A Filming Guide for VR and 360-Degree Films — Part 4 — What lighting would best aid the creation of the world that is being developed? Part 4 of 5 Lighting. A horror story in itself, without the complications of not being able to leave any red-heads, or yellow-heads, brollies, or box-lights running around. Even that XLR cable can and will be…

A Filming Guide for VR and 360-Degree Films — Part 3 — Where do the characters enter and exit the environment from in a 360 film? Part 3 of 5 Another interesting factor that needs contemplation in the evolution of film-making using 360-degree cameras and binaural microphones is the entrance and exit of your subjects. Who are your subjects? Which subjects should…

A Filming Guide for VR and 360-Degree Films — Part 2 — What kind of environment would lend itself best with the mood and type of story that is being told? Part 2 of 5 The first clarification here would be to explain what I mean by ‘environment’ in this particular context. The explanation would be twofold. The first type of environment…

A Filming Guide for VR and 360-Degree Films — Part 1 — Part 1 of 5 I have done a few 360-film projects in the last year or so. Most of what I have done has progressed roughly on a trial and error basis. You can see me in the screen shot below, playing around with shot direction in a battle scene…