What to charge for 360 video work: survey results are in!
Immersive Shooter asked 360/VR content creators to share what they’re charging for their work. Here’s what they said. Setting the right price for 360 videos or other immersive projects isn’t…
My transition from broadcast to 360: here’s what I learned on my first shoot
What skills and techniques transition from broadcast to 360 video? Here’s what Harriet Hadfield learned on her first 360 video shoot in Northern Canada, after 10+ years in broadcast. The…
How to capture spatial audio (with the Ambeo mic and F4)
Spatial audio. I was an early believer (my first VR experience, courtesy of Sarah Hill, featured spatial audio), but a relatively slow adopter. Despite how immersive (and important) it is,…
I spent 48 hours in VR. Here’s what I learned about life in a headset.
For someone that works within immersive technologies, mostly within VR, it’s hard to make this kind of confession, but here it goes… I’m not a gamer. I had a Gameboy…
Global Editors Network: VR is here to stay. What’s next for journalism?
“VR is no longer just for games and films,” says Gen Summit 2017’s description of its VR panel. We couldn’t agree more. Asking ourselves how we can use virtual reality…
Q&A: Brittany Peterson shares McClatchy’s 360 video production workflow for breaking news
Very few newsrooms think of 360 as a medium that lends itself to quick-turn stories. There are syncing and stitching issues, massive files to transfer and render, and special plugins…
My spatial audio workflow for a 360 ‘behind the scenes’ video
This post originally appeared on John Hendicott’s blog on Medium and is being shared here with his permission so we can all learn from his spatial audio workflow. We highly…
Q&A: RT’s Edward Chizhikov talks 360 cameras in space, editing across platforms + more
Edward Chizhikov is the head of the RT360 department at Russia Today. Although he joined RT in 2008, he’s spent the last one and half year leading the news organization’s…
How to shoot/direct 360 video alongside a network TV show
RVLVR Founder Nick Bicanic shares how to shoot behind the scenes 360 video (or “inside the scenes” video, as he says) alongside a network TV show. This post originally appeared…
Immersive Shooter’s recommended 360 video starter cameras for beginners and intermediate users
Immersive Shooter’s Editor-At-Large Robert Hernandez shares his recommended 360 video starter cameras, at <$500 and <$5,000 price points. The disruption in immersive storytelling is far from being over and that…
Q&A: Catherine Allen on moral panic and the ethics of VR, and story doing versus storytelling
When people put on a headset to watch the experiences we’ve created for them, it’s sort of like entering a bubble. They see only what we want them to see,…
What to watch this week: 17 nonfiction 360/VR experiences from Cannes’ Next VR Theatre
Cannes Film Festival, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, will be ending in just two days. This year, its innovation hub, Next, featured more than 100 360-degree and VR experiences…