I went off and started looking myself at 360video to analyse them and find some inspiration for what I could possible make myself. Here are some I looked at:
Roomie covering This Summer - Erfan Saadat
I found this 360video inspiring purely because I liked the idea that people had used this 360 technology and made a music video out of it. Music videos are a personal interest of mine and I would love to make one using this 360 medium because it adds a fun aspect to it. I really like the scenes in this video where there was multiple versions of the music artist playing different instruments. I feel like that was very effective with the 360 because it gave you a lot to go round and look but it also matches the surreal nature of music videos. One thing which was slightly confusing but interesting was how the space under the camera had been blurred out. I can only assume that this was to hide the tripod or maybe some bad stitching as it doesn't seem for any other purpose. I feel this is maybe a good way to hide it but I would like to maybe not have to do that if I can't not encounter those problems in the first place. I feel like this video takes on a exciting trip through London and the imagery in it matches the song as well which keeps it all flowing nicely. I feel like there is a nice mixture between seeing the singer but also having lots of nice background imagery to go off and look at as well. Overall I like this video and feels like it effectively uses the 360 to enhance the video/song.
Pac-Man in 360 - Andy Front Films
This video is slightly different because its not live action like what we are making however I just really liked how surreal and fun this 360 video was so I thought I would look into it anyway. I liked the concept more than anything of being taken into a very old fashioned game which is extremely basic but popular and seeing how it would feel. The idea that your now in Pac-Mans position and sympathising with him is very strange because its something I have personally never thought about before. One of my favourite parts about his was the way little annotations kept popping up in the game which wee telling you what was happening but also making it a more comical experience. It was all good fun really and the music also helped add to this. I also like the way this video really subtly directed you into looking at certain places and therefore you almost felt like you were controlling the game when it was actually the other way round! I feel being able to direct the audience in looking at thing in a 360 video is a very good skill to have because that what hold interest. It is again surreal but in a very good and fun way and I know we aren't animating but I would love to make something quite surreal in 360 as it seems the most fun and effective.
Five Nights at Freddys in Real Life - Devin Graham
I was drawn to watch this video simply because from the thumbnail I thought it looked quite time burton styled with the monster and I am a fan of his work. However s I watched this I realised that it wasn't actually a strong narrative piece like I thought it would be. Instead it was much more about building tension and trying to scare the viewer. The moment where I felt most on edge were when most the lights were out and it was very dark because I was scrolling round the video trying to see anything and then it would suddenly take me by surprise when the monster popped up. I feel it was successful from that point of view. However I feel like the narrative didn't really go anywhere as it was all about he child running away and then finally getting caught. I like this but I personally would have done more with the story if it were me however it has defiantly inspired me to think about how using 360 in the dark can actually be quite scary to the viewer so maybe this would be a good approach if I wanted to make a scary piece. Another thing I have now noticed is that it seems like the crew forgot they were filming 360 at a few points because if you pause the video on 1:16 you can see the whole crew behind the camera. I think this is very funny but does raise a very good point of making sure that when you film 360 you crew stand well out of shot.
Hardcore Parkore - Specular Theory
I stumbled across this video and gave it a watch because I thought the idea of videoing parker in 360 interesting because parkore happens so quickly I didn't know if as a viewer you would miss all the action. However I found there use of camera angles really influential in making you follow the action. A lot of the angles were long shots very high up so you could see a lot of what was going on and track it and these angles in themselves were really exciting even if they weren't 360. I also found there use of colour by editing the 'package' to be bright made you follow it a lot more anyway which kept you engaged as there was so much movement going on. I felt the action in this video wasn't very realistic but the way they filmed it was certainly successful. I think I would have liked to have seen a little more action in terms of actual Parkore filmed like this and less of the narrative side of it. This is something I can maybe think about filming myself though.
Swimming with Wild Dolphins in the Ocean - Jim Abernathy
I decided to look at a nature 360 video because this is a personal interest of mine and I really enjoyed the 360 rhino documentary we looked at in our first workshop. I was drawn to this nature video in particular because of the angle they have used as the thumbnail. I just like how they have thought of somewhere new and unique to put the camera such as the end of the boat which is very effective. I then like the way this flows so well to us diving in the water to get even closer to the dolphins. I like how this video again gives me a chance to see something up close that I myself may never get to personally experience. I however did feel like towards the end it lacked a little bit of motivation and I got a little bit bored. If I we're to approach this I would like to go back to some different shots off the boat again to try and adds some ore excitement as I still think I prefer the first shot to the in the water shot. I would love the chance to be able to shoot a wildlife 360 video however I don't know if this would be an option considering there isn't a massive amount of wildlife I could find round university!
I found that taking the time to look through 360 videos myself and choose which to look at has helped me find what works and what doesn't and also what kind of subjects interest me. There are a lot of possibilities with 360 which I hadn't thought of before and I am very excited to get going with this project now.
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