The concept is to set up the camera rig in the center of a Black Box Players rehearsal or playground session. Dramatic, interesting characters, plenty of movement, actors trained to act for an audience watching from multiple directions, and always interesting activities make it the ideal place to try our first attempts at 360-video recording. It will most likely be a small space, with lots of movement, and plenty to catch a viewer's attention. Characters will be both close and far from the rig, depending on how the scene develops. The camera rig will be positioned at eye-level, placing the viewer square in the center of the scene, able to enjoy every facial expression and dramatic diva.

Lighting will be indoor lighting but, given the nature of the stage environment, will be easily customizable and we will be able to get things set just right for the video.

Performing arts is a knee-jerk activity to explore when working with and discovering new entertainment technology. The Black Box Players experience is the essential deviation from the norm, however. A traditional proscenium arch performance (think Phantom of the Opera or most famous theaters) places a pretend wall between the audience and the actors on stage, creating an effect like watching a television or computer screen. If we are taking the video 360, we need to take the acting there as well! Black-box actors are more used to acting in multiple directions for shows designed more like theatre-in-the-round. They are the perfect candidates for 360 video.

The creative ability of the actors will provide plenty for a viewer to discover and experience, whether they're walking through the beginning stages of a show's development in a reversal, or if they're engrossed in entertaining improv and acting training during a playground session.

Best of all, hiding won't be all that difficult. Team members can either join the players in a playground session, or purposefully act their way out of the room until the recording is completed. The equipment should stay perfectly safe as well, after instructing the actors not to move it or damage it.