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PHOTOS: (OPPOSITE) RADIANT IMAGES; (TOP) YORAM RESHEF; (BOTTOM) SCOTT GEMMELL/JAUNT VR "VR gives us an opportunity to provide our viewers with content they wouldn't normally see and allows us to build on our story." —Greg Nicotero, director of extended content for The Walking Dead » JAUNT ONE IN PRACTICE: Many fi lms and TV shows have employed the camera, including Invisible from director Doug Liman. It's been used on AMC's The Walking Dead on several occasions, o ering fans ex- tended content with director Greg Nicotero at the helm. "The technology has grown a lot in just the last year," says Jaunt ONE is a stereoscopic cinema camera that features 24 camera modules capable of capturing 8K images up to 120 fps. The system sports global shutter, 10 stops of dynamic range, auto or manual exposure adjustments on each module, and remote control or live monitoring options—all on lenses that provide 130-degree FOV at a fi xed f/2.9 aperture. One button start/stop recording captures the 360-degree coverage while supporting audio through ambisonic fi eld recordings or in post using Dolby Atmos (surround-sound technology). Nicotero. "The VR content we created for the premiere of season eight combined the 360-degree experience with multiple camera setups. We haven't done that before. VR gives us an opportunity to provide our viewers with con- tent they wouldn't normally see and allows us to build on our story." 17 » VUZE IN PRACTICE: National Geographic's One Strange Rock from fi lmmaker Dar- ren Aronofsky took Vuze to the outer limits where astronauts fi lmed the In- ternational Space Station and recorded the famous Cupola view of Earth for the exploratory series. Human Eyes' Vuze is a VR camera that can fi t into your back pocket. Available in two models—the original Vuze and newer Vuze+—it records VR footage using eight Sony FHD sensors equally spaced to capture stereoscopic 3D 360-degree videos and photos onto microSD cards. Video is compressed in H.264 with four audio recordings in AAC. ISO ranges from 100-1600, with the Vuze+ o ering a bump in optic quality and the ability to broadcast a live stream in 360-degree 3D. »