{"id":18452,"date":"2021-02-01T09:05:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T09:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amplify.nabshow.com\/?post_type=articles&p=18452"},"modified":"2026-03-05T20:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:21:24","slug":"literally-the-next-frontier-virtual-reality-production-in-space","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/jwolfepr.com\/dev\/articles\/literally-the-next-frontier-virtual-reality-production-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Literally the Next Frontier: Virtual Reality Production in Space"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From \u201cSpace Explorers: The ISS Experience.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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The largest production ever filmed in space, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience<\/em> is an epic four-part immersive series that chronicles the life of eight NASA astronauts on scientific missions aboard the International Space Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ambitious undertaking was produced by Montr\u00e9al-headquartered Felix & Paul Studios<\/a>, the Emmy Award-winning immersive entertainment studio known for its virtual reality experiences created for Cirque du Soleil, Universal\u2019s Jurassic World<\/em>, and film auteur Wes Anderson\u2019s 2018 feature Isle of Dogs<\/em>, as well as original productions Traveling While Black<\/em> and the Nomads<\/em> series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Felix & Paul co-founders and creative directors F\u00e9lix Lajeunesse and Paul Rapha\u00ebl partnered with TIME Studios to develop the series, which builds on the duo\u2019s previous collaborations with NASA. \u201cThis is a project that we\u2019ve been wanting to do ever since we began working in virtual reality and immersive storytelling,\u201d Rapha\u00ebl comments, adding that their passion for the project was also influenced by a shared fascination with Stanley Kubrick\u2019s sci-fi classic 2001: A Space <\/em>Odyssey. \u201cIt\u2019s been very formative \u2014 not just the subject, but also the immersion of the film was a big influence on our work,\u201d he notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo to actually be not just shooting, but experiencing this ourselves, and for audiences to be able to experience true immersion in true space, is really a dream come true, and something we\u2019ve been working on for a very, very long time,\u201d Rapha\u00ebl continues. \u201cAnd so it feels amazing for episode one to finally be out, and the upcoming episodes are even more breathtaking. It\u2019s a very exciting time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following intensive technological development, testing and certification, in December of 2018 Felix & Paul Studios launched customized Z-CAM V1 Pro 3D camera systems consisting of nine 4K sensors allowing for a 3D, 360-degree image at 8K resolution to the International Space Station. With ISS astronauts serving as camera operators and data wranglers, the production team amassed more than 200 hours of high-end virtual reality footage shot over the course of two years, providing an intimate look at what it\u2019s like to live and work on the ISS while circling in orbit 250 miles above the Earth at an unfathomable rate of 17,500 miles per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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