Jessica Brillhart
Jessica Brillhart is an American immersive director, writer, and theorist, known for her pioneering techniques in virtual reality filmmaking.[1][2][3]
Career
Google
As principal filmmaker for virtual reality at Google,[4] Brillhart developed content including "World Tour," the first virtual reality film created using the Jump platform[5][6][7], and pioneered editing techniques for virtual reality including Probabilistic Experiential Editing.[8]
Following Ann Druyan's use of the term in an interview, Brillhart began differentiating between VR film experiences and 2D films, or "flatties,"[9] and popularizing the term in interviews and conferences.[10]
Vrai Pictures, Traverse, and University of Southern California
In 2018, Brillhart founded Vrai Pictures, an immersive content company.
In 2019, Vrai Pictures and Superbright created Traverse, a platform for spatial audio experiences which uses a mobile device and AR audio wearables. Traverse was awarded Special Jury Recognition for The Future of Experience at SXSW. [11] On June 25, 2019, USC announced Brillhart as the incoming director of the Institute for Creative Technologies' Mixed Reality Lab.[12]
References
- "Meet the filmmaker who is defining the VR cinema landscape". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- Graff, Interview von Bernd (2017-07-11). "Die Rebellion gegen die Regie". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- "The Lay of the VR Landscape: How Does a Moviemaker Approach Virtual Reality - Without Holding it Back? - MovieMaker Magazine". MovieMaker Magazine. 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- "Jessica Brillhart, principal filmmaker for VR at Google, talks about VR". Los Angeles Times. December 16, 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- "Google Filmmaker Offers Insights For 360 Video Creators". UploadVR. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- Pontin, Jason. "For Google's principal filmmaker, good VR movies don't always need clear storylines". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- "Jessica Brillhart". World Press Photo. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- Macaulay, Scott. "Look Into the Cut: Jessica Brillhart on Editing VR | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- "FLATTIES". JESSICA BRILLHART. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- Tricart, Celine (2017-11-22). Virtual Reality Filmmaking. doi:10.4324/9781315280417. ISBN 9781315280417.
- "The 2019 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Award Winners".
- Damiani, Jesse. "Jessica Brillhart Named Director of USC ICT Mixed Reality Lab (Exclusive)". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
External links
- https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/innovators-under-35/2017/pioneer/jessica-brillhart/
- https://filmmakermagazine.com/96090-look-into-the-cut/#.WwYCq1MvzVo
- https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603468/imagining-the-future-of-vr-at-google/
- http://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/jessica-brillhart-ueber-virtual-reality-die-rebellion-gegen-die-regie-1.3582591