Discussion: 360 Video and VR
Why you’re going to want a 360 camera
10 things I wish I knew before shooting 360 video
The New York Times made waves with its award-winning VR short doc series “The Displaced.” Now Huffington Post, The Guardian, TIME and CNN all have their own VR production teams.
Using 360 video as part of a big video feature story:
https://www.nytimes.com/video/magazine/100000005005806/the-displaced.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/magazine/the-displaced-introduction.html
https://www.nytimes.com/video/magazine/100000004980989/we-who-remain.html
What are the challenges of storytelling in 360? What are the benefits? In what ways are these videos really utilizing the potential of the format? Are they missing any opportunities? What kinds of assignments would 360 work best for, and where would it be ineffective?
Editing 360 video in Premiere:
Another big trend in online video these days: live video
Using live video and Instagram stories to promote a story/give a behind the scenes look into what went into making it:
Our journalist Ben C. Solomon is reporting from Mosul, Iraq. What's it like on the ground there today? Watch his Instagram Story, from instagram.com/nytimes.
Posted by The New York Times on Wednesday, February 15, 2017
And combining the two, naturally, now there’s Live 360 video: https://facebook360.fb.com/live360/