1st Edition

Virtual Reality Cinema Narrative Tips and Techniques

By Eric Williams, Carrie Love, Matt Love Copyright 2021
218 Pages 103 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 103 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 103 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Award-winning cine-maVRicks Eric R. Williams, Carrie Love and Matt Love introduce virtual reality cinema (also known as 360° video or cine-VR) in this comprehensive guide filled with insider tips and tested techniques for writing, directing and producing effectively in the new medium. Join these veteran cine-VR storytellers as they break down fundamental concepts from traditional media to... Read more

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Notes on a key contributor

Foreword

Preface

1. Cine-VR: A New Medium

2. Narrative Storytelling in cine-VR

3. Engaging the Audience in cine-VR

4. Visual Storytelling in cine-VR

5. Shooting and Editing in cine-VR

6. Directing in cine-VR

7. Writing in cine-VR

8. Pragmatics of Producing in cine-VR

9. Graphic Overlay in cine-VR

10. Emerging Technologies in cine-VR

Glossary

Index

Biography

Eric R. Williams has won the Best New Screenplay award from the Writers Guild of America, an Emmy Award for interactive media and the University Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching. He was a chief architect of the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab’s virtual reality curriculum and is a professor in the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies.

Carrie Love is an award-winning independent filmmaker with an MFA from Ohio University who currently serves as the Program Manager of Film and Video Production for Hocking College. She has produced and directed several projects in coordination with the GRID Lab including multimillion dollar cine-VR narrative productions.

Matt Love is a professional cinematographer with an MFA from Ohio University who currently serves as a project manager for the GRID Lab and teaches filmmaking at Hocking College. Matt recently shot and edited a feature-length cine-VR project for the state of Ohio, which added to his long list of completed and upcoming cine-VR work.