For my final project, I decided to film a standard news package in 360. I wanted to see if it was possible to shoot a story that way. Many have made 360-videos, but they haven't incorporated b-roll, interviews, and a stand up. I wanted to redefine what it meant to be to call myself a multimedia reporter. My story is called "Redefining The Classroom." It's about a restaurant that doubles as an academic institution to give hands on experience to students studying culinary arts.   Difficulties Engaging Video One of...

When we first conceptualized our final project, the focus was going to be a 360 video on the Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment (RISE) center’s plans leading up to a big event called “refugee day”. Unfortunately, the date of the event was pushed back until June, so we could not continue with plan A. Plan B was to film 360 videos in RISE and use audio from Grant’s capstone to explain the work they do there. The footage at the refugee center did not end up telling the story we wanted...

The concept of this project is to tell a story about Times Square in general and One Times Square in particular. The storyline is divided into 3 main scenes: A 360 view of Times Square, a virtual environment of the place with One Times Square being highlighted and lastly, the building One Times Square with different facades thoughout the history being peeled off. In the first scene, I want to capture the busy urban environment, characterized by crowds of people and traffic. The scene is constructed from a sphere with...

This project follows the story of a persona who is experiencing phases of life through four quadrants. In each of these quadrants, there are four houses. Each house represents a section in their life, where they revolve around each other. Evidently, each house portrays a different message, and can be reflected on the quality of each house, as well as the backdrop for each house. The overall meaning of the project becomes pretty abstract at this point, but personally it is seen as the cycle of life, the theory of...