100 JAHRE UFA
VIRTUAL REALITY
DESCRIPTION
As part of the exhibition “The UFA – History of a brand” in the German Cinematheque, the walk-in film A WHOLE LIFE celebrates its premiere. The production was first presented at VR Now Con and after GATEWAY TO INFINITY is the second case of its kind, produced by UFA Technology and UFA LAB. In the VR Experience A WHOLE LIFE we follow the actress Maria (played by Franziska Brandmeier) through the history of cinema. We experience the first filming of the early film in the 1920s in a walk-in world. In the course of the VR experience, the viewer observes how technical tricks and illusions were used to seduce the audience even then. Surprisingly, however, this set world turns out to be only a deceit – because Maria takes the viewer on a journey through German film history. Besides Franziska Brandmeier, Herbert Knaup will also be up for viewing in “close up”.
PRODUCER
UFA
CONTENT
Virtual Reality
YEAR
2017
PARTNER
HHI
A WHOLE LIFE
“A Whole Life” is Germany’s first so-called “volumetric” film in which the actors can be viewed from all sides during the action. The viewer becomes part of the film scene.
TIME TRAVEL TROUGH 100 YEARS OF FILM PRODUCTION – VR CASE
In the course of the VR experience, the viewer experiences how technical tricks and illusion were used to seduce the viewer even then. Surprisingly, however, this set world also turns out to be only an illusion – because Maria takes the viewer on a time travel through German film history.
WALKABLE FILM “A WHOLE LIFE” AWARDED
In April 2018, the joint project received the Laval Virtual Award in the category “Arts and Cultural Heritage”.
