Helix full

A look at the Helix, seen standing up in 3ality's Burbank, Calif., offices. The new rig's beam splitting system is designed to give 3D filmmakers a great deal of automation and the ability to use it with any kind of camera or lens without worrying about the physical mount. It can be taken apart and put back together in a wide variety of configurations, all very quickly and very easily, 3ality says. "Stereoscopic systems are precision tools designed to align two cameras to a sub-pixel level of accuracy," according to the company's Web site. "The 3alityTechnica family of tools enables creative producers, directors and cinematographers to create 3D on the same schedule they’ve established for their 2D productions."