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So far, the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival has been a chaotic whirlwind of innovative filmmaking, groundbreaking immersive entertainment and masterful storytelling. For more info on these stellar works of art and the other amazing exhibits, visit the official Tribeca Film Festival website. MORE
The result was a flood of these important VR docu-stories taking over the prestigious 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and now the upcoming 2017 Tribeca Film Fest. The post Tribeca Film Fest Showcasing Oculus VR For Good Films appeared first on VRScout. MORE
The post This VR Film Lets You Experience an Unwanted Pregnancy appeared first on VRScout. A Polish-Canadian filmmaker is using VR to challenge assumptions about women’s right to choose. VR is often touted for its “magic” ability to immerse you in entirely new worlds. MORE
Chelsea Film Festival offers a VR lineup that is refreshing, intimate, and necessary. The Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) is an international film festival, illuminating the work of emerging filmmakers, producers and actors. News CFF CFF VR Chelsea Film Festival MORE
BBC has released their first VR short film for the Oculus platform. Known for their stop-motion claymation films starring the characters Wallace and Gromit, this is also Aardman’s first foray into immersive storytelling as well. News BBC Documentary Film Oculus Rift MORE
That’s the opening line of a new VR film from the Google Conflict Minerals Campaign entitled The Journey of Gold. The film’s featured Nyamurhale Mine in the DRC is part of a vast industrial system that excavates metals used in electronics like tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold. MORE
The 360 film industry is still young and it’s maturing rapidly. With his name on more than 20 360 film projects to date, Armando Kirwin has had an inside view as to where things started, where they’re going, and why. MORE
Jesus VR: The Story of Christ , an upcoming feature-length 360 film, is getting its first public preview at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The preview of the feature-length film will last 40 minutes, and will be open to festival-goers from September 1-4. MORE
Interactive VR short film Asteroids! , Baobab Studios is one of the largest independent VR film studios, having raised a total of $31 million in funding to date, most notably a $25 million Series B funding round in 2016 which also welcomed Larry Cutler (ex Dreamworks and Pixar) as CTO. MORE
In an impressive demonstration of what you can now create entirely from within VR, artist Nick Ladd has produced an impressive short film using Quill and ANIMVR. The post This Impressive Short Film Was Drawn and Animated Entirely Inside of VR appeared first on Road to VR. MORE
Pearl (2016), a 360 animated short film from director Patrick Osborne and Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP), has landed an Academy Award nomination for this year’s best animated short film, making it the first VR film in the running for an Oscar. MORE
In a world where augmented reality is becoming the hero of the movie marketing, Universal Studios has decided to use the technology to reinvent the traditional movie trailer, a time-tested tactic of film promotion, in support of the forthcoming Robert Zemeckis film, Welcome to Marwen. MORE
The post VR Storytelling Highlights from Tribeca Film Festival appeared first on Road to VR. Voices of VR Podcast VR Podcasts VR Storytelling Loren Hammonds Storytelling Tribeca Film Festival vr storytelling MORE
“From the second the film starts, you are immediately immersed in a world where virtual animated characters become your friends and together, you experience emotions like humor, excitement and compassion, just as you would in real life.”. News Animation Baobab Film MORE
Felix & Paul Studios, among the top VR video production companies out there, today launch their longest film to date on the Oculus Rift and Gear VR. Visually, Miyubi is among the best VR film we’ve seen to date, and it’s all shot in 360 degrees and 3D. MORE
Ready Player One, the upcoming film directed by Steven Spielberg based on the VR-centric novel by Ernest Cline, just saw its first teaser trailer, released at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. MORE
Hold your breath and take the virtual leap in a VR recreation of the films white-knuckle crane sequence. Continuing his domination of the box office, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is back with yet another big budget action film that’s sure to have investors drowning in profit. MORE
