White Spark Pictures explores Western Australia’s role in one of the biggest scientific endeavours ever undertaken in a new VR documentary set to premiere next month.
Narrated by Brian Cox, Beyond the Milky Way takes a deep dive into the international effort to build one of the world’s largest radio telescopes.
Wa’s Murchison Shire was chosen, along with South Africa’s Karoo region, as the site of the Square Kilometre Array (Ska) project, with construction set to commence next year.
Beyond the Milky Way was shot at the remote site set to house the telescope, which is expected to initially comprise 512 stations arranged in a large core with three spiral arms, spread over 65 kilometres. Each station will contain 256 individual antennas, representing more than 130,000 antennas in total. When completed, the Ska will allow astronomers to see further back in time than ever before via unrivalled scope in observations.
Narrated by Brian Cox, Beyond the Milky Way takes a deep dive into the international effort to build one of the world’s largest radio telescopes.
Wa’s Murchison Shire was chosen, along with South Africa’s Karoo region, as the site of the Square Kilometre Array (Ska) project, with construction set to commence next year.
Beyond the Milky Way was shot at the remote site set to house the telescope, which is expected to initially comprise 512 stations arranged in a large core with three spiral arms, spread over 65 kilometres. Each station will contain 256 individual antennas, representing more than 130,000 antennas in total. When completed, the Ska will allow astronomers to see further back in time than ever before via unrivalled scope in observations.
- 11/23/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
When Briege Whitehead made VR documentary short The Antarctica Experience in 2018, she wanted more than for the film to be seen – the audience needed to be brought alongside her.
The result may be the next step in VR distribution, with the young Wa filmmaker developing a new concept for the space after her production company was included in the latest round of enterprise funding from Screen Australia.
Called Surround Sync, the venture allows for 7.1 surround sound in more than 200 headsets at any one time and can be scaled to suit different venue sizes.
Whitehead told If the distribution of The Antarctica Experience acted as a prototype for the idea, which had “taken on a life of its own” since.
“I wanted to make VR documentary that was really meaningful and impactful but I wasn’t really interested in making something only a handful of people would ever see,” she said.
The result may be the next step in VR distribution, with the young Wa filmmaker developing a new concept for the space after her production company was included in the latest round of enterprise funding from Screen Australia.
Called Surround Sync, the venture allows for 7.1 surround sound in more than 200 headsets at any one time and can be scaled to suit different venue sizes.
Whitehead told If the distribution of The Antarctica Experience acted as a prototype for the idea, which had “taken on a life of its own” since.
“I wanted to make VR documentary that was really meaningful and impactful but I wasn’t really interested in making something only a handful of people would ever see,” she said.
- 4/8/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Documentary musical Prison Songs and animated TV series God Squad each won three trophies at the 27th annual Wa Screen Awards.
Writer-director Jeffory Asselin.s Pinch was the surprise winner of. best feature film . drama, edging out Kill Me Three Times,. Paper Planes and The Reckoning.
The film revolves around a light-fingered teen who attempts to rip off a major drug syndicate to pay for his mother's life saving surgery.
Producer/director Lauren Brunswick received the $5,000 McKenna Hampton Young Filmmaker of the Year award.
Presented by Fti, the awards were handed out at the Heath Ledger Theatre on June 29, hosted by comedian Joel Creasey.
The Beyond West-produced Prison Songs by Kelrick Martin and Harry Bardwell took the prizes for best TV production . factual, best long form editing and sound. Martin also won the award for best long form direction..
God Squad by Troy Zafer and Nicholas Kempt was named best animation,...
Writer-director Jeffory Asselin.s Pinch was the surprise winner of. best feature film . drama, edging out Kill Me Three Times,. Paper Planes and The Reckoning.
The film revolves around a light-fingered teen who attempts to rip off a major drug syndicate to pay for his mother's life saving surgery.
Producer/director Lauren Brunswick received the $5,000 McKenna Hampton Young Filmmaker of the Year award.
Presented by Fti, the awards were handed out at the Heath Ledger Theatre on June 29, hosted by comedian Joel Creasey.
The Beyond West-produced Prison Songs by Kelrick Martin and Harry Bardwell took the prizes for best TV production . factual, best long form editing and sound. Martin also won the award for best long form direction..
God Squad by Troy Zafer and Nicholas Kempt was named best animation,...
- 6/30/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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