Vr is shaping up to be a combination of cinema, theatre and gaming, says the director of the UAE’s first Vr narrative short Flash.
Virtual reality (Vr) is shaping up to be a combination of cinema, theatre and gaming, according to Hassan Kiyany, Vr filmmaker and programmer of Diff sidebar DIFFerent Reality, which kicks off today (Dec 8).
“It definitely requires a different way of thinking – it looks like in the future it will add elements of live theatre and gaming to the cinematic experience,” said Kiyany, whose Vr work Flash is also screening in DIFFerent Reality. “Even now, people who have made Vr films say the experience is closer to directing theatre than traditional filmmaking.
Kiyany worked with Diff to select ten Vr works from all over the world to screen in DIFFerent Reality. The line-up includes Indian director Faiza Ahmad Khan’s When All Land Is Lost, about the polluted land of Korba; Italian director...
Virtual reality (Vr) is shaping up to be a combination of cinema, theatre and gaming, according to Hassan Kiyany, Vr filmmaker and programmer of Diff sidebar DIFFerent Reality, which kicks off today (Dec 8).
“It definitely requires a different way of thinking – it looks like in the future it will add elements of live theatre and gaming to the cinematic experience,” said Kiyany, whose Vr work Flash is also screening in DIFFerent Reality. “Even now, people who have made Vr films say the experience is closer to directing theatre than traditional filmmaking.
Kiyany worked with Diff to select ten Vr works from all over the world to screen in DIFFerent Reality. The line-up includes Indian director Faiza Ahmad Khan’s When All Land Is Lost, about the polluted land of Korba; Italian director...
- 12/8/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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