Our friends Leon and Natalie Barnard took the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera to the Swiss Alps to shoot an adventure documentary, hiking 1,000 meters of elevation on foot while capturing stunning immersive footage including a helicopter flight sequence. Here is what they learned about producing Apple Immersive Video content on a modest budget with a small crew. Most filmmakers would be able to pick up a brand new camera, head out, and shoot a compelling video without breaking a sweat. But the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera and the Apple Immersive Video format are a little different. While a lot of your existing experience will transfer, you can’t treat the camera or format like it’s traditional 2D. Shooting Immersive requires an understanding of the format, where existing 2D cinematic precedence applies and where it doesn’t. There might be new skills you need to learn, and equipment that you might not be familiar with. But it doesn’t need to be difficult. By learning from the experiences of others who have already pioneered the way in Immersive production, you can avoid many first-time mistakes. And beyond relatively minor one-off expenses like additional equipment, Immersive production can cost a similar amount to a comparable 2D production. To find our feet with this new format, we took the URSA Cine Immersive to the Swiss Alps to shoot an adventure documentary. The stakes are low, this video is just for us, but it’s going to provide invaluable experience that we can harness on paid...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 24 November