VR Video and Photography: Storytelling
VR Video and Photography: Storytelling is an Advanced level course on Photography, created by an expert, Paul Taggart. This course is an essential step for anyone who needs to sharpen his/her Photography expertise. It gives you a strong understanding on Cameras + Gear, Shooting Video, Photography, Video, Cameras + Gear, Shooting Video, Photography and Video.
In this course, learn how to leverage one of the most cutting-edge technologies out there, virtual reality (VR), to practice one of the oldest art forms, storytelling. With the snowy plains of Alaska as a backdrop, learn about the production and creative considerations behind shooting immersive photos and video for VR platforms such as Google Cardboard. Using both a multicamera unit with six GoPros attached to it and a Theta, photojournalist Paul Taggart shows you how to scout, shoot, and finish a photo and video story, telling the tale of a dogsled championship.
You can watch the 360-degree VR movie that Paul created for this course on YouTube.
Topics include:
- Scouting locations
- Utilizing the VR rig
- Adding details and characters to a story
- Building a story arc
- Reviewing rendered VR files
- Stitching a VR movie in software
- Shooting VR of a big event
- Documenting the conclusion of a story