360-degree video

[Greg Janza]

Tim, thanks for the detailed thoughts on the subject.

The 3D experiment has revealed that people are certainly game to try new technological devices when it comes to narrative storytelling but at the same time the overall failure of 3D technology to take hold in a real and lasting way is also quite revealing.

Suspension of disbelief is the top requirement for an audience to completely engage in a film and get immersed in the story. And so the biggest hurdle for technological advancements within the medium is how to maintain that suspension of disbelief.

For me, if my suspension of disbelief is interrupted I no longer can maintain my connection to the story. So I’ve never been a fan of 3D because the glasses are constant reminder that I’m in the process of watching a film.

This basic hurdle is quite large and so in essence very little has changed over the years in how audiences watch and enjoy a film or tv show.

There’s a fair amount of effort being put into interactive storytelling and perhaps eventually it will be a viable option but currently film and television remains a passive experience because that passivity easily allows for the suspension of disbelief.

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[Noah Kadner]

Also getting people to watch in the helmet is always a challenge. Though the proliferation of content you can look at in YouTube/FB and pan/tilt with you device/fingers has alleviated this somewhat for casual viewers. 3D and 360º are important milestones toward the truly immersive and device-free holographic mediums technology could ultimately lead to. You need only to watch those crazy Magic Leap videos to begin to appreciate the potential.

Noah

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[Michael Gissing]

I have colleagues in Sydney who are doing some great and innovative work with VR/ 360 and they have tried some interesting ways to get narrative into the 360 space by using floating 2D panels. I can’t elaborate but it is engaging. There is much that can be done with audio in a 360 space to direct attention and create an immersive experience.

For me I have had no inquiries about creating 360 content – visual or audio but I am interested in being across the technology. If people like David Lawrence are developing in this area then it has creative potential. I’m sure all NLEs will need to include tools for this. As to the integrated versus plugin niche argument, I think this would need to be integrated to work. Supply is perhaps ahead of demand at the moment but that isn’t a bad thing.

[David Lawrence]

Speaking of 360 video, does Safari under High Sierra finally support it? I’m not ready to upgrade but under 10.12.6 Sierra, Safari and 360 are still a fail.

Did they fix that yet?

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