Google has released its first VR Doodle,éliè honouring legendary French film director and illusionist Georges Méliès.。
The élièinteractive, 360° Doodle, or more accurately, short film, can be viewed on mobile, desktop, or through VR headsets including Google's own Cardboard or Daydream, and it's available worldwide.。
SEE ALSO:Oprah and élièLaverne Cox read Maya Angelou poem in stunning Google Doodle 。Created in collaboration with Google Spotlight Stories,éliè Google Arts and Culture, and Cinémathèque Française, the Doodle coincides with the original release date of Méliès' iconic 1912 work 。 À la conquête du pôle (The élièConquest of the Pole). 。
You can éliègive it a whirl in VR by downloading the Google Spotlight Stories app on