It represents the first music video, shot in the format of a virtual reality
Makradar Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Oxford indie rock collective Foals presented the first ever music video, shot in the format of a virtual reality. The novelty is already possible to see on YouTube.
Video for Mountain At My Gates musicians created using the design for the spherical shooting using GoPro cameras. This decision was announced in May, after the purchase of the manufacturer of action-chambers of the French company KolorSpecializing in virtual reality and spherical panoramas.
The results of their cooperation is not first appear on YouTube, but the clip Mountain At My Gates was the debut of the technology in the music industry. Director of the video made by Nabil Elderkin, better known under the pseudonym Nabil. Under his leadership, shoot videos for Arctic Monkeys, Kanye West, Alt-J, Bon Iver, Frank Ocean and James Blake.
View Foals new video online in the Chrome browser. Navigation is performed keys W / A / S / D. To fully appreciate the benefits of new products, require a special head-mounted display.