Box Office VR: What We Built and Why It Matters
The story behind Box Office VR — how a lockdown theatre shoot became an award-winning proof-of-concept platform for accessible VR theatre.
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The Neon8 Blog
Thoughts, guides, and hard-won knowledge from the world of VR filmmaking, spatial audio, and creative technology.
VR180 in the Wild: What We've Learned from Real Productions
After years of VR180 productions across theatre, libraries, hospitals, and corporate clients, here are the hard-won lessons we bring to every shoot.
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Jumping Ship: Part II — The Great Reset
Neon8 invested in VR180 kit in early 2020 — just as COVID changed everything. Here's what happened next, and how a speculative bet in the middle of a pandemic turned out to be the right call.
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Jumping Ship: Part I — In One Gear and Out the Other
Switching camera systems is a big decision for any filmmaker. Here's why we made the leap from our previous kit to the Canon R5C with dual fisheye — and what led us there.
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Spatial Needs: The Confusing World of Ambisonics for VR Video
Ambisonic audio for VR is a mess — abandoned software, broken tools, and a winding road to spatial audio that actually works. Here's what we've learned.
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I Rest My Case: In Defence of Passive Entertainment
An argument for passive VR entertainment — why not all VR needs to be interactive, and how VR cinema can enhance empathy and bring theatre to audiences worldwide.
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VR180 is not Dead. Long Live VR180.
A defence of the VR180 format — why 180-degree stereoscopic video is perfectly suited for passive viewing experiences like cinema and theatre, and why the format's future remains bright.
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