Virtual Reality
Film Students To Compete in Virtual Reality Production Contest
One
of the first ever competitions involving
virtual reality production will challenge college film students to
create their
own 360-degree films.
360fly,
which produces single-lens cameras to
capture 360-degree video, will sponsor the 360
VR (virtual reality) Film
Contest for film students at New York University and the Rhode
Island School of
Design along with Drury Design. The students will
use 360fly HD cameras, which
they were briefed on during an April 9 presentation on the NYU campus.
"Virtual
reality represents the next chapter in
the evolution of storytelling and giving these young open minds the
chance to
explore it can go far in unearthing new ways to utilize it that haven't
even
been anticipated," said Evan Polivy, director of Drury Design's
Creative Lab. "This
is very much unexplored creative terrain, which is why we're so excited
about
where the creative minds of these talented students will go when
utilizing this
immersive format enabled by the 360fly camera."
Submissions
will be due by May 3 and then be
showcased at the Wanted Design space May 17, in conjunction with Design
Week in
NYC. They will also be available for viewing online at Drury
Design's YouTube
channel. A panel of judges will pick winners in three
categories: narrative,
documentary and experimental.
The
three winners, which will be announced June
1, will receive $500 and a 360fly 4K camera.
"We
believe that the young, creative minds that
embrace and expand the possibilities of this new medium will be this
category's
most significant driver," said 360fly CEO Peter Adderton. "That's what
makes
this competition so exciting."
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Michael Hart is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer and the former executive editor of THE Journal.
