Virtual Reality (VR) content has become an indispensable element of many festivals such as Sundance and Tribeca.
The Fantastic Fest held in Austin, Texas, from September 22nd to 29th will also be open to VR movies for the first time, but don't blame us for not reminding them in advance – timid people are cautious. As one of the largest type festivals in the United States, the Fantasy Film Festival focuses on terror, fantasy and science fiction. This year, the festival will broadcast three VR movies.
Fantasy Film Festival has teamed up with Los Angeles VR studio Dark Corner to plan a VR program, including the world premiere of Mule. The film was directed by Guy Shelmerdine, the founder of Dark Corner, and was highly anticipated by the industry. "Tweezers" and the VR hospital thriller "Catatonic" which subverts the senses of the audience come from the same team. Therefore, the terror index of "Xunzi" is equally worth looking forward to.
As Shermer's second work, "The Scorpion" tells the life of an unfortunate man and the last crazy moments before his death. The audience will walk into this emotional, fast-paced dark story. In this premiere, a special prop that is closely related to the plot of the movie will also appear, and is expected to be even more horrific than the wheelchair in the "Psychiatric Patient".
"Dice" was photographed by Dark Corners' custom 360-degree camera. This set of equipment is mainly the Sony A7Sii camera, rented from Los Angeles camera renter Radiant Images. Visual effects and VR production are handled by The Mill, a visual media studio in Los Angeles. The sound effects and soundtrack were completed by Dra?en Bo?njak from the Q Department of Music Production. He had participated in the production and design of the VR version of "Mars Rescue" produced by Forth in the 20th century. Sound processing will use his exclusive space stereo software Mach1.
In addition to the "Scorpion", the VR movies to be played at the Fantasy Film Festival are "Psychiatric Patients" and "Burlap" directed by Justin Danden. Justin Denton is currently the creative technical director of the movie "Here Be Dragons."
"Sack" is a two-stage horror VR experience. Justin Denton created two complementary viewing forms for "Sack" - a traditional 2D short film and an immersive VR experience. It tells the story of a mentally ill killer forcing the unfortunate nanny to help him complete a secret "masterpiece." The viewer can watch the video first, and then intuitively experience the perverts and obsessions of the killer through VR video. (Chen Si)