The ‘Limitless Frame’ is my first studio and something I was looking forward to as I was excited to explore the possibilities and opportunities that 360 video and virtual reality have to offer. It isn’t something that I have much experience with in terms of both viewing it and making it, so this class is my first time working with this kind of technology.
Our first exercise this week was to familiarise ourselves with the Samsung Gear 360 video camera by shooting some test footage for a haiku video. Our found this experience a great learning opportunity as the main difference of 360 video, compared to traditional video, is being able to shoot in every direction at once which causes you to be aware of the entire environment instead of just a single frame. This means that a lot more thought has to be put into ever shot as everything will be seen. I found the actual shooting quite trouble free, however I had technical difficulties trying to connect the camera to my phone and downloading the stitching software. I’m excited to see how this technology will be used this semester
Below is the haiku video from class