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Samsung Launches New Initiative "Pilot Season" to Ignite Exclusive Episodic VR Content in Samsung VR Video
Samsung (News - Alert) Electronics America, Inc., a leader in mobile VR with its
award-winning Gear VR headset, today launched Pilot Season, a new
initiative aimed at infusing exclusive original episodic Virtual Reality
(VR) content into the Samsung VR Video service. Pilot Season adds to the
company's efforts in expanding VR content offerings while driving growth
within the independent VR filmmaker community.
Through the program, a select set of indie filmmakers received a grant
from Samsung to create original VR episodes and were offered the
opportunity to utilize the 360
Round camera, Samsung's professional 360-degree camera. In addition,
filmmakers receive exclusive distribution via a dedicated channel on the
Samsung VR Video service.
To find the Pilot Season debut episodes, with a Samsung Gear VR with
Controller, powered by Oculus, coupled with a compatible Galaxy device
such as Galaxy S9 or S9+, head to the Oculus store and navigate to
Samsung VR Video service. Within the service, users will find the Pilot
Season in the "Featured" section.
Pilot Season content includes:
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"&Design" (Sibling
Rivalry and Curious Octopus)
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An original episodic series about design that will change the way
we look at the world. The series presents design in its
intersection with science, technology and anthropology, weaving an
array of items that link each episode by a universally humanistic
theme. With renowned and charismatic design curator Paola
Antonelli as our guide, the series will take audiences on a
captivating, fun, and often surprising journey around the globe to
reveal the stories of different projects and the Artists behind
them. From designed objects we rely on but rarely think about, to
bizarre inventions, to artifacts from other cultures, "&Design"
will invite us to see the world in a new way.
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"Bro Bots" (Breaking
Fourth)
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A scripted sci-fi comedy series in VR, set in a New York City of
the future. In the not-so-distant future… robots are everywhere.
They talk like us. They walk like us. And they have really big
personalities. Two British robots - Otis and Roberto - arrive in
New York and join the NYPD. Otis acts like a Downton Abbey butler.
Roberto is rough and tough, from the other side of the tracks.
They are best friends. Bro Bots is an irreverent, quirky, VR
buddy-comedy series.
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"The Interpretation of Dreams" (Graham Sack & Sensorium)
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In 1899, Sigmund Freud published his magnum opus, The
Interpretation of Dreams, which shocked the world and forever
changed our understanding of dreams and the unconscious mind. This
episodic narrative fiction series reimagines each of Freud's
origial case studies -- "the Ratman", "Dora", "Anna O", "Irma's
Injection" -- as visually luxurious, psychologically complex, and
emotionally haunting immersive VR dreamscapes. Each episode
unfolds as a mystery to be solved. A patient arrives afflicted by
a mysterious symptom -- insomnia, recurring nightmares, the
inability to speak or swallow. In search of a cure, the viewer
enters their dreams, which are populated by symbolic objects and
characters with hidden meanings. Federico Fellini famously called
film "a dream we dream with our eyes open." VR provides a vast new
vocabulary for the exploration and visualization of the
unconscious, from the construction of surreal landscapes to the
distortion of time, space, perception, and physical law. Written
and Directed by Graham Sack. Technical Direction by Sensorium.
Original Composition by Tim Fain.
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"Lightcatcher" (Occupied
VR, RSA
VR)
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The Earth is evolving and digesting our human footprint. Now
humanity has a choice-stay or leave. Lightcatcher is an odyssey
that revolves around earth and its people in the year 2150. Get
lost with five adventurers as they travel through unique
environments-enduring hardships and triumphs in the new world.
Explore subterranean caves, soar in zero-gravity and grapple sky
high canyon walls. Lightcatcher is a young adult adventure saga
that brings you on a journey combining elements of adventure,
romance and sci-fi. The series is designed as a virtual reality
franchise that will captivate a new generation of fans.
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"Sam's Surreal Gems" (RSA
VR, Hey
Wonderful)
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Set in a collection of real world locations, this fresh, funny and
irreverent VR series directed by Sam Cadman challenges its viewers
to spot eight surreal and unexpected Easter eggs hidden within
each episode. Sam's Surreal Gems is the antithesis of overly
familiar futuristic and fantastical VR, rather, this series will
celebrate the truly entertaining and wonderfully funny
possibilities within the real world already around us. Each set of
surreal gems will have been carefully rehearsed and seamlessly
choreographed so as to happen in a single uninterrupted take
lasting no more than 2-3 minutes. These gems will be arranged so
that they build in spectacle and scale, as well as darting around
all 360 degrees of the VR space. The same troupe of actors will
appear in each location/episode - playing their characters with a
natural and understated ease.
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"Voyages - Pilot" (Kaleidoscope)
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A virtual reality animation that takes you on an epic journey from
birth to death. Comprised of six distinct movements, "Voyages -
Pilot" guides you through the emotional arc of an entire life.
Experience what it feels like to be born, to grow up, to grow old,
and to eventually die. The pilot features original music from Amon
Tobin, Little Dragon, Jonny Greenwood, Elliot Cole and Roomful of
Teeth.
360 Round for Filmmakers
360 Round offers those working professionally with 360 and VR video a
unique solution for content creation, with the ability to capture and
livestream content in a variety of conditions. Its compact, unibody
design features 17 cameras that capture crisp, realistic images - even
in low light conditions. With IP65 certification1, users can
take the camera into rainy or windy weather.
Samsung recently enhanced 360 Round by adding a new mobile app allowing
for preview of content and remote controls for the camera. Other
announcements included making several improvements to the livestreaming
and post production process, including real time calibration of stitch
lines, and color and light correction capabilities. In addition,
filmmakers can now upload 360 Round content directly to the Samsung VR
Video creator portal.
More information about the Samsung VR Video service can be found here.
More information on 360 Round camera can be found here,
and to learn about the new solution enhancements announced last week, here.
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J., Samsung Electronics America,
Inc. (SEA) is a recognized innovative leader in consumer electronics,
mobile devices and enterprise solutions. A wholly owned subsidiary of
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SEA is pushing beyond the limits of
today's technology and providing consumers and organizations with a
portfolio of groundbreaking products in appliances, home entertainment,
Internet of Things, mobile computing, smartphones, virtual reality,
wireless infrastructure and wearables, in addition to offering leading
content and services related to mobile payments, 360-degree VR video,
customer support and more. Samsung is a pioneering leader in smartphones
and HDTVs in the U.S. and one of America's fastest growing home
appliance brands. To discover more about Samsung, please visit www.samsung.com.
For the latest Samsung news, please visit news.samsung.com/us and follow
us @SamsungNewsUS.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative
ideas and technologies. The company is redefining the worlds of TVs,
smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, digital appliances, network
systems, and memory, system LSI, foundry and LED solutions. For the
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1 The 360 Round is rated IP65, meaning it is protected
against total dust ingress and is water-resistant. Water resistance
rating is based on test conditions of low pressure water jet from any
direction. IP65 functionality may vary according to usage environments.
Waterproof kit for AC power and LAN connection required. Please consult
manual before use.
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