WW1 Becomes Virtual Reality as Oscar-Winning Team Releases "Soldiers' Stories"
Just in time for Veterans' Day and the NY Times' unprecedented Google Cardboard release, there is now a VR experience of WW1 available. The VR film, titled "Soldiers' Stories," features narration by Academy Award winner Mickey Rooney and the Academy Award-winning production team of Nick Reed and Jonathan Kitzen. Set in the trenches of WW1, the film uses restored original stereoscopic images taken over 100 years ago to tell the story of the bloodiest battle in human history, the Battle of the Somme, from the perspective of the soldiers who fought it. "This is an epic film about an epic engagement, so what better way to see it than in its original 3D glory and with the immersive quality that only virtual reality can bring," said Nick Reed, of Kallisti Media (www.kallistimedia.com) and producer of the film.
Spurned by Museum Directors as Too Powerful, Soldiers' Stories Debuts as VR Film
While documentary films are commonly labeled as untruthful, few are ever condemned as being too honest, especially by museum directors. Yet that very objection was repeatedly raised against the new World War 1 documentary "Soldiers' Stories."