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Waiting for The Waiting Room: Rolf de Heer on the Future of VR
August 21st 2019 |
Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer speaks to 2019 MIFF Critics Campus participant Zach Karpinellison about his latest collaboration with directors Mark Eland and Molly Reynolds; the groundbreaking 3D VR experience The Waiting Room.
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Q&A with Rone director Lester Francois
July 26th 2017 |
The director of the VR experience Rone answers some questions about the artist's transition from street art to fine art and the challenges of making VR...
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MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | We Are Here: Jessica Brillhart on Virtual Reality
May 23rd 2017 |
The principal VR filmmaker at Google, Jessica Brillhart has been demonstrating the power of the VR medium through numerous award winning shorts and documentaries.
Martin Brown (AFTRS) joined her at MIFF 2016 to discuss the nascent medium of VR, and her exploration of the cinematic language of VR.
Melbourne International Film Festival wishes to acknowledge the US Consulate, Melbourne, for their s
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MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | VR Masterclass
May 8th 2017 |
Virtual Reality (VR) is redefining the approach of contemporary filmmaking. Learn about the cutting-edge technology, immersive storytelling and the challenges of virtual reality with Australian VR filmmakers Oscar Raby (The Turning Forest/Easter Rising), Penelope Thomas (VR Noir), Martin Taylor (VR Noir), Michael Beets (Jafri) and Tracey Taylor (executive producer, The Pulse VR). Moderated by Geor
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MIFF Talking Pictures Podcast | Eric Darnell: Virtual Reality and Storytelling
September 22nd 2016 |
In 2016, Virtual Reality is a new frontier in storytelling - a space currently reimagining and reinventing the language of cinema, reconstituting the idea of what a filmmaker is and what an audience is. It's a space where cutting-edge technology is being harnessed, but the rules of telling a story are still being written.
Eric Darnell is one of VR's emerging masters - best known as the writer/dir
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Synchronous 360 VR at MIFF
August 9th 2016 |
Synchronous 360 Video Playback will enable audiences with no prior exposure to VR to experience this new technology as seamlessly as possible.
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