3net Preps War Doc Done in Native 3D

CULVER CITY: Principal photography is under way on the world’s first native 3D war documentary, set to air as a four-hour mini-series this fall on 3net.

The Civil War 3D will take viewers back in time to retell the war’s most pivotal moments, from both on and off the battlefields. The project will present insight into both the Northern and Southern experience. Towers Productions will produce the series with executive producers Jonathan Towers and David W. Padrusch. Padrusch will also direct the series. Tim Pastore will serve as executive producer on behalf of 3net.

“Shooting in native 3D gives us the unique ability to bring an entirely new level of depth and emotion to this epic time in history with groundbreaking storytelling that simply hasn’t been possible until now,” said Tom Cosgrove, the president and CEO of 3net. “As well, The Civil War 3D series further reflects our ongoing mission to provide the kind of immersive in-home 3D experience available nowhere else on television.”

Padrusch added, ”Our editorial and technical approach to telling the story of the Civil War is unlike anything previously undertaken. Jonathan and I will bring the prism of 3D technology to first-person accounts of battlefield experiences as a way of exploring the humanity and the complexity of motivations of soldiers on both sides of the war."

“The lifeblood of any historical recreation is the research,” commented Patrick Brennan, who serves as historical consultant and co-writer of The Civil War 3D. “The 1st Virginia and 20th Massachusetts regiments participated in nearly every major battle in the Easter Theater, and the men in these units gave us authentic and haunting first-hand insights into America’s darkest days.”