Hallelujah is a new experience by VR film studio Within that’s captured using Lytro’s latest Immerge light-field camera which captures volumetric footage that makes for a much more immersive experience than traditional 360 video. MORE
Nozon CEO Tristan Salome told FxGuide that creating computer generated (CG) VR film with PresenZ is “exactly the same as a standard 3D movie or VFX movie. Million to Bring ‘Pixar Level’ Visual Quality to VR Film appeared first on Road to VR. MORE
By now it’s trite to call any CG VR film studio “the Pixar of VR,” but one reason for that pervasive comparison is that Pixar’s waxy-textured, brightly-colored, hard-edged geometry has become a dominant style for big-budget CG films. MORE
Acclaimed author Khaled Hosseini’s short story inspired by Alan Kurdi—the three-year-old Syrian refugee who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in 2015—has been illustrated using Tilt Brush for a unique 360 degree short film. MORE
Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), the film production company of famed director Ridley Scott, is launching RSA VR, a new division dedicated to the production of high-end immersive films using VR, AR, and mixed reality. MORE
With a runtime of 40 minutes, Miyubi is the longest VR film made so far. Available for viewing now on the Oculus Rift or Gear VR via the Oculus Store, Miyubi is VR film places you in the shoes of “Miyubi,” a toy robot adopted by a dysfunctional midwestern family during 1982. MORE
Walt Disney Animation Studios, the group behind animated classics like The Little Mermaid (1989), The Lion King (1994), and newer blockbusters like Moana (2016) , is set to debut its first VR short film next month at the SIGGRAPH 2018 conference in Vancouver. MORE
When it comes to Nicolas Cage films, there’s no shortage of conflicting emotions. Now thanks to his latest film, The Humanity Bureau , he may be adding VR to his already-monumental list. The post Nic Cage’s Latest Film Gets Stand-Alone VR Series appeared first on VRScout. MORE
The Infinity Film Festival in Beverly Hills, presented by Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, is set to take place this November 1 – 4, 2018. Epic will also host the IFF Tech Lab with Unreal Engine training for film and virtual production. MORE
Park City, Utah is already preparing for next month’s annual Sundance Film Festival, and this time around 18 AR & VR films and exhibitions are set to debut at the festival’s New Frontier program. MORE
Raindance is a well-established and highly-respected independent film festival, but it isn’t a particularly flashy one. Clocking in at 40 minutes long, this 360 film is a surprising mix of comedy and sensuality. Image Credit: Raindance Film Festival . MORE
Virtual reality experiences Spheres, Buddy VR and L’île des morts won awards at the Venice Film Festival this year. Buddy VR from Chuck Chae was recognized as the best VR experience for interactive content based on characters from The Nut Job film. MORE
As such, the studio has up to now produced two VR films, each markedly different in look and feel from the last. The film is directed by Saschka Unseld who also fills the role of Creative Director at OSS. MORE
Dinner Party is an immersive exploration of Betty and Barney Hill’s widely known 1961 alien abduction story that premiered at the Sundance New Frontier film festival. Laura Wexler. MORE
The Tribeca Film Festival starts next month, an annual screening of everything from indie documentaries to family-friendly films. SPHERES is also taking part in this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. MORE
Spectator Mode is similar in concept to the mixed reality filming seen in the VR industry, though has added complications given HoloLens’ entirely independent solution and the fact that holograms can be viewed from anywhere, not just within a specific, tracked space. MORE
A VIVE Studios production about the miracles performed by Jesus Christ was the winner of the “VR Film of the Festival” grand jury category. He says he was initially very skeptical, but much like the non-believers in the film, he was converted. MORE
Some users in other countries have reported a region lock on Lionsgate film nights, so make sure to pop in and check it out before you dedicate your entire night to a splatter-filled Saw binge-fest leading up to Halloween. MORE
The 360 film industry is still young and it’s maturing rapidly. With his name on more than 22 360 film projects to date, Armando Kirwin has had an inside view as to where things started, where they’re going, and why. MORE
The first VR project, based on the dystopian sci-fi film, will be directed and produced by Within Founder and CEO Chris Milk. Annapurna Pictures will also be partnering with Within and FoxNext to create an original VR film called I Remember You (working title). MORE
