Few days
back we experienced a new genre of cinema. A virtual reality version where we
became part of the movie and experienced things by getting into the movie,
moving and becoming part of the set of the movie by the direction of our gaze!
Yes, it was a strange immersive experience and very futuristic.
Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival, was a 10-city tour which
showcased virtual reality (VR) filmmaking, featuring virtual reality films made
by independent artists. The Festival came to Austin on Oct 14, 2015 and hosted
at Brazos Hall in Downtown Austin.
The event presented by Vrideo, a company for VR films featured demos
from top VR filmmakers and industry members. Audiences had the chance to
experience these films on Samsungs Gear VR equipment ,
in addition to Oculus VR headsets.
The VR Film festival was a converging of art and technology
with both eclectic, artsy, and techie audiences. It’s not the typical movie
going experience where everyone watches the movie on a big theatre screen. Here
it was people lined up at different stations which was showing different short
films while the audience queued up for their turn to sit down and slip on Gear
VR equipment and headsets and become part of the movie!
There were many films featured of
which we saw the few listed below. Our favorite being The Night Café and
Kurios. Getting into Van Goghs painting
and walking around ‘The Night Café was exhilarating and a little dizzy. In
‘Kurios’ we get to watch Cirque du Soliel which is fascinating on its own, but
imagine you becoming part of the stage with the artists performing just for you!
Now we have to see how the medium of virtual reality which has already grasped the
gaming audiences, will get embraced in Hollywood and other film industries and change the future of
cinematic experience.
THE NIGHT CAFÉ
DIR. MAC CAULEY
US | 3 Mins | Real-Time Experience
THE
NIGHT CAFÉ is an immersive VR environment that allows you to explore the
world of Vincent van Gogh first hand. Take a moment to enjoy his iconic
sunflowers in 3 dimensions or walk around the chair he painted in his bedroom
to see it from another angle. Step into the vivid colors straight from his
palette.
KURIOS
DIR. MICHEL LAPRISE, FÉLIX LAJEUNESSE & PAUL RAPHAËL
CAN| 9:57 Mins | Live-Action 360 Video
Step on stage and immerse yourself Inside
The Box of Kurios - Cabinet
of Curiosities from
Cirque du Soleil! A mysterious and fascinating realm that disorients your
senses and challenges your perceptions, leaving you to wonder: “is it real, or
just a figment of my imagination?”
WELCOME TO ALEPPO
DIR. CHRISTIAN STEPHEN
US | 2:45 Mins | Live-Action 360 Video
A moving VR documentary by war journalist Christian Stephen that
transports the viewer to Aleppo, Syria, an ancient city that is now one of the
most dangerous war zones on earth. Produced by RYOT News
TANA PURA
DIR. MIKE TUCKER
US | 3 Min | Real-Time Animation
What is it like to die? That is the question at the heart of
Tana Pura, an audio-visual exploration of the moments following death and
the soul's transition into the afterlife. With
haunting music composed by Jonny Greenwood, Tana Pura
draws inspiration from The
Tibetan Book of the Dead and The
Psychedelic Experience.
THE NEPAL QUAKE PROJET
DIR. DAVID DARG
US | 4 Mins | Live-Action 360 Video
Narrated by Susan Sarandon, THE NEPAL QUAKE PROJECT uses Virtual
Reality technology to immerse viewers in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake.
The film not only marks the first in natural disaster VR, but it represents the
future of news and action. Produced by RYOT News.
WITNESS 360: 7/7
DIR. DARREN EMERSON
UK | 13 Mins | Live-Action 360 Video
On the 7th July 2005 Jacqui Putnam stepped on to a Circle Line
train in London on her way to work; a journey she had taken many times before.
At 08:50am Mohammad Sidique Khan would detonate a bomb in the carriage
next to hers. This is the story of her day, the immediate aftermath of
the explosion and her road to recovery. The film combines personal
testimony, reconstruction, and abstract imagery to take the viewer on a
powerful multi-sensory journey into the heart of one survivor’s extraordinary
story.
THE ARCHER
DIR. JESSICA KANTOR
US | 1:30 Mins | Live-Action 360 Video
A man
visits a female archer, and chaos ensues. Created by Jessica Kantor, Matt
Sundin, and Henrik Christoffersson.
LoVR
DIR. AARON BRADBURY
UK | 5:20 Mins | Pre-Rendered 360 Animation
More than 100000 chemical reactions happen in your brain every
second. So what about the moment you saw the girl of your dreams, and she
saw you? If we could capture those few seconds what would the data look
like? LOVR is a document of this moment. A story of love, told through
neural activity captured over 4 seconds. As chemicals are released and
areas of the brain activated, a form of poetry is revealed within the
data. The heart beats, the iris dilates and time stands still as
two lovers see each other for the first time.
UPLIFT
DIR. LEE BLEDSOE
US | 2:30 Mins | Live-Action 360 Video
Uplift tells the story we've all wonder about. What happens to a
balloon when it floats away, what does it see, and where does it go? We
developed Uplift to show off our skills and technology of our aerial 360 degree
capture system the EyeFly.
SURGE
DIR. ARJAN VAN MEERTEN
Netherlands | 3:34 Mins | Real-Time Animation
Virtual reality music video SURGE is an abstract
meditation on the evolutionary process and its relentless march towards
complexity. Built with Unreal by artist Arjan van Meerten,
Surge was produced over the course of a year with Arjan creating all
of the music, animation and code himself. With thousands of downloads,
Surge is currently the highest rated experience on Oculus Share.
· WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015
· 8:00PM 11:00PM
· BRAZOS HALL204 EAST 4TH STREETAUSTIN, TEXAS 78701
VR FILM PROGRAM:
BRIGHT SHADOWS • BUTTS • COLOSSE • DMZ: MEMORIES OF NO MAN'S LAND • DER GROSSE GOTTLIEB • LOVR • SIGHTLINE: THE CHAIR • SURGE • TANA PURA • THE ARCHER • THE LAST MOUNTAIN • THE NEPAL QUAKE PROJECT • THE NIGHT CAFÉ • WAY TO GO • WELCOME TO ALEPPO • WITNESS 360: 7/7
BRIGHT SHADOWS • BUTTS • COLOSSE • DMZ: MEMORIES OF NO MAN'S LAND • DER GROSSE GOTTLIEB • LOVR • SIGHTLINE: THE CHAIR • SURGE • TANA PURA • THE ARCHER • THE LAST MOUNTAIN • THE NEPAL QUAKE PROJECT • THE NIGHT CAFÉ • WAY TO GO • WELCOME TO ALEPPO • WITNESS 360: 7/7
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