Role: VR Director and Technical Director
Director: Jeff Orlofsky ( Chasing Coral, The Social Dilemma)
Shot over 2 weeks in the Pantanal Region of Brazil, with Occupied VR and Vice Motherboard. The first ever 360 videos of Jaguars captured in the wild.
Living With Jaguars is an interactive virtual reality film documenting wild jaguars in Brazil. Users explore the complex and interconnected perspectives of four key stakeholders: jaguars, ranchers, conservation researchers, and ecotourism operators.
Premiered at SXSW 2018
Elevate the Everyday: the shared dream of virtual reality
“Blending video game visuals with live performances and chilling John Carpenter inspired synths, Occupied VR have created an interactive and hyper surreal dreamscape to experience driving in unimaginable ways.”
Vice/Motherboard Article and Bts
In 2016 occupied VR first met with Rob Stewart the Visionary director behind the acclaimed Canadian documentary film Sharkwater. By putting shark exploration in the hands of the viewer, they are immersed in the underwater world Rob loved so much, and to which he dedicated his life.
Tragically in the midst of filming for shark Water 2 Rob passed away weeks before we were set to begin filming our VR project. with the help of his family and friends and crew we were able to create this underwater 360 experience and film in his honor.
As technical director on this project I designed the interactive sequences as well as consulted on the camera systems stitching and editing of the stereoscopic 360 video.
