Collaborating with Drexel University, Sanders and his creative team crafted a 45-minute virtual reality experience – one of the several attractions comprising “2nd Sanctuary.”
As participants dress in hazardous suits, they immerse in the Phantom Portal Virtual Reality, passing through a few locations throughout the church, including fictional phone booths and spas.
Whether transporting audiences to familiar Philadelphia sites or taking them up-close-and-personal to dancers, Sanders and his team shot various footage for the virtual reality portion for almost two months. The objective, he says, was focusing people in a singular direction within a 360 degree-perspective.