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Felix & Paul Studios and Oculus Debut Full Length, Immersive Virtual Reality Documentary “The People’s House” at the Tribeca Film Festival

"The People's House," a 22-minute virtual reality documentary highlighting 19 famous areas of the White House as seen through the eyes of President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, premiered today at the Tribeca Film Festival. Created by Emmy-Award winning filmmakers Felix & Paul Studios, in collaboration with Facebook and Oculus, the full-length immersive experience (shot entirely in stereoscopic 3D) follows an 8-minute preview released in the final days of the Obama administration. The full length version contains additional personal moments with President and Mrs. Obama, and also includes scenes in the private residence, enhancing the emotional experience and resonance of the piece.

Felix & Paul Studios conceived this project as an exploration of the White House in which the viewer gets transported through space and time, as well as through the President and First Lady's personal memories. To achieve this, the creative team developed a version of the studio's proprietary VR camera system that moves through spaces on a custom-designed robotic platform. Additionally, the Felix & Paul Studios team created multiple timelapse-in-motion sequences that accelerate and manipulate the flow of time and movement of light around the viewer, seemingly allowing them to transcend time and space.

"The People's House" is available today in virtual reality on the Samsung Gear VR, powered by Oculus, and on the Oculus Rift and is also available as a Facebook 360 video.

See the full story here: https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/17/05/p9376420/felix-paul-studios-and-oculus-debut-full-length-immersive-virtual-reali