Monday, January 5, 2015

How big is the demand? Colossal?

CES: Fox Is Bullish On Virtual Reality--But Is It 'Real Deal' For Hollywood?

Carolyn Giardia, Jan. 2, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter

Fox is bullish on the subject and is coming to CES with a three-minute narrative VR experience based on Fox Searchlight's Wild for the Samsung Gear VR and Galaxy Note 4. (Samsung has a relationship with the studio via the Fox Innovation Lab.) The film starsReese Witherspoon and is based on Cheryl Strayed's memoir about how Strayed (played by Witherspoon) healed from personal loss and destructive behavior by hiking more than one thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail. The idea of the VR project is to put the viewer on the trail in a 360-degree environment. Witherspoon shows up in character and sits down next to the viewer. Users also will sit with co-star Laura Dern, who appears as a memory.

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