Rise (Short Film)

[Rachel]

Very cool! Thanks for finding and posting Annachibi.

[GreenEyesToo]

Annachibi - fantastic to know that we might get to see it after all (Rufus had told me during the run of OT that it was effectively an audition tape for a friend of his), although after Kickstarter's laxity in letting us know about that data breach, I may not be a backer this time....sorry, Rufus.

(BTW, Annachibi, hope you don't mind that I merged your news with the original thread for this project - it makes sense to have it all together)

[Petruchio - Good God]

Yes, remembering we talked about this "unknown" project last year... finally, thank you so much annachibi for finding this brilliant news... happy to be a backer again on Kickstarter...

[germanlady]

Thank you so much Annachibi.
Love to support Rufus...

[kissmekate]

That's great news. I hope it gets enough funding. That little trailer looks promising enough!

[adina]

I made some screencaps for the Rooftop Gallery. The collection got a new character: Briggs.
I guess that Rufus scene can be a key moment -- I know science fiction is about putting ethical questions into a new perspective, but "genocide"?, ewww.
(Well, I am 100 percent human and merciless, so I am ready to drop my mobile phone into a glass of water as soon as I catch it planning a rebellion or trying to outwit me or something!)

Those guys take the techie questions very seriously! I found a Making of Rise video when the visual effects guy, Scott Metzger, took a deep breath and talked for thirty(!) minutes about click here and click there to "make" the film. I liked his frequent "it's a lot of fun". (No, acting wasn't a topic.)

But I think this other link can be more interesting, and not only because of the added pictures... www.movies.com/movie-news/tribeca-storyscapes-2014/15567
"The most cinematic of the Oculus VR set-ups was Rise, which featured the exploration of a still image from a short film that's being developed as a potential feature for Warner Bros. The demo was developed in conjunction with the company Nurulize, who are doing some really cool things in this space, redefining the way we experience film, art, architecture and more through virtual reality/ultra HD real time content.
Here's the description for Rise:
RISE is a fully immersive virtual reality experience that tells the story of a robot uprising from the perspective of a sentient robot agitator who’s been captured. The project explores the confluence of VR and science fiction cinema. Director David Karlak teamed up with Nurulize to create a unique VR experience that captures every minute detail and allows participants to experience a cinematic moment frozen in time.
 
Once the Oculus headset was on, I was transported inside this abandoned warehouse where the aforementioned robot agitator was being questioned. While the characters didn't move, I could explore the entire space and view the scene from whichever angle I chose. 

As dialogue played out, the camera angle continually shifted, allowing me different vantage points of the characters. It was pretty slick. I was hooked. I liked turning completely away from the characters in order to explore tiny corners behind me just because I could. Because I've never been able to before. Director David Karlak told me the short and subsequent feature will be live action; he says it's like Battle of Algiers with robots. When I asked how long before he thinks we're watching movies with Oculus headsets on, he says five years.
 
Five years. How far we'll come in five years is anyone's guess (most believe the technology will impact the gaming world first), but what's on display at Storyscapes convinced me that it's coming. This is most definitely the future of movies (it'll be beyond five years before we see technology like this in a conventional movie theater, though), and it's pretty incredible to experience even it does feel rough around the edges."








www.nurulize.com/portfolio-items/risevr/


Do you remember the radio interview with Sebastian Gutierrez from the time of Hotel Noir when he was asked whether it is difficult to persuade actors to accept roles in that sort of projects (umm, a-lot-of-passion-but-no-money projects). He said: No. Actors want to play. They want to shoot guns bang bang like kids.
Or question a robot agitator in the most incredible location?

[lovethemanrs]

Question: What's better than a man in uniform? Easy...Rufus (the man) in uniform.

Thanks to everyone who has posted info on Rise and to Adina for those screencaps.

[judypatooty]

Cool! Thanks for the screencaps, Adina!

[kissmekate]

Jul 21, 2014 20:56:52 GMT lovethemanrs said:

Question: What's better than a man in uniform? Easy...Rufus (the man) in uniform.

Couldn't have said it better!

[Petruchio - Good God]

Thank you so much for posting the new pics.... Rufus in uniform is always a yummy...

[kygal]

Thanks Adina!

[rueful]

Fantastic! Thanks for the video link, Annachibi.

Jul 21, 2014 18:41:51 GMT adina said:

Do you remember the radio interview with Sebastian Gutierrez from the time of Hotel Noir when he was asked whether it is difficult to persuade actors to accept roles in that sort of projects (umm, a-lot-of-passion-but-no-money projects). He said: No. Actors want to play. They want to shoot guns bang bang like kids.
Or question a robot agitator in the most incredible location?

Adina, thanks for all the additional info and especially the screencaps! I don't remember that interview, but it does explain a lot.

[lassie]

Thank you Adina . This looks interesting.

[GreenEyesToo]

Ooh, lovely caps, Adina - thank you , and for the info.

[midoro]

[TY2]Adina for the info and the lovely screencaps!