One of the largest independent film festivals in the world, the annual Tribeca Film Festival is responsible for delivering some of the most impactful and most-talked-about creative projects to NYC audiences. MORE
ScreenWriting for VR films: A Broken Concept? These are all un-answered questions, but we can try and answer them by first defining a “log line” (to borrow a screenwriting term) for what a Cinematic VR film is all about. Is there such a thing as writing a screenplay for VR? MORE
The 360 film industry is still young and it’s maturing rapidly. With his name on more than 22 360 film projects to date, Armando Kirwin has had an inside view as to where things started, where they’re going, and why. Supply & Demand of 360 Film Knowledge. MORE
Called The Limit, the 20-minute action film stars Michelle Rodriguez ( Lost, Avatar, Fast & Furious ) and Norman Reedus ( The Walking Dead, The Boondock Saints ) in what promises to be a heart-pumping thrill ride. MORE
Spielberg immerses his cast in a virtual set while filming certain VR scenes. It turns out VR played a more integral role in Spielberg’s upcoming Ready Player One film than we previously thought. It was really an out of body experience filming this movie. MORE
” Tabel was filmed in a way that encourages you to look around the room and experience six different conversations, each with a unique view. As for how they filmed Tabel , the creators used a GoPro Odyssey camera with Jump technology, a camera collaboration between Google and GoPro. MORE
The acclaimed director of films like Babel , Birdman and The Revenant is teaming up with long-time collaborator cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to create an experimental VR short film. Both films got the duo back-to-back best director Oscar wins. MORE
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VRScout
OCTOBER 11, 2018
A VIVE Studios production about the miracles performed by Jesus Christ was the winner of the “VR Film of the Festival” grand jury category. He says he was initially very skeptical, but much like the non-believers in the film, he was converted.
RealVision VR
DECEMBER 6, 2018
ScreenWriting for VR films: A Broken Concept? These are all un-answered questions, but we can try and answer them by first defining a “log line” (to borrow a screenwriting term) for what a Cinematic VR film is all about. Is there such a thing as writing a screenplay for VR?
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Called The Limit, the 20-minute action film stars Michelle Rodriguez ( Lost, Avatar, Fast & Furious ) and Norman Reedus ( The Walking Dead, The Boondock Saints ) in what promises to be a heart-pumping thrill ride.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Park City, Utah is already preparing for next month’s annual Sundance Film Festival, and this time around 18 AR & VR films and exhibitions are set to debut at the festival’s New Frontier program.
Road to VR
JANUARY 25, 2017
Pearl (2016), a 360 animated short film from director Patrick Osborne and Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP), has landed an Academy Award nomination for this year’s best animated short film, making it the first VR film in the running for an Oscar.
Road to VR
AUGUST 18, 2017
In an impressive demonstration of what you can now create entirely from within VR, artist Nick Ladd has produced an impressive short film using Quill and ANIMVR. The post This Impressive Short Film Was Drawn and Animated Entirely Inside of VR appeared first on Road to VR.
Next Reality AR
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
In a world where augmented reality is becoming the hero of the movie marketing, Universal Studios has decided to use the technology to reinvent the traditional movie trailer, a time-tested tactic of film promotion, in support of the forthcoming Robert Zemeckis film, Welcome to Marwen.
Road to VR
MARCH 9, 2018
The Tribeca Film Festival starts next month, an annual screening of everything from indie documentaries to family-friendly films. SPHERES is also taking part in this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
Acclaimed author Khaled Hosseini’s short story inspired by Alan Kurdi—the three-year-old Syrian refugee who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in 2015—has been illustrated using Tilt Brush for a unique 360 degree short film.
VRScout
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Raindance is a well-established and highly-respected independent film festival, but it isn’t a particularly flashy one. Clocking in at 40 minutes long, this 360 film is a surprising mix of comedy and sensuality. Image Credit: Raindance Film Festival .
