VR Cinema #2 - Animated VR Films

VR Cinema's second event will showcase three of the first-ever animated films for virtual reality. Come see these groundbreaking films before they're released to the public and hear from the VR Filmmakers who are defining this new medium.

Join us at Mozilla HQ in beautiful SF on January 10th at 1pm to meet and mingle with the pioneers of VR filmmaking in a casual, friendly environment.

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VR ANIMATION SHOWCASE:

The Last Mountain (http://www.last-mountain.com/) - Dir. Avram Dodson
A rock-man, desperate for the company of his own kind, abandons his lizard companion to follow a living mountain into the desert. There, an unexpected gift offers a chance at redemption.

David & Goliath - Dir. Jonnie Ross & Gil Baron
Set in a magical neon forest, this visually stunning VR animation reimagines the classic story of David & Goliath.

BUTTS (http://vimeo.com/95684075) - Dir. Tyler Hurd
VR cartoon about anxiety, depression, and lots and lots of jiggling butts.

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SPEAKERS:

Jonnie Ross (http://jonnieross.com/) & Gil Baron (http://www.gilbaron.com/) - VR Filmmakers
Founders of The Proto Awards (http://protoawards.com/), VRLA (http://www.virtualrealityla.com/) & Visionary VR (http://www.visionaryvr.com/), Jonnie & Gil are industry vets directing projects for artists like Muse and Belle & Sebastian and clients like Apple and Facebook. Like the CG wake bullet effects (http://youtu.be/xsYierkdxaI?t=1m12s) on the first Matrix? Oh yeah, they did that too. And for the last ten months these filmmaking bad asses have been hard at work adapting, bending, and reinventing the rules of cinema for Virtual Reality. Come experience their new animated VR short and learn how to make narrative filmmaking work for Virtual Reality.

Tyler Hurd (http://tylerhurd.com/) with Skillman & Hackett (http://skillmanandhackett.com/) - 3D Artists
Tyler Hurd is the director of BUTTS (http://vimeo.com/95684075), an animated cartoon for Virtual Reality about anxiety, depression, and lots and lots of jiggling butts. It also happens to be one of the first and finest examples of Virtual Reality Filmmaking. Come learn from one of VR Cinema’s most creative and unique voices. Tyler will be joined by Skillman & Hackett.

Avram Dodson (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1962492/) - VR Filmmaker
Adapting and expanding upon traditional cinematic techniques, Avram gets under the hood to explore the emotional effect of "shots" with The Last Mountain (http://www.last-mountain.com/) - a short VR narrative currently in production. His previous efforts art/work and Rule No. 2 have screened at SXSW, and his most recent short, Pistachio Milk (https://vimeo.com/46596755) (pass: pista), was awarded best student short at Hamptons International Film Festival and Austin Film Festival.

Nancy Tsang (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancytsang) & Lou Hamou-Lhadj (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3210583/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr117) - 3D Artists
Pixar artists Nancy & Lou have spent the last year experimenting with real-time filmmaking. Come learn how game engines like Unity can be used to produce visually stunning animations (http://vimeo.com/83099906).

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DEMOS:

• Jaunt VR (http://www.jauntvr.com/)

• eleVR (http://elevr.com/)

• Tactic Sentient VR (http://wearetactic.com/)

• DODOcase (http://www.dodocase.com/products/google-cardboard-vr-goggle-toolkit)

If you have a project that you'd like to demo at our event please email us at VR.Cinema.SF [at] gmail [dot] com

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SCHEDULE:

Doors at 1:00pm, talks start at 1:30pm, then we'll open the room up to demos and mixing.

If you have RSVP'd you must arrive by 1:15pm or risk loosing your spot to someone on the wait list.

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WAIT LIST:
People who weren't able to RSVP will be let into space starting at 1:15pm until the room reaches capacity. So if you weren't able to get a ticket come on down anyway! Chances are we'll find space for you.

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LIVE STREAM: https://air.mozilla.org/vr-cinema-event/

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SPONSORS:

Jaunt VR (http://www.jauntvr.com/) - Jaunt is developing a comprehensive toolset for creating cinematic VR.

DODOcase (http://www.dodocase.com/products/google-cardboard-vr-goggle-toolkit) - DODOcase is making VR available to everyone with their cardboard viewer.

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As always, we anticipate a full house, so please RSVP early to ensure your spot. If your plans change and your can't make it, PLEASE update your RSVP so you don't prevent someone else from attending.

*Please note, we have begun charging a $5 fee at signup to improve the situation of "no shows" preventing people on our long waiting lists from attending.