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David Attenborough's next documentary aims for Oculus Rift release
Along with traditional video formats, Atlantic Productions has revealed plans to release its upcoming documentary, Conquest of the Skies, in a special edition designed specifically for the Oculus Rift VR headset. "We're now filming for the Oculus Rift, so when we filmed our recent flight in Borneo, we filmed with an eight-camera rig, so you got the full [360 degree] experience," said Atlantic's commercial director John Morris in an interview with Real Screen. Later, Morris described the advent of VR technology as akin to the birth of the film industry. Perhaps even more notable than the Oculus Rift headset, is this film's inclusion of Sir David Attenborough. If you've seen a well-produced nature documentary at any point in the last four decades, odds are very good it was narrated by Attenborough. At this point his name is synonymous with thoughtful, majestic footage of our planet's many natural wonders, and Attenborough's inclusion in this project adds immediate legitimacy to Atlantic's attempt at cracking a new entertainment medium. Conquest of the Skies is currently filming in Borneo, and is slated for a debut broadcast later this year. [Image: Wikimedia Commons]
David Attenborough to produce Galapagos islands documentary for Sky 3D, be really British
A living British treasure makes a 3D documentary that much better. On Thursday, the Sky television network announced that Sir David Attenborough will be embarking on his fourth 3D project with Sky, a three-part natural history series centering on the Galapagos islands. Galapagos 3D, which is set to air on Sky 3D in late 2012, will be written and presented by Attenborough and follows several successful collaborations between Sky and Atlantic Productions, including the BAFTA-winning Flying Monsters 3D, The Bachelor King 3D (which airs on New Year's Eve) and Kingdom of Plants 3D, a series based at Kew Gardens (due to air on Sky 3D next year). The series will include both micro and macro filming on location as well 3D visual effects which discuss both the Galapagos islands and the forces that helped shape them. In other news, David Attenborough really likes hanging around thousands of sea birds, and if there's a windbreaker he can wear while doing it, then he's set.
