Virtual Reality Filmmaking

<p><em>Virtual Reality Filmmaking</em> presents a comprehensive guide to the use of virtual reality in filmmaking, including narrative, documentary, live event production, and more.<i> </i>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:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>The history of VR; </li> <p> </p> <li>VR cameras; </li> <p> </p> <li>Game engines and interactive VR; </li> <p> </p> <li>The foundations of VR storytelling; </li> <p> </p> <li>Techniques for shooting in live action VR; </li> <p> </p> <li>VR postproduction and visual effects; </li> <p> </p> <li>VR distribution; </li> <li>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.</li> </ul> <p>Introduction and Definitions</p><p>PART I - Theoretical and Technical Foundations</p><p>Chapter 1 - History of VR by Eric Kurland</p><p>Chapter 2 - Live action VR capture & post-production</p><p>Chapter 3 - Game engines & interactive VR</p><p>Chapter 4 - VR headsets and other human-VR interfaces</p><p>PART II - Virtual Reality Storytelling</p><p>Chapter 5 - VR: A New Art?</p><p>Chapter 6 - VR as a Storytelling Tool </p><p>Chapter 7 - Make a Film in VR from Start to Finish</p><p>The Future of VR / Conclusion</p><p>Interviewees</p><p>About the Author</p><p>Index</p>