The First Cinematic Virtual Reality Graphic Novel Released

Mumbai, India, September 11, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Master Media, a media consultancy and RealVision have joined hands to create a 10 minute VR short film - "Dirrogate: Memories with Maya" The movie is a mix of CG and live action in stereoscopic 360 degrees.​

Facebook’s investment in virtual reality through the acquisition of Oculus VR was the spark that rekindled the VR revolution. But Virtual Reality isn’t for gamers alone, and a new buzz phrase spreading through Hollywood is “Cinematic VR”.

"Master Media's team has been at the forefront of implementing the latest broadcast technologies, in the MENA region. We are now leading the way with another innovative initiative through venturing into virtual reality content development and production".

Hasan R. Sayed Hasan, M.D, Master Media

AAA Hollywood studios are in a scramble to learn all there is to know to create cinematic VR movies that encompass immersive storytelling with visuals that envelop audiences.

Watching a movie shot with a camera system that captures the entire 360-degree field of view on a virtual reality headset or HMD (head-mounted display) creates an experience that rivals even large-scale cinema screens. The caveat? There is an acute lack of compelling cinematic 360 3D content.

Dirrogate: A cinematic VR novel is based on the 2013 hard sci-fi novel Memories with Maya, print rights of which were subsequently acquired by Penguin Randomhouse and published as "MAYA"

“Virtual Reality is the perfect medium to re-create visually, the ideas from the pages of memories with Maya. A.I., digital immortality and the wizer – the fictional sunglasses-like VR headset – are themes explored in the book, and they come to life in this VR novel,” said Clyde DeSouza, the author of the book and partner at RealVision.

The film is approximately 10 minutes in length, and has been released on Virtual Reality hosting platforms, Youtube and Vrideo.
http://www.vrideo.com/watch/Zndcocm