Make this original short film part of the Easter weekend experience at your church.
 

Making History

For the first time ever, see the Biblical Easter story in 3D.

The idea

How it all started.

Three churches came together in December 2010 and began brainstorming what it would be like to see the Cross & Resurrection of Jesus in 3D and how they could create an original short film.

Indiana based church, Family Christian Center, City Church Chicago in Illinois and Washington based church, Champions Centre, partnered together to produce HISTORY Easter 3D in order to create a relevant illustration of the Easter story that people from any generation will appreciate.

They told their church families to tell their friends and people in the community to come to their church to see a 3D movie.

It created quite a buzz and all three churches had record breaking attendance with a 40-60% increase from Easter 2010. Now, they want to make this opportunity available for other churches to experience.

Making the film

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The project began with story boarding ideas, script writing, and putting together a musical score. HISTORY Easter 3D has been scripted from the Genesis & Gospel accounts of the creation of the world and the fall of man, crucifixion of Jesus Christ and His resurrection.

Equipment, filming and editing

HISTORY Easter 3D was filmed on the iconic Red Camera, it is cutting edge technology for high-definition and polarized 3D quality. Most blockbuster films that you see on iMax are filmed with the Red Camera. It took three full days to shoot the what would become just under a 10 minute film. Actors and scene settings were filmed in front of a green screen to allow the cinematographers to go in and animate the objects into 3D fashion. Most actors, technicians and behind the scenes crew donated their time. The short film took 6 weeks to animate and edit using 3D enhancing technology and software.

Investment

The value of a short 3D film like this is well over $250,000. You have the opportunity to bring this original short film into your Easter weekend experience for a fraction of the cost. Chances are, many churches wouldn't be able to present this quality of film on their own. But now, you can be one of the limited churches to purchase a license for the HISTORY Easter 3D film.

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Take a look inside

Making God famous through technology.

What's inside

Make God famous through 3D technology.

When you order your HISTORY Easter 3D package, you receive licenses to show either the anaglyphic (red/cyan 3D technology) or stereoscopic (polarized 3D technology) in your church.

You will receive a USB drive including:

  • Anaglyphic High-Definition 3D film
  • Stereoscopic High-Definition 3D film
    *Available upon request
  • Bonus materials
  • License(s)
  • Read Me (requirements)

Bonus Materials & Tech Stuff

Promotional materials, message resources, etc...

We've included free resources to help jump start your Easter 3D experience. You'll find promotional materials, message resources, and other tools created by the producing churches.

There are 2 types of 3D projections available. Depending on your budget, one may be better then the other. Anaglyph (red/cyan) 3D, also the most affordable when renting hardware and ordering your 3D glasses. Steroscopic (polorized 3D) is the highest and most realistic 3D available on the market. Our short film was shot with the same cameras that filmed the block buster Avatar.

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Sneak Peak

Some sample images of what's inside

Experience of a lifetime

Now, you can make this original short film part of the Easter weekend experience at your church.

The Experience

Making God famous in a new way.

In just under 10 minutes you will encounter creation of the world, crucifixion of Jesus, and the resurrection all set to an original score and powerful narration. The soundtrack captures the essence of the story in a unique and unforgettable way.

You choose how to use the film in your service. You can show it in three separate segments or altogether as one short film. This offers the greatest flexibility for you and your team to create a life-changing weekend according to your preferences.

What to expect

Making God famous in a new way.

Once you promote it to your church family, get the word out to your community, and get your church 3D ready you can expect an unforgettable Easter weekend. It created quite a buzz in and around all three producing churches for Easter 2011 and they all had record breaking attendance with a 40-60% increase from Easter 2010. Now, they want to make this opportunity available for other churches like you to experience.

Are you 3D ready?

Here are some resources to equip your church to get 3D ready.

Technical Layout

Choose what type of projection setup you're going with. You have two options when getting your church 3D ready.

Anaglyph (Red/Cyan)

Anaglyph more than likely will work with the system that you already have in place.

Anaglyph is the less expensive route.

Special anaglyph 3D glasses are required to view this format. There are many different resources available online to purchase these in bulk.

Stereoscopic (Real3D)

Specific hardware such as projectors and screens are required.

Stereoscopic is more expensive but the experience is true 3D.

Special polarized 3D glasses are required to view this format. There are many different resources available online to purchase these in bulk.

What we did

We decided to go with the anaglyph option. The picture was awesome and looked fantastic especially on the 15k HD projector and 16x9 formatted screen.

We purchased paper glasses from www.3dglassesonline.com. Be sure to order 3-4 weeks in advance.


Note:

There's a difference between saying red/blue and red/cyan when ording your glasses. You want to order red/cyan.

Note:

Both versions of videos you receive are in digital format and will need to be burned to a Blu-ray/dvd unless you plan on playing directly from a computer.

Hardware recomendations

The information provided is only a recomendation and not a requirement.

Anaglyph (Red/Cyan)

TV/Projector & Screen
Any television or projector setup will work with anaglyph so long as you aren't exceeding your hardware's max view distance.

Stereoscopic (Real3D)

TV/Projector & Screen
Any television or projector setup will work with anaglyph so long as you aren't exceeding your hardware's max view distance.

If your plan is to use projectors, you will need a 3D ready projector. Here are some resources for you:

DC Productions, Inc.
Jerry Dahlberg
dcproductions@gmail.com
206-310-4844

Video Equipment Rentals
www.verrents.com

What we did

TV/Projector & Screen
We used 3 screens in each location.

2 Screens Format:
4x3 NTSC Aspect Ratio. Size: 22'x25'

1 Screen Format:
16:9 Aspect Ratio. Size: 12'x20'

Projectors:
10k Sanyo Projector x2
12k Sanyo HD Projector
15k Sanyo HD Projector

Video Playback Setup
We recommend using a Blu-ray player for best quality. A DVD player will work as well. You can also play it from your computer so long as you have The necessary output adapter.

Video Playback Setup
3D TV's require HD playback at 120hz. As long as your playback device is HD you should be fine.

If using a projection system, 3D projectors (like the Mirage WU12K-M) require HD: 1920x1080p.

If you need more information about playback hardware you can connect with one of the listed resources.

Video Playback Setup
We projected onto multiple screens using the following equipment.

Folsom IP-2003 ImagePRO HD
Processor (to split our feed)

Kramer VM-4HDCP 1x4 DVI DA
(to split our feed)

Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-Ray Player
(Not Recommended)

DVI (m-m) Fiber Optic Cable


Note:

There were a couple of things that we had to trouble shoot: 1) being that the way the Blu-ray discs were formatted weren't working in the Blu-ray players we had rented. SO, we ended up falling back to the MacBook Pro which ended up working Beautifully. We played movie off of the laptop in a 720p format.

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