Filmmaker Polls

• 2017 – the year of VR?

  People experimenting with VR movies are confident that they’re on the right track. Even though the VR technology is changing rapidly, the big studios know that VR is coming and fast and they need to be ready.

  “VR is something that all six major studios and other content creators take very seriously,”
  – J.Urback (CEO, OTOY)

  We want to know what do you as filmmaker think is the biggest challenge in getting VR stories to consumers?

  Author: Sami Tuomisalo,
  Co-founder of @Filmsourcing – #sustainability #filmmaking #music #environment #humanrights… and #coffee

• • Rate your VR / AR knowhow*
    • Excellent
    • Good
    • Average
    • Below average
    • Poor
    * This poll takes 30s to complete

  • What are the biggest challenges?
    • Mobile screen resolution is not good enough
    • VR technology is not standardized enough
    • Potential problems to human body caused by VR
    • Filmmakers have too 2D focused mindset in storytelling
    • VR will be just a short phase before something more awesome
    • VR is just another fad
    • The camera equipment is too expensive
    • VR is not good enough without positional tracking
    • Other
  • Please specify

  • When I get my hands on 360 degree video gear, my first project will be:
  • • Let me know when the article is published
  • Email*

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