GMU:Critical VR Lab I/Eric Schlossberg

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In the first phase of the project, I built a VR experience music video. In the second phase, I transformed the VR experience into an ordinary music video with various predetermined camera angles.

The video is set to the aria S’altro che lacrime from Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito. The lyrics of the aria translate to: “If you cannot give him anything but your tears, all of your weeping is for nothing. Your useless pity is similar to cruelty.” The video is a reaction piece to the death of George Floyd. It is meant to be a call to action.

The video begins with several camera shots of a casket containing the particle effects of a white fog and a black aura. The black aura emits a sound of TV static with volume mapped to camera distance.

Phase 1 video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQh5926Ez90

Phase 2 video: [Full video link will go here shortly]