Walt Disney Animation Studios will debut its first virtual-reality short film next month, marking a new experiment by a major studio to use the power of Vr to enhance storytelling.
The short film, “Cycles,” is directed by Disney Animation lighting artist Jeff Gipson, marking his Vr directorial debut. It centers around the true meaning of creating a home, inspired by Gipson’s childhood spending time with his grandparents in their home and then later helping them move to an assisted-living residence.
The film will premiere at the Siggraph 2018 conference, Aug. 12-16 in Vancouver. It will be hosted at the confab’s Immersive Pavilion, a new space for this year’s conference dedicated to Vr, augmented reality, and mixed reality.
“We wanted to create a story in this single place and be able to have the viewer witness life happening around them,” Gipson said in a statement. “It is an emotionally driven film,...
The short film, “Cycles,” is directed by Disney Animation lighting artist Jeff Gipson, marking his Vr directorial debut. It centers around the true meaning of creating a home, inspired by Gipson’s childhood spending time with his grandparents in their home and then later helping them move to an assisted-living residence.
The film will premiere at the Siggraph 2018 conference, Aug. 12-16 in Vancouver. It will be hosted at the confab’s Immersive Pavilion, a new space for this year’s conference dedicated to Vr, augmented reality, and mixed reality.
“We wanted to create a story in this single place and be able to have the viewer witness life happening around them,” Gipson said in a statement. “It is an emotionally driven film,...
- 7/20/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety - Film News
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