Virtual Viking – The Ambush
| Virtual Viking – The Ambush | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Erik Gustavson |
| Written by | Erik Gustavson Samuel Pinney |
| Produced by | Odd Arild Meling, Rasmus Ramstad |
| Starring | Murray McArthur |
| Music by | Peter Baden |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Old Norse |
Virtual Viking – The Ambush is a 2019 short film directed by Erik Gustavson, using volumetric video capture to create one of the first films in virtual reality.[1] Produced for The Viking Planet centre in Oslo, Norway, the film is part of a wider exhibition of the lives of Norse seafarers and uses a number of VR headsets to enable visitors to experience a Viking longship in the heat of battle.[2]
Plot
Skald recounts the story of how he was captured, in his youth, during an unsuccessful Viking raid.
Cast
- Murray McArthur as Skald
- Luke White as Ulf
- Wolfie Hughes as Grim
- Christopher Rogers as Trym
- Ross O'Hennessy as Viking
Awards and nominations
At the Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2019, Virtual Viking – The Ambush was awarded Best VR Film.[3]
References
- ↑ "Hammerhead Talks Vikings and VR". www.vrfocus.com. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ↑ "This virtual Viking battle was the most immersive VR I've ever seen". techradar.com. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "'Virtual Vikings' Wins Best VR at Aesthetica Short Film Festival". Little Black Book. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
External links
- Virtual Viking - The Ambush at IMDbScript error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index local 'entity' (a nil value).
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