as well as British racing to a greater extent than to a greater extent ofttimes than non to a greater extent than or less the world.

“We are extremely grateful to Sheikh Fahad Al Thani for QIPCO’s back upward of the projection as well as to all those at British Champions Series for their involvement.

“It is also, of course, a existent accolade to convey worked amongst Sir Peter O’Sullevan. His shape matches that of the twenty-four hours itself as well as of the human as well as equine talent on display across peradventure the best coming together to convey graced a British racecourse.”

 

Viewing schedule on Sky’s 3D channel (GB):
Wed 25th Apr at 14.00 & 22.00;
Th 26th Apr at 16.30;
Sat 28th Apr at 10.00;
Mon 30th Apr at 13.00;
Tuesday 1st May at 22.00;
Th third May at 15.30;
Fri fourth May at 14.30

 

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