Mike AmbsinReading the Language of VR6. Framing in VR“Cinematic grammar no longer applies. There is no frame in which to compose a shot.” — Andrew Marantz , The New YorkerOct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
Mike AmbsinReading the Language of VR5. Fly vs ElephantAn interesting exercise in film history is to go back to the earliest existing moving-images we have still on record, and to study what the…Oct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
Mike AmbsinReading the Language of VR4. Giving UpDuring the same week as Google’s I/O event, Spielberg upset some in the VR community with his thoughts on VR.Oct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
Mike AmbsinReading the Language of VR3. Return to ZeroFor as long as moving-images have existed, in even their simplest form, one thing has always remained consistent: the predictability of…Oct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
Mike AmbsinReading the Language of VR2. CUT TO:The Foundation of Filmmaking, VR or OtherwiseOct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
Mike AmbsinReading the Language of VR1. Current ShortcomingsVR is a 110 year old technology. If we are defining VR as fully-immersive visual experiences — what is sometimes called spherical…Oct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
Mike AmbsinReading the Language of VRPrologueThe following discussion will define the language of narrative VR — a language capable of complex structure, of visual parallels, of…Oct 2, 2016Oct 2, 2016
Mike AmbsWHAT VRSE HAS IN COMMON WITH ‘HOW THE WEST WAS WON’I recently went to a screening of ‘How the West was Won’ at The Hollywood Arclight theater, the projection process for the film was…Apr 26, 2015Apr 26, 2015