Loud Minds and White Spark Pictures partner to deliver high-quality VR documentaries
Loud Minds, Tim Haines' production company specializing in nature and documentary films, has partnered with White Spark Pictures. The Australian company produces VR documentaries such as The Antarctica Experience and Beyond the Milky Way. Loud Minds aims to expand its expertise in immersive experiences and live events around its concepts and IPs. The company is currently working on the documentary series Surviving Earth for Universal TV, which focuses on eight mass extinctions on Earth. White Spark has already built its own 360-degree cameras and post-production pipelines for VR films.
Apple Vision Pro: Second episode of Prehistoric Planet Immersive now available
The second episode of Apple Immersive's Prehistoric Planet Immersive video documentary series, directed by Jon Favreau, has been released. The five-minute episode, “Triceratops Forest,” follows a family of triceratops through a dense forest when they are attacked by a horde of raptors. The series is based on Favreau's existing Apple TV+ television series Prehistoric Planet, but is not narrated by David Attenborough. Apple Immersive Video features 180-degree video in 8K resolution, stereoscopic 3D and surround sound and is available exclusively through the Apple TV+ service on Apple Vision Pro. Episode 1, “Pterosaur Beach,” has been available since the headset's launch.