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Eric Cheng

Tag: 180

Underwater Filmmaking Legends: Howard / Michelle Hall, Marty Snyderman (VR180)

Relax for a minute with 3D-180 vignettes from Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile (Patagonia), and of ancient redwood trees in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Northern California, including footage from the Grove of Titans.

“Take a Breath” VR180 Scenics: Patagonia and California Redwoods

Relax for a minute with 3D-180 vignettes from Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile (Patagonia), and of ancient redwood trees in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Northern California, including footage from the Grove of Titans.

Steel Wool Spinning in 3D-180 (VR)

Arcs of Fire (Steel Wool Spinning in VR 3D-180)

I have been imagining for years what it would be like to create a moving version of the striking still photographs of steel wool spinning, which are almost all long exposures of 10 seconds or more.

Underwater Apo Island, Philippines, in VR 3D-180

I spent 2 weeks in December at Atlantis Dive Resorts & Liveaboards in Dumaguete celebrating the 70th birthdays of Marty Snyderman and Howard Hall Productions. Instead of shooting a normal underwater cameras, I brought a prototype stereoscopic underwater rig comprised of two Z CAM E2 cameras, iZugar MKX200 lenses, a custom housing by Blue Ring Imaging, and two Gates Underwater Products GT14 lights.

Beatboxers Butterscotch and Syzygy Ep 1 in VR 3D-180

Beatboxers Butterscotch and Syzygy jam in a session with producer Jim Greer in Berkeley. July 11, 2018, at Rondo Brothers Studio.

Tested’s Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project in VR 3D-180

This is super exciting: I was on Tested's "Still Untitled: The Adam Savage Project" podcast recently, and we recorded it in 3D-180 for watching in Oculus Quest, Go and Gear VR!

Kramer Knives: A Real Cutting Edge, in VR 3D-180

Bob Kramer of Kramer Knives is one of America’s most celebrated bladesmiths, and is well known for making gorgeous and highly-coveted kitchen knives out of rare materials like meteorites. Kramer Knives 3D-180 is available to watch on Oculus headsets, and it's easier than ever to queue it up in VR if you have an Oculus Quest or Oculus Go.

VR180 Camera Shootout: Z CAM K1 Pro, Humaneyes Vuze XR, Insta360 EVO

Original footage from Z CAM K1 Pro, Humaneyes Vuze XR, and Insta360 EVO cameras. Spatial audio recorded using a Zoom H3-VR.

GLOW: A Festival of Fire & Light 2018

Fire performers in VR180: Bonefire Cannonades (with Steve Cooper), and Lucy "Lucyfer" Hosking playing Satan's Calliope at GLOW: A Festival of Fire & Light 2018.