Before Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs hits theaters on March 23, we got a behind-the-scenes look at the sound studio that produced its VR audio experience.
I’m inside a chic, modernist, glass-fronted building in Santa Monica, just a few blocks from the beach, but there’s no ocean view. The entire property—Headspace Studio, an immersive audio company—is covered in lush foliage, protecting it from curious passers-by.
Inside, I’m getting a behind-the-scenes look at Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogsin virtual reality. The movie—an animated adventure about a pack of dogs living at a garbage dump who help a 12-year-old boy find his lost dog, Spots—hits theaters today, but you can also get a sneak peek in VR. There are several official cuts/mixes out there. One was shown at CES, another at Sundance; there’s a special Daydream edit exclusively for Pixel phones, and the final longer full cast version, which I saw.
As you might expect from Hollywood, there are a lot of partners credited on this one, including the movie’s production team, Félix & Paul Studios, FoxNext VR Studio, Fox Searchlight Pictures, and Google Spotlight Stories.
I met with Viktor Phoenix, Partner and Head of Audio at Headspace Studio LA, who handed me a Google Daydream View and a pair of Bose noise-cancelling headphones to experience Isle of Dogs in VR.
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Source: PC mag