Road to VR
APRIL 26, 2017
The post VR Storytelling Highlights from Tribeca Film Festival appeared first on Road to VR. Voices of VR Podcast VR Podcasts VR Storytelling Loren Hammonds Storytelling Tribeca Film Festival vr storytelling
Road to VR
APRIL 17, 2017
Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), the film production company of famed director Ridley Scott, is launching RSA VR, a new division dedicated to the production of high-end immersive films using VR, AR, and mixed reality.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
That’s the opening line of a new VR film from the Google Conflict Minerals Campaign entitled The Journey of Gold. The film’s featured Nyamurhale Mine in the DRC is part of a vast industrial system that excavates metals used in electronics like tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold.
Road to VR
MAY 7, 2017
The 360 film industry is still young and it’s maturing rapidly. With his name on more than 22 360 film projects to date, Armando Kirwin has had an inside view as to where things started, where they’re going, and why. Supply & Demand of 360 Film Knowledge.
Road to VR
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Interactive VR short film Asteroids! , Baobab Studios is one of the largest independent VR film studios, having raised a total of $31 million in funding to date, most notably a $25 million Series B funding round in 2016 which also welcomed Larry Cutler (ex Dreamworks and Pixar) as CTO.
Road to VR
MAY 6, 2017
The 360 film industry is still young and it’s maturing rapidly. With his name on more than 22 360 film projects to date, Armando Kirwin has had an inside view as to where things started, where they’re going, and why.
VRScout
OCTOBER 22, 2017
Chelsea Film Festival offers a VR lineup that is refreshing, intimate, and necessary. The Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) is an international film festival, illuminating the work of emerging filmmakers, producers and actors. News CFF CFF VR Chelsea Film Festival
Road to VR
MAY 3, 2017
By now it’s trite to call any CG VR film studio “the Pixar of VR,” but one reason for that pervasive comparison is that Pixar’s waxy-textured, brightly-colored, hard-edged geometry has become a dominant style for big-budget CG films.
Road to VR
MAY 8, 2017
The 360 film industry is still young and it’s maturing rapidly. With his name on more than 20 360 film projects to date, Armando Kirwin has had an inside view as to where things started, where they’re going, and why.
VRScout
MARCH 7, 2017
The result was a flood of these important VR docu-stories taking over the prestigious 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and now the upcoming 2017 Tribeca Film Fest. The post Tribeca Film Fest Showcasing Oculus VR For Good Films appeared first on VRScout.
Road to VR
AUGUST 29, 2016
Jesus VR: The Story of Christ , an upcoming feature-length 360 film, is getting its first public preview at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The preview of the feature-length film will last 40 minutes, and will be open to festival-goers from September 1-4.
VRScout
APRIL 25, 2017
” Tabel was filmed in a way that encourages you to look around the room and experience six different conversations, each with a unique view. As for how they filmed Tabel , the creators used a GoPro Odyssey camera with Jump technology, a camera collaboration between Google and GoPro.
VRScout
DECEMBER 14, 2017
“From the second the film starts, you are immediately immersed in a world where virtual animated characters become your friends and together, you experience emotions like humor, excitement and compassion, just as you would in real life.”. News Animation Baobab Film
Road to VR
JULY 27, 2017
Felix & Paul Studios, among the top VR video production companies out there, today launch their longest film to date on the Oculus Rift and Gear VR. Visually, Miyubi is among the best VR film we’ve seen to date, and it’s all shot in 360 degrees and 3D.
VRScout
DECEMBER 14, 2016
BBC has released their first VR short film for the Oculus platform. Known for their stop-motion claymation films starring the characters Wallace and Gromit, this is also Aardman’s first foray into immersive storytelling as well. News BBC Documentary Film Oculus Rift
Road to VR
JULY 23, 2017
Ready Player One, the upcoming film directed by Steven Spielberg based on the VR-centric novel by Ernest Cline, just saw its first teaser trailer, released at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con.
