AntarcticVR: East of Antarctica
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2017-18
4k Fulldome/VR, 5.1 Surround Sound. Duration:20:00/35:00 Part1.
'East of Antarctica' is work-in-progress experimental 4k Fulldome feature film & interactive VR production, shot on location at Cape Denison, Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica - an immersive, aesthetic vision of the site of Mawson's Huts, exploring the extraordinary landscape and the relics left by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE 1911-14) over 100 years ago. The immersive quality of Fulldome and 360º cinema imparts a deep sense of place - a place at the very ends of the earth, that once existed upon the brink of the geographical imagination. Modern techniques in photogrammetric reconstruction and geometry re-projection enable the transformation from Fulldome and stereoscopic content to immersive VR. This is research-in-progress, building upon 10 years of my immersive-content R&D in Antarctica. Underpinning these innovations in 'immersion' and technique is a narrative: we will explore the story of the scientific understanding of space and time - and the quest - for the location of the South Magnetic Pole. The understanding of this mystery was a key moment for early 20th-Century science - with crucial ramifications for our 21st-century knowledge of our planet. Via the use of 10k stereoscopic panoramic photography, 4k motion-controlled Fulldome time-lapse, 4k real-time 360º cinematography, photogrammetric reconstruction and immersive VR, 'East of Antarctica' envisions the Cape Denison site and the scientific quest of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14: how we came to know where we are on the surface of Earth. You can see it and you can almost be there. Work-in-progress. Credits:
Work-in-progress Directed and Produced by Peter Morse Written by Peter Morse Cinematography by Peter Morse VR programming by Peter Morse Fulldome Timelapse: Peter Morse & Chris Henderson LadyBug 360º Video: Peter Morse Editing, 3D Modelling & Photogrammetry Compositing & Special Effects, Colour Grade, 4k Dome Master/VR Master: Peter Morse Music: Peter Morse Audio: Peter Morse Lighting: Peter Morse Special thanks to: Mawsons Huts Foundation MHF Expeditioners Australian Antarctic Division Crew of L'Astrolabe IPEV |
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