VR and 360 Video Production

VR and 360 Video Production

Instructor: Google AR & VR

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

897 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

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1 week at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

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There are 4 modules in this course

Welcome to the Google AR & VR Virtual Reality and 360 video production course! Our mission is to give you the skills you need to get started with your first VR project.

In this module, you’ll learn the basics of 360 video—what it is, how it’s produced, and where it fits into the virtual reality spectrum.

What's included

12 videos4 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

12 videos Total 12 minutes

Instructor Introductions 0 minutes
What is 360 Video? 1 minute
3-DoF vs 6-DoF 2 minutes
Position and Orientation 1 minute
Agency, Presence, and Immersion 1 minute
Point of View (POV) 2 minutes
Mono vs. Stereo 1 minute
Parallax 1 minute
Equirectangular Projection & Cubemaps 1 minute
Field of View (FOV) 1 minute
Zenith and Nadir 0 minutes
Stitch Lines 1 minute

4 readings Total 90 minutes

The History of Virtual Reality (VR) 10 minutes
History of VR Recap 15 minutes
VR Videos 45 minutes
Intro to VR Video Recap 20 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Module 1 Final Assessment 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 25 minutes

When and Why to Create VR Video 25 minutes

In this module, you'll learn the creative and technical nuances of 360 video production and how they impact preproduction. These lessons will provide the tools and processes necessary to write, plan, staff, and cast your VR production.

What's included

9 videos5 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

9 videos Total 20 minutes

Questions to Ask Yourself 1 minute
Achieving Presence 2 minutes
Space and Setting 2 minutes
Plot, Character, and Dialogue 2 minutes
Guiding Cues 5 minutes
Storyboarding 1 minute
Overhead Diagrams and Blocking Shots 1 minute
Shot Lists & Scheduling 1 minute
Crewing up for a 360 Production 5 minutes

5 readings Total 75 minutes

Writing & Planning an Experience Recap 15 minutes
Helpful Tools for VR Preproduction 15 minutes
Writing Toward Production Recap 15 minutes
Production Prep for VR/360 Production 15 minutes
Crewing up for a 360 Production 15 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Module 2 Final Assessment 30 minutes
Prepping for your Shoot 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 45 minutes

Getting Ready for Production 45 minutes

There is a 360 camera for every purpose. In this module, you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the 360 camera landscape and which work best in various scenarios, and get you ready to start shooting to make post-production as efficient as possible. You will then get to work on your own 360 films.

What's included

13 videos4 readings2 assignments2 peer reviews

13 videos Total 12 minutes

Resolution 1 minute
Lenses 1 minute
Frame Rate 1 minute
Dynamic Range 1 minute
Synchronization 1 minute
Stabilization, Movement, & Balance 1 minute
Settings 0 minutes
Distance of Subject to Camera 1 minute
Hiding Equipment and Crew 0 minutes
Plate Shots & Post-Production Masking 1 minute
Lighting & Practicals 1 minute
Monophonic vs. Stereophonic Audio 1 minute
Spatial Audio 1 minute

4 readings Total 45 minutes

Camera Components & The Fundamentals of VR/360 Production 10 minutes
Camera Considerations & Comparison 10 minutes
Considerations & Mistakes to Avoid in VR/360 Productions 15 minutes
Camera Placement, Lighting, & Audio in VR/360 Productions 10 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Module 3 Final Assessment 30 minutes
Camera Components Review 30 minutes

2 peer reviews Total 120 minutes

360 Grab Bag 60 minutes
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? 60 minutes

This module will teach you options for stitching, editing, and publishing your 360 videos.

What's included

3 videos6 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

3 videos Total 4 minutes

Editing in 360 1 minute
Equirectangular Editing 1 minute
Match on Attention 1 minute

6 readings Total 145 minutes

The Editing Workflow in VR/360 Postproduction 15 minutes
Computer Specifications, Editing Tools, & Helpful Solutions for VR Video Postproduction 25 minutes
How to share your VR videos to YouTube 20 minutes
Advanced Production Techniques 30 minutes
Advanced Postproduction Techniques 45 minutes
VR Postproduction & Publishing Recap 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 20 minutes

Module 4 Final Assessment 20 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 25 minutes

What else do you want to make? 25 minutes

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Reviewed on Jul 24, 2019

Good to go back to the basics stuffs needed to archive stunning vr projects. Excellent course which goes through all what it's necessary to know to work in vr

Reviewed on Jan 10, 2021

Thanks for making this course available on this platform. It's been a great jumping off point to learning about VR videos and its production.

Reviewed on Jun 16, 2020

This was at the same time really basic guide towards 360 video and entertaining! I got to know so much about VR I didn't know. It seemed unreachable to me, now I think it's not that difficult either.

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