Road to VR
JANUARY 19, 2017
The first VR project, based on the dystopian sci-fi film, will be directed and produced by Within Founder and CEO Chris Milk. Annapurna Pictures will also be partnering with Within and FoxNext to create an original VR film called I Remember You (working title).
Road to VR
JANUARY 20, 2017
As such, the studio has up to now produced two VR films, each markedly different in look and feel from the last. The film is directed by Saschka Unseld who also fills the role of Creative Director at OSS.
VRScout
MARCH 19, 2018
Spielberg immerses his cast in a virtual set while filming certain VR scenes. It turns out VR played a more integral role in Spielberg’s upcoming Ready Player One film than we previously thought. It was really an out of body experience filming this movie.
VRScout
APRIL 30, 2017
So far, the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival has been a chaotic whirlwind of innovative filmmaking, groundbreaking immersive entertainment and masterful storytelling. For more info on these stellar works of art and the other amazing exhibits, visit the official Tribeca Film Festival website.
Road to VR
APRIL 22, 2017
Hallelujah is a new experience by VR film studio Within that’s captured using Lytro’s latest Immerge light-field camera which captures volumetric footage that makes for a much more immersive experience than traditional 360 video.
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Virtual reality experiences Spheres, Buddy VR and L’île des morts won awards at the Venice Film Festival this year. Buddy VR from Chuck Chae was recognized as the best VR experience for interactive content based on characters from The Nut Job film.
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
The Infinity Film Festival in Beverly Hills, presented by Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, is set to take place this November 1 – 4, 2018. Epic will also host the IFF Tech Lab with Unreal Engine training for film and virtual production.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Some users in other countries have reported a region lock on Lionsgate film nights, so make sure to pop in and check it out before you dedicate your entire night to a splatter-filled Saw binge-fest leading up to Halloween.
VRScout
APRIL 23, 2018
One of the largest independent film festivals in the world, the annual Tribeca Film Festival is responsible for delivering some of the most impactful and most-talked-about creative projects to NYC audiences.
VRScout
JULY 2, 2018
Hold your breath and take the virtual leap in a VR recreation of the films white-knuckle crane sequence. Continuing his domination of the box office, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is back with yet another big budget action film that’s sure to have investors drowning in profit.
VRScout
JANUARY 19, 2018
When it comes to Nicolas Cage films, there’s no shortage of conflicting emotions. Now thanks to his latest film, The Humanity Bureau , he may be adding VR to his already-monumental list. The post Nic Cage’s Latest Film Gets Stand-Alone VR Series appeared first on VRScout.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Dinner Party is an immersive exploration of Betty and Barney Hill’s widely known 1961 alien abduction story that premiered at the Sundance New Frontier film festival. Laura Wexler.
VRScout
JULY 28, 2017
With a runtime of 40 minutes, Miyubi is the longest VR film made so far. Available for viewing now on the Oculus Rift or Gear VR via the Oculus Store, Miyubi is VR film places you in the shoes of “Miyubi,” a toy robot adopted by a dysfunctional midwestern family during 1982.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Nozon CEO Tristan Salome told FxGuide that creating computer generated (CG) VR film with PresenZ is “exactly the same as a standard 3D movie or VFX movie. Million to Bring ‘Pixar Level’ Visual Quality to VR Film appeared first on Road to VR.
VRScout
MARCH 22, 2018
The post This VR Film Lets You Experience an Unwanted Pregnancy appeared first on VRScout. A Polish-Canadian filmmaker is using VR to challenge assumptions about women’s right to choose. VR is often touted for its “magic” ability to immerse you in entirely new worlds.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Spectator Mode is similar in concept to the mixed reality filming seen in the VR industry, though has added complications given HoloLens’ entirely independent solution and the fact that holograms can be viewed from anywhere, not just within a specific, tracked space.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
The acclaimed director of films like Babel , Birdman and The Revenant is teaming up with long-time collaborator cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to create an experimental VR short film. Both films got the duo back-to-back best director Oscar wins.
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