Tricart Virtual Reality Filmmaking

Techniques & Best Practices for VR Filmmakers
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-315-28039-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 190 Seiten

Virtual Reality Filmmaking presents a comprehensive guide to the use of virtual reality in filmmaking, including narrative, documentary, live event production, and more. Written by Celine Tricart, a filmmaker and an expert in new technologies, the book provides a hands-on guide to creative filmmaking in this exciting new medium, and includes coverage on how to make a film in VR from start to finish. Topics covered include:

- The history of VR;

- VR cameras;

- Game engines and interactive VR;

- The foundations of VR storytelling;

- Techniques for shooting in live action VR;

- VR postproduction and visual effects;

- VR distribution;

- Interviews with experts in the field including the Emmy-winning studios Felix & Paul and Oculus Story Studio, Wevr, Viacom, Fox Sports, Sundance’s New Frontier, and more.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tricart, Celine

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction and Definitions

PART I - Theoretical and Technical Foundations

Chapter 1 - History of VR by Eric Kurland

Chapter 2 - Live-Action VR Capture and Post-Production

Chapter 3 - Game Engines and Interactive VR

Chapter 4 - VR Headsets and Other Human-VR Interfaces

PART II - Virtual Reality Storytelling

Chapter 5 - VR: A New Art?

Chapter 6 - VR as a Storytelling Tool

Chapter 7 - Make a Film in VR from Start to Finish

The Future of VR / Conclusion

List of Interviewees

About the Author

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Celine Tricart is a filmmaker and founder of Lucid Dreams Productions, whose work was showcased at the Sundance Film Festival and gathered numerous international awards. Her past credits include "Stalingrad" and "Transformers: Age of Extinction." Celine produced and directed Maria Bello’s "Sun Ladies," a VR experience about the Yazidi women fighting ISIS in Iraq. She has previously published another book, 3D Filmmaking: Techniques and Best Practices for Stereoscopic Filmmakers (2016).