3D & Talent

[Steve Dent]

Quick question, I've always been struck by how skinny most talent looks when viewed in 3D - I guess in 2D the camera really does add 10 lbs (5 kg), so 3D takes that off again!

Actors/models are often thinner than us average beings, obviously to serve the harsh mistress that is the (2D) camera.

So when filming in 3D, is it actually possible to have the models/actors TOO noticeably thin? Do they need to add 5 lbs for 3D shoots? Is it a combination of lensing / convergence to make the talent look good?

 

[Pedro Guimaraes]

I have no noticed this phenomenon you speak of. Fat people look even fatter, skinny people look skinny......

Maybe it was a combination of distance to subject, IO and focal length you had at the time?

 

[Jason Goodman]

Exaggerated IO can make things look elongated in the Z. This may be what you are seeing, but most modern 3D films lean toward modest IO settings. Any specific examples come to mind?