7 Insights from an Immersive Cinema Beginner

What is VR filmmaking? How can it differentiate from traditional cinema? How…

Audio Engineering for VR

Sound is a crucial component of creating an immersive environment. Human perception of sounds is a rich, interesting domain on its own. Your ears are physically located apart and pick up inter-aural time differences; your skin resonates with the percussion of sound waves; your brain…

360 Video Production: Tactics and Hurdles

This semester at VR at Berkeley, the Immersive Cinema Team has been producing fun, immersive 360 video content. While we would not call ourselves 360 film experts yet, we have discovered a lot of production tactics for this medium.

Stepping Back When Moving Forward: What 360 Directors Can Learn From Theater