Join the Your Film, A Playground crew as we sit down with producers, Griffin Harrington and David Bittner, from the @DiscoveryVR team. They are on the bleeding edge of virtual reality and 360-video.

In this conversation we cover:

• Virtual Reality vs. 360-video
• How did Griffin and Bittner get into VR?
• The Evolution of VR
• Early Stages of Filmmaking until Now
• How to Direct VR/360-Video
• The Frame is Gone
• The Discovery VR Production Team
• How to Create a 360-Video
• 4K Resolution and Higher Frame Rates
• VR Post-Production- Stitching
• Immersive Experiences
• Uses in the Real World
  • Cinema, Sports, Events, Education
• Teaching VR to Casey Neistat

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It’s confession time, folks. We have coffee and doughnuts in the back. This episode is HEAVY. We are dead inside at the end of this episode.

In this conversation:

• PC Builds on Reddit
• DSLR Video Shooter
• Troy’s Broken Banister
• Chris’s Disastrous AD Scandal
• Jordan’s Cave 4am Cave Story
• The Crushed Mini Cooper
• Fisher Dollies JL11

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The dude-bros wrap their minds around the massive endeavor of starting a short film. Also, some good news all around. Happy Saint Patty’s Day!

In this conversation:

• Chris’s new Sony A7s
• Jordan is moving to Louisiana
• How to reach out to Filmmakers
• Troy loves Production Design
• Indiegogo Campaign
  • https://igg.me/at/TheVesselFilm/x
• Making a Short Film- Then vs. Now
• Building an audience
• Spreading the word
• The Future of Web Series
• Starting a Patreon Page

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The Y.F.A.P. Bros take on the Ultimate Question:

In this conversation:

• Audio
• Tascam vs. Zoom
• Canon 70D vs. Canon 80D
• Canon 5DmkIII
• Canon’s Slow Progress
• Broke Ass Filmmaker’s Kit
• Sony’s Lens Problems
• Investing in a “System”
• C100 vs. Fs5 vs. Fs7
• Investing in your Camera

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The guys create the definitive list for the end of time: the Best Directors of All Time. They discuss their contribution to cinema, their work, their style, and their greatest achievements.

In this conversation:

• Oscars 2016 Debrief
• Mad Max Takes the Cake!
• Oscars Racism Reactions
• Troy’s Top 3
  1. Christopher Nolan
  2. Steven Spielberg
  3. James Cameron
• Chris’s Top 3
  1. John Cassavetes
  2. Robert Rodriguez
  3. Alfonso Cuarón
• Jordan’s Top 3
  1. David Fincer
  2. Stanley Kubrick
  3. Quentin Tarantino

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What are some of the steps that go into the pre-production phase?

In this conversation we cover:

• SAG
• PGA
• Robert Rodriguez’s Film School
• Rise of Indie Filmmaking
• Being a Renaissance Man
• Troy’s “Black Box” film
  • DeviantArt
• Idea Generation
• Starting a Script
• Get the Crew First
• Screen Actors vs. Theater Actors
• Giving Direction
• Should the crew read the script?
• Location Scouting
  • Power/Wattage/Amps
• The Production Meeting
  • Setting the Tone
  • Safety

Resource of the Week: Scenechronize

Cloud-based script and pre-production tool. Streamline the day-to-day production process by putting scripts, call sheets, location photos, and more in secure cloud storage. Allow executives, producers, coordinators, and crew to access production documents anytime, anywhere.

Stripboards, Call Sheets, Email Client, Cast/Crew Directory, Shooting Script, and more!

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With Sundance wrapped up, the guys talk about the current state of independent filmmaking and what it means for filmmakers in 2016. Chris and Troy shed some light on their upcoming projects.

In this conversation we cover:

• Chris’s pre-production of “Devil in a White Room”
• Demon Prosthetics
• Filmmaking Apps
• Sundance Film Festival
  • The Hype is after Sundance
  • Whiplash
• Why you shouldn’t post the video online before film festivals
• Are Film Festivals worth it?
• Vimeo for Filmmakers
• Troy’s 3 Minute Shorts
• ShotonWhat.com
• Jordan’s Equipment Update
• The Complex Overhead Shot
• Pretending to What You’re Talking About on Set

Resource of the Week: ShotOnWhat.com

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