Michael Jackson’s iconic music video for Thriller premiered in 1983 and sold out every night for three weeks, and is the only music film to be inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Following a restoration of the original film’s audio and video, Legend 3D worked with Michael Jackson’s Estate and the original director John Landis to convert this popular video into 3D.
“Working with the Stereographers at Legend 3D was fun and exciting,” said Director John Landis. “I was impressed with their enthusiasm and skill, and how far the technology has come. I think people will be wowed by their work in Michael Jackson's Thriller 3-D.”
Landis also says, “We took full advantage of the remarkable advances in technology to add new dimensions to both the visual and the audio, bringing it to a whole new level. Even though Thriller was shot traditionally, I was able to use the 3-D creatively. Let me just warn you, there is a rather shocking surprise in there.”
“I couldn’t be more proud of Legend3D’s talented artists for the incredible work they did on Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D,” said Legend 3D’s Managing Stereo Supervisor Tony Baldridge. “And working directly with John Landis was an honor and a rare privilege. He’s a quintessential storyteller and wants to understand the tools of the trade. To that end we had a blast talking through each shot and what his original 2D intent was, and how it could translate to 3D, then leveraging Legend’s powerful toolset to execute his creative direction right then and there. It doesn’t get much better.”
Highly anticipated since rumors arose in 2014, the 3D film premieres at the 2017 Venice Film Festival in Italy on September 4th, and will screen at the Toronto Film Festival later that month.
