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First-ever live broadcast in 3D in Australia and Panavision was part of the team

Sydney, 17 June 2010 – According to Panavision Asia Pacific Managing Director Martin Cayzer the 3D rigs that Panavision supplied and installed for the recent Australia versus New Zealand FIFA World Cup soccer build up match in Melbourne represent not only a first for the company but also for Australia and the state of things to come for the future.

“The 3D rig project for Australia versus New Zealand came about shortly after we announced our partnership with Element Technica,” said Cayzer. “We are now the exclusive Australian distributor for Technica 3D, a family of stereographic 3D rigs designed by Element Technica to precisely align and control positioning of a pair of cameras necessary for stereographic 3D imaging.”

With the new partnership successfully in place Panavision Asia Pacific Business Development Manager Andrew Timlin began discussions with Global Television’s Andy Armstrong and Andrew Quinn regarding what Panavision could supply in terms of equipment and expertise for a then ‘upcoming’ sporting event. ... Read the rest of this article by downloading the PDF attached

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