I interested myself in 360-degree films. And did a couple of them.

360 forces you to think differently about the set and the direction of shot (everything is on display, there is no “behind the camera”) and that necessarily creates original perspectives and raises interesting questions around the “gaze" and directing or not the gaze.

And finally, 360 has it's own artifacts and effects (undesirable for most) that I find aesthetically interesting (geometric and chromatic distortion, etc.). It reminds me a little of the flickering of Super 8, or the speed jumps of hand-cranked cameras. I like it. I like to feel and be aware of the machine that was there in the making of the film.

And if someone chooses to show them with a helmet, they are immersive experiences.

I stopped doing 360 because there are few festivals and they all charge (a lot).

Some of films and trailers in my Vimeo and YouTube. Ask me.

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