Alex Light
10/24/2016
360º video
360º video
planning and implementing
360º filming’s impact on the future of
Mass Communication Students
By Alex Light
SAN MARCOS, Texas – A panel of speakers from all around
Texas came to Texas State University today to discuss the topic of 360º
videotaping. The moderator and professor, Jon Zmikly, led the conversation. The
main speakers at the convention were Ricky Holm, CEO of Milk & Donuts; and
Neal Nellans, videographer and AR Architect at Mutual Mobile. Both speakers dissected
what 360º video graphing is and means for the future of Mass Communication
students.
What
makes a 360º video work is the use of 6 GoPro cameras all covering 6 different
planes to capture 360 degrees all around the videographer. After filming, the
footage is all rendered on certain programs such as Adobe Photoshop, to be
crafted into one film. This process is very difficult because it uses such a
high resolution that many computers can’t run. The pixel size runs anywhere
from 8k-12k. Most computers run smoothly at 1080 and few past 4k.
360º
video graphing is becoming more popular and easier to run as technology pushes
forward. “Growth of 360º videos on Facebook has increased as they spent over $2
billion to acquire Oculus to have those kind of videos for social interaction.”
– commented by Neal about 360º filming growing in public use.
Neal Nellan talking
about popularization of 360º filming
As the
topic comes to a close Jon Zmikly asked the question, “What is the future of
360º in 5-10 years from now?” All speakers believe 360º is just a prototype for
something bigger and better. “It’s an evolution, a stepping stone, to what the
future holds in this category.” Ricky Holm claims. With the help of multiple
billion dollar companies, the expansion of this technology should be vastly
greater in the near future. The next step, maybe not in the 5-10 year range, is
photogrammetry. Photogrammetry is the ability to track all beams of light
bouncing in a room making it possible to trace and view any angle in one room.
Taylor Tribbey, a videographer at Texas State, says “It’s exciting to be a
videographer for Mass Comm Week, and to get an idea of what the future holds
for my potential career.” For examples of 360º videos, check out this link bit.ly/2eyNMPG.
Jon Zmikly, moderator, closing the 360º discussion
held in the Alkek teaching theater
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