Watching "The Old Man Who Picks Up Dreams" and "Window" in a Theater Is a Kind of Experience | VR Network First

VR Network (WeChat public number: VR platform) has previously reported that this year's Venice Film Festival set up the first VR movie competition unit, and this year there are five Chinese VR movie finalists. Including Pinta Studio's "The Old Man Who Picks Up Dreams", Sandman Studio's "Self Travel", Cai Mingliang's "Home in Lan Ruo Temple", Huang Xinjian and Foreign Directors' Co-organized "The Room in the Sand" and Shao Qing directed " window".

Venice Film Festival VR Movie Screening Area

Among them, "The Old Man Who Picks Up Dreams" has already launched the major VR content platforms in China in September. This 12-minute long film tells the story of a dream cycle. The hero is the old man who picks up rubbish and a cute little dog. He picks up the dreams that people discarded day after day in huge garbage dumps. People bring hope back.

The Dream of the Elderly poster

The "Window" is a mystery. Even after entering Venice, the information on this work and its team is rarely seen on the Internet. At present, there is no online platform on the line.

According to VR editors, "Window" is a work about vulnerable groups. The audience can see a young boy who is awake swimming in a dreamlike environment. He walks through a long narrow road, sees a huge whale, and stays in a spectacular library until he arrives in a quiet wilderness. The picture fades out. The boy turned out to be a character in the painting. It was a little girl with legs disabled. She is sitting in a wheelchair, wearing a VR device, and relying on the power of brush and technology to soar in the world outside the window.

Window poster

The VR net editor also watched "The Old Man Picking a Dream" in the Jaunt VR app. However, when watching on the mobile phone, the screen is relatively blurred due to factors such as screen resolution and network. And "Window" has not yet launched any online platform.

Amy 1985 Movie Street

Recently, the editor of VR Network (WeChat public number: VR platform) came to the Amy 1985 Film Street in Beijing Shima Gongsan Plaza and experienced the offline version of "The Old Man of Dreams Picking" and "Window." The offline version is a completely different experience than watching using a mobile app.

"The Old Man Who Picks Up Dreams" Theme Viewing Room Decoration

The two private rooms in Amy's Movie Street have been carefully decorated according to the themes of "The Old Man Who Picks Up Dreams" and "Window." You can experience the environment in which the hero works in the private room of the theme of "The Old Man Who Picks Up Dreams". All the tools are It is true. With easy theme music, viewers can immerse themselves in the film's environment. In the “Window” screening room, some elements related to the theme of the movie, such as whales in the movie, were also arranged on the wall (the mobile phone was shot slightly slag).

In terms of equipment, the “Hello Picker” uses the HTC Vive head display. Of course, there is no interactive element in the movie, so the experiencer just needs to sit on the sofa and wait for the staff to play it. The “Window” is a Samsung Gear VR that is more flexible than the HTC Vive. You can use multiple devices in one experience room for multiple viewing.

However, VR network editors still believe that VR-one is more suitable for viewing, and Gear VR needs to be used with Samsung's high-end mobile phones. The cost is naturally much higher than that of VR-based ones. The PC VR headsets such as HTC Vive or Oculus Rift require high-end PC support, which not only costs more, but also covers a larger area. Interference may occur between multiple devices, which may affect the viewing experience. Of course, the VR all-in-one machine also needs to be equipped with a video broadcast control system in order to achieve an efficient and stable VR viewing experience. This is also the direction that many domestic companies are working on.

The Dream of the Elderly movie screen

When it comes to the actual viewing experience, when using the HTC Vive to watch “The Old Man Picking a Dream”, many of the details in the picture are finally reflected. Compared to the version of the Jaunt VR platform, the picture clarity and audio performance that Vive uses to watch is stronger. Pinta Studio used a combination of light (the hero's flashlight), sound, and running dogs to guide the audience. In the process of watching, although VR net editors sometimes want to look around, in order not to miss the story, most of the time is still following these guiding elements. The whole story gives a comfortable viewing experience, which can be said to be full of positive energy.

Looking at the "Window," the VR editor saw Shao Qing, the director of the "Window" in the theater. Apart from talking with him about the topic of this movie, it is also natural to experience this during the Venice Film Festival. Works well received by the audience. The on-site staff prepared the Gear VR so that the audience could start the viewing with simple confirmation operations. Although only about 6 minutes in length, it touches the soundtrack of the soul and the slow-moving picture, and even one of the scenes (eliminating the spoilers) will bring about the sense of weightlessness. Everywhere the author wants to express the humanities. care. As mentioned above, "Window" is a very warm theme. I hope everyone can care for the disabled and other vulnerable groups.

"Window" movie concept map

According to Shao Qing, "Window" adopted the green screen + CG shooting method in the production process, combined with the traditional three-dimensional production software, rather than the common use of Unity or Unreal engine for creation. From his conversation with Shao Qing, he can also see that he is creating this work in the form of a movie. For more information on the film's creative process, pay attention to VR.com's next interview with Shao Qing.

As for the more dramas of "The Old Man Who Picks Up Dreams" and "Window," it will not be spoiled here. According to VR network editors, the next Amy 1985 movie street will launch a grab ticket for these two works to attract more friends to pay attention to good VR video works. After that, there will be other excellent VR movies between these two packages. And this form of VR theater will be spread across the country and will be completed by the end of the year in Amy Film Street in Shanghai, Nanjing, Chengdu, Changsha, Xi'an, and Zhengzhou. The VR network (WeChat public number: VR platform) editors will also continue to pay attention to and report domestic VR theater and VR film and television works, so stay tuned.

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