Q&A: Journalist Nyasha Kadandara
Kenya-based journalist Nyasha Kadandara is working in a VR film about the environmental and humanitarian crisis surrounding Lake Chad, a project in partnership with Electric South and BlackRhino VR. Kadandara…
Articles tagged: production tips
Vuze+ 3D 360 camera review & how to
Immersive Shooter’s Sarah Redohl reviews the Vuze+ 3D 360 camera, and walks through its features, best practices and how to stitch with its companion desktop software. Returning from a vacation…
Overcapture: What it is, how to do it, and why it matters
Earlier this summer, I spoke at Mojofest in Ireland about the future of 360, virtual reality and augmented reality. With my background, I naturally gravitated toward 360 video. My prediction?…
Q&A: Al Jazeera/Contrast VR’s Viktorija Mickute talks top 360 production tips
Viktorija Mickute is a producer for Al Jazeera’s immersive media studio, Contrast VR. We sat down with Viktorija to talk about the making of one of the latest Contrast’s pieces…
Mark your calendars: Journalism 360 Unconference July 24-25
Journalism 360–an initiative from Knight Foundation and Google News Initiative to accelerate immersive storytelling in news–has announced it will be holding its inaugural Journalism 360 Unconference July 24 and 25…
Get Continuum VR Unit for free this May
Boris FX is offering its Continuum VR Unit for free for the entire month of May–a $199 value. The unit includes five different 360-enabled plug-ins for immersive video post production:…
Directing my first VR180 production
We’ve recently launched a new show called “Now Your Turn” on Geek & Sundry that was filmed using Google’s new VR180 format. When VR180 was announced, it was met with a fair amount…
The top 10 tips for 360 video beginners
Photo Gear News’ Lok Cheung and Immersive Shooter’s Sarah Redohl share the top 10 tips for shooting 360 video. From staying out of the stitch line to setting up your…
Behind the scenes of Gannett’s first AR app launch with Ray Soto
On March 29, USA Today and Florida Today released a new augmented reality app to experience SpaceX’s April 2 rocket launch live in AR. The app, called 321 LAUNCH, works…
How to capture better bullet times with the Insta360 One
Shooting a solid bullet time isn’t as easy as swinging a 360 camera around your head. You have to have a good use case, the right string or selfie stick,…
Storyboarding Strategies for VR
One of the things I love most about writing for Immersive Shooter is how much I learn from our contributors and our readers that I can use in my own…
Stitching, Scratch VR & spatial audio: our post production workflow
This is the third post in a five-part series behind the making of Speak of the Devil by Light Sail VR. This post originally appeared on Matt Celia’s blog on Medium and is being…