Compositing a 3D documentary: Creating multiple layers with an visual effects shot @ParallaxFilm

Uploaded March 2011 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

Compositor Jakub Kuczynski explains how to do 3D within 3D using negative and positive parallax.

Ian Herring and his team produce and deliver 3D documentaries for worldwide broadcast, including the implosion of the Fonte Nova Stadium in Salvador, Brazil for the explosive demolition series Blowdown featuring Controlled Demolition Inc. Some 20 camera systems, many custom-made, shot the implosion - the first ever to be captured in stereo for international broadcast.

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Compositing a 3D documentary: Creating multiple layers with an visual effects shot

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