Walking Within: VR
What does it really feel like to walk in someone else’s shoes? How does it feel to see how someone else sees in his/her own eyes? Is something going to change if you perceive things through someone else’s view? Those are a few questions that one might be tempted to ask while watching this short film.
Leor Baum takes us in a tour using a 360-view of various beautiful places. The first place the female lead went to was in some sort of a canyon with caves. The place is stunning and it seems like a beautiful destination for adventure. She then takes us in a railway road. It seems just a usual street in the middle of a city. Then, she goes inside a cave as she looks around with the VDR. The camera shot on this one is especially breathtaking. This scene is, perhaps, the best one in this film. She then goes to a random place under a bridge, then to a church, then goes to back to the canyons. Each place she has gone in to is a peek of either the way of life, or the architecture in that place, or the weather in that destination. These scenes are reminding us how so much of us had remained in our comfort zones, instead of exploring other places.
The 360 camera shots are what made this film even more creative. It portrays different aesthetics in an entirely fresh and awesome technique. The camera angle of the main frame in the scenes are also perfect. The subject and the background view in every scene looks ideally proportional for the viewers to be able to appreciate. Perhaps, it would be lovely to have more short films like this showing more places, cultures, and works of art.
The cinematography is beautiful as it invokes calmness and relaxation. It’s like reminding us that when we are in a new and beautiful place, we must not be in a hurry. We must enjoy the view and savor the moment that we are in. It is nice to breathe in and wander in these beautiful sceneries.
The film is even better because of the clever narration in the background. The commentary is telling us about how man’s knowledge is still very limited. Our present knowledge and technology are still unrefined compared to the things that we are yet to study more, like the universe. This fact, however, should not hinder us from continuing to delve more into our potentials. The more we engage with knowledge, the more we see things in the depths, that in first sight, are seem utterly remote. As the narrator relays, there are two dimensions in thinking about the same thing. The key to understanding is not to isolate but to be deeply connected and be aware of the correlation of everything.
Every element is so engaging to the senses. This short movie and all its creators deserve to be applauded for this very experimental and fascinating film!
