VR Film
‘Sin City’ Director Robert Rodriquez to Debut VR Action Series ‘The Limit’ This Summer
Robert Rodriguez, the director of films such as Sin City (2005), Planet Terror (2007), and the Spy Kids franchise, just wrapped production on a newly announced VR action series with The Fast and the Furious franchise actress Michelle Rodriguez. Called The Limit, the...
Oculus-funded VR Experience ‘SPHERES’ Sold at Sundance in “Seven-Figure Deal”
SPHERES, a three-chapter space experience from Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures, was just bought by VR finance and distribution firm CityLights in what Variety describes as a "seven-figure deal."
While the respective companies are remaining mum on the exact price of the acquisition,...
Oculus Story Studio Alumni Form New Studio to Push Boundaries of VR Storytelling & Affordability
Oculus Story Studio, the company's internal production studio tasked with creating ridiculously polished cinematic experiences, first announced they'd be winding down production last summer. Now officially defunct, studio alumni are heading off on their own to form a new firm dubbed...
VR Short Film ‘Asteroids!’ from Baobab Studios Now Available
Interactive VR short film Asteroids!, the follow-up to Emmy award-winning VR short Invasion! (2016) is now available for Gear VR, Daydream, and Windows MR headsets. From the director of the Madagascar franchise, the full 11-minute cut continues the journey of...
Pixar Announces First VR Project ‘Coco VR’, a ‘Next level social experience’
Revealed during the Oculus Connect 4 keynote today, Coco VR is Pixar Animation Studios’ first-ever VR project, coming to Oculus Rift and Gear VR. Timed with the launch of Disney-Pixar’s new animated film Coco in November, Coco VR is...
Now Available – Light-field Captured ‘Hallelujah’ is a Stunning Mix of Volumetric Film and Audio
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. Hallelujah is a performance of Leonard...
The Guardian Launches VR-illustrated 360 Short Film ‘Sea Prayer’
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. Sea Prayer is the latest of...
Capturing Holocaust Testimony in VR: A Behind the Scenes Look at ‘The Last Goodbye’
One of the most emotionally-moving VR experiences that I've had in VR was bearing witness to Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter share his experiences at the Majdanek Concentration Camp in The Last Goodbye. Gutter not only provides a guided tour,...
James Cameron: ‘If I wasn’t making Avatar [sequels] I would be experimenting with VR’
James Camera is one of Hollywood's most celebrated directors, best known for Titanic, and Avatar, two of the world's top grossing films. He's also been an evangelist of technological innovation in cinema production. Despite past skepticism, Cameron's latest thoughts on VR...
This Impressive Short Film Was Drawn and Animated Entirely Inside of VR
As VR continues to grow, the tools of the medium continue to mature as well. 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...
‘Tron’ Star Jeff Bridges Thinks ‘Tron 3’ Should be the “first virtual reality movie”
Speaking on an Entertainment Weekly radio show to be aired on August 15th, actor Jeff Bridges, star of Tron (1982) and sequel Tron: Legacy (2010), suggested that a third Tron feature should be “the first virtual reality movie." Posted in...
At 40 Minutes, ‘Miyubi’ is Felix & Paul’s Longest VR Film Yet – Available Now
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. Miyubi transports viewers back to 1982 where they see the world through the eyes of...
Trailer: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ to Get Trio of VR Experiences, Latter Two Coming to Rift
San Diego's Comic-Con always sees a massive fanfare for all things science fiction, so there's no better place for Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros Pictures to debut the VR experience for their upcoming film Blade Runner 2049, Riddley Scott's sequel to the iconic Blade...
Ubisoft’s Mysterious New VR Thriller ‘Transference’ Aims to be a “true collaboration between Hollywood and gaming”
At Ubisoft's E3 2017 presentation, the company announced a cinematic-focused VR psychological thriller called Transference. Launching in Spring 2018, the title seeks to "bridge the gap between movies and games," and is being developed in collaboration with Ubisoft Montreal and...
Preview: ‘Arden’s Wake’ the Latest Work From ‘Alumette’ Creator Penrose Studios
Penrose Studios’ latest VR film work, Arden’s Wake: The Prologue, has debuted at TriBeCa Film Festival’s Virtual Arcade. As “Prologue” implies, Arden’s Wake will be released in episodic form, though the final number of 'episodes' in the series, as...
