THE LIMIT - VR film review. Tips for Robert Rodriguez on VR Cinematography

[Clyde DeSouza]

That's almost a click bait title, but it's like de-ja-vu all over again of the early days in 3D filmmaking.
Some thoughts on VR cinematography from a different perspective:
http://realvision.ae/blog/2018/11/the-limit-vr-movie-review-move-fast-and-break-everything/

Kind Regards.

 

[Noah Yuan-Vogel]

Anyone see this? I'm kinda curious but am certain I'll be disappointed. I do think there's something to 180deg VR as a format and I'm all for 3d conversions on big budgets for theatrical release as they can be quite good but I could see VR 3D being a completely different thing. Anyone know what camera and lens they used on this? The fast camera work does strike me as being a problem for VR...

Curious to see where live action VR goes as until recently I was sure it was never going to work. Though volumetric capture and real-time rendered environments do seem much more powerful for actual 6DOF VR storytelling.

 

[Clyde DeSouza]

" Anyone know what camera and lens they used on this? "
Red with a (single!) fish eye lens.

The problem with 2D to 3D conversions for VR is, everything is 'up-close' when viewed in a headset; a different kind of 'uncanny valley' rears it's head that is not noticeable in cinema grade conversions. Even if done very well, you lose the binocular (stereoscopic) realism.
Camera movement is a whole different thing altogether even on steadicam. It's like being on a boat... yet the captain insists it's a hovercraft gliding on a cushion of air.