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John Cusack And Christina Ricci Make Their VR Debut In Distorted Reality

Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce a scripted, live-action cinematic virtual reality (VR) piece that is set to thrill audiences. Titled Distorted Reality, the thriller piece will allow viewers to immersive themselves within the film starting Christina Ricci, Brendan Fletcher and John Cusack.

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The story follows the events of a women suffering from bipolar disorder whom comes to suspect the proprietor of the state-of-the-art “smart apartment” she and her husband just moved into is using the building’s residents as unwitting guinea pigs for a “synthetic telepathy” brainwashing plot with dire global ramifications. Thanks to the power of VR, viewers will be complete immersed within the story and see everything unfold from a completely new perspective. The expereince is a ten minute version of the feature length theatrical release titled Distorted.

“We are excited for the world to see this piece. John Cusack and Christina Ricci truly embraced the VR medium and helped us to tell a compelling story that compliments the original film through extending the “Distorted” universe,” said Kevin Dewalt, CEO of Minds Eye Entertainment.

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The partnership and collaboration of VR producers lead by Minds Eye Entertainment has allowed for this VR release to come to fruition following their previously VR works with stars like Nicolas Cage, Wesley Snipes and RJ Mitte. To create the VR release of the film the team used sixteen synchronized GoPro Hero4 cameras and a GoPro Odyssey under Jump, which is Google’s professional VR video solution for making 3D-360 video production scalable and built for automated stitching and seamless VR video production.

“We are a throwback to the star-driven days of the movie business in this new hyperactive medium. In order to drive audience engagement and increase awareness, we believe we must bring together compelling narratives with marketable stars in order to bring VR to the masses,” said VR Producer Travis Cloyd. “We are excited to be one of the only groups facilitating A-list film star debuts in virtual reality, and we hope that others will follow our lead.”

Distorted Reality is available on a number on platforms including Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. The film is also available in a non-VR release just titled Distorted as well. You can see the VR trailer for the title below and for more on VR films in the future, keep reading VRFocus.

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Wesley Snipes Takes On Aliens In VR Feature For Sci-Fi Film The Recall

Wesley Snipes Takes On Aliens In VR Feature For Sci-Fi Film The Recall

What happens when that creepy survivalist out in the woods turns out to be right about impending doom? That’s the story we’ll get to witness in this year’s film The Recall written and directed by Mauro Borrelli and featuring Wesley Snipes and Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte.

Before we get the feature film, though, we’re going to get a virtual reality experience centered on Wesley Snipe’s character “The Hunter” as he takes on alien invaders.

Mind’s Eye Entertainment is producing the feature film and has teamed up with SkyVR, VMI Worldwide, Bridgegate Pictures, Invico Capital, and Talking Dog Studios for a 10 minute VR experience that takes place in the same world as the film which is similar to Samsung’s recent 360-degree short film that ties in with the new season of the 24 television series.  In The Recall, RJ Mitte’s character Brendan comes across Snipes’ unnamed “Hunter” right before the alien invasion commences and the VR clip will be placing viewers in Brendan’s shoes.

“This will change the way we hear about movies and rewrite the way we package content,” says producer Travis Cloyd in the press release for the new feature. “Viewers today are smarter and have access to more content right at their fingertips not just to watch the movie, but live in the realm and watch the feature through this new medium.”

The VR excerpt will be the first time Snipes has been a part of a project utilizing the immersive technology and didn’t feel completely like a fish-out-of-water, instead likening it to theater work.

“The cool thing is that for theater actors, or thespians, this is a great format because shooting in VR is similar to shooting a play, or performing a play,” explained Snipes. “You don’t have the luxury of cuts, and short takes, and do-overs,” he says. “You have to be on your game, and since everything is in the shot, everyone else needs to be on their game at the same time.”

The Recall VR Abduction does not have a set release date, but will release prior to the film which is slated for a summer 2017 debut. There will also be VR and 360-degree behind the scenes clips available on the film’s Facebook page.

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