Interrupture | VR Film

INTERRUPTURE is a powerful and moving documentary VR Film, directed by Jason Drakeford and Thomas Nybo. The true story is told from the first-person perspective of an 11-year old girl, as she makes a hazardous journey from Syria to Europe. It’s made entirely from 2D assets brought into 360/VR with SkyBox Studio in Adobe After Effects and edited in Premiere Pro using SkyBox 360/VR Tools.

Interrupture is a VR film that transports you into the true story of the escape of two 11-year-old girls from Syria and their fateful, serendipitous friendship after being threatened by ISIS. The film premiered at the Atlanta Film Festival 2016 and is something unlike anything seen before in current VR documentaries. Avoiding any 360-rig technology due to its current limitations, they combined Drakeford’s creative direction and immersive design technology with Nybo’s photographs and interviews, and other photographs from journalists on the ground, to create an unforgettable journey through the eyes of a child.

Workflow/Tools/Technology Used:

“Our workflow used Mettle Skybox Studio extensively throughout the process with Adobe After Effects to create equirectangular backdrops and environment maps, as well as pushing 2D photography into a 360 environment. None of the images were shot with a 360 rig – everything in the film was matte-painted together from 2D images into the equirectangular environment and animated with Skybox Studio and After Effects, combining techniques in silhouettes, vector painting, and more, with the final cut edited together with Adobe Premiere Pro. – Jason Drakeford.