[Commlist] new book: Cinematic Virtual Reality

NEW BOOK: Cinematic Virtual Reality- A Critical Study of 21st Century 
Approaches and Practices
AUTHOR: Kath Dooley
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan
https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030721466 
<https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030721466>
With reference to traditional film theory and frameworks drawn from 
fields such as screenwriting studies and anthropology, this book 
explores the challenges and opportunities for both practitioners and 
viewers offered by the 360-degree storytelling form. It focuses on 
cinematic virtual reality (CVR), a format that involves immersive, high 
quality, live action or computer-generated imagery (CGI) that can be 
viewed through head mounted display (HMD) goggles or via 
online platforms such as YouTube. This format has surged in popularity 
in recent years due to the release of affordable high quality 
omnidirectional (360-degree) cameras and consumer grade HMDs. The book 
interrogates four key concepts for this emerging medium: immersion, 
presence, embodiment and proximity through an analysis of innovative 
case studies and with reference to practitioner interviews. In doing so, 
it highlights the specificity of the format and provides a critical 
account of practitioner approaches to the concept development, 
writing and realisation of short narrative CVR works. The book concludes 
with an account of the author’s practice-led research into the form, 
providing a valuable example of creative practice in the field of 
immersive media.

ENDORSEMENTS:

“What happens when viewers become the centre of virtual worlds that they 
can interact with in real time? Kath Dooley raises essential questions 
about the uniqueness of virtual reality as a storytelling medium, 
masterfully exploring the triggers that suspend our disbelief and 
opening the door to swan dive inside stories.”

—*Fred Volhuer*, Co-Founder and CEO, Atlas V, France


“Dooley provides a much-needed overview of the growing media form 
of cinematic virtual reality, rigorously examining its unique narrative 
experiences and the complex production practices that shape them. This 
book is essential reading for scholars and practitioners looking to gain 
valuable insight into this emergent storytelling medium.”—*Anthony 
Smith*, Lecturer in Television Theory, University of Salford

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