GV Films starts production of 3D TV thriller, Paramapadam

Televisionpoint.com Team
GV Films LTD has started the production of Paramapadam, a live 3D television fantasy thriller of 52 episodes, for which GV Films has acquired the technology and exclusive rights to produce live 3D content in India from D3, a company based in Los Angeles that has patented technology for out-of-the-box effects.

According to MR V. Ravee, CEO, GV Films LTD, the cost of production of the series is RS 15 lakh per episode. The Anaglyph system of 3D television production is followed here. The natural vision (Anaglyph) shot is with a special rig of two cameras, producing a left eye and a right eye view. The two resulting videotapes are edited (more-or-less conventionally) then encoded using the patented 3D encoding system. The result is a single videotape, in 3D, ready for broadcast.

The company claims that this is the only 3D system which the Federal Communication Commission has approved for broadcast. It allows "off the screen" 3D effects. But, without 3D glasses, the image looks blurred. MR Ravee said that the glasses would be distributed through the sponsors, the cable operators and would also be available in the open market.

Paramapadam, based on the Snakes and Ladders game, is directed by MR Naaga. Paramapadam is a traditional game played in India and based on the philosophical concept of Karma. A game of MR Mukesh Khanna who won his spurs as Beeshmar in Mahabharath and later as Shakthiman will play a key role as the wise old man. The serial is slated to go on air around Diwali.