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Samsung VR

2015-03-19

DP Earle Dresner recently spent 2 weeks in Perth shooting a 7 minute film to promote Samsung’s new Virtual Reality Headset. It’s the story of a mother, Alison, who lives in Perth with her 2 sons and is 9 months pregnant with her 3rd. Her husband, Jace, works 4000km away at a mine in Queensland.

Jace works a 4 weeks on, 1 week off roster so won’t be able to be at the birth of his child. Samsung gave him the next best thing by filming the birth with a 360 degree camera and live streaming it so Jace could watch it on the Samsung Gear VR headset and feel like he was in the room.

“ We spent 4 or 5 days with Alison and the boys showing how difficult it is for her doing it on her own while another crew captured Jace’s isolation in country Qld . The toughest part was then waiting for the call to rush to the hospital for the birth. Obviously filming a live birth was an experience I will never forget and I’m really proud to have been a part of something that brought people together”

The film was shot on Red Epics with Zeiss Superspeed lenses but Earle stresses

“This film is about the purest of human emotions, not gear and lights. Our very small but dedicated crew helped us shoot fast and find the heart of the story”. Watch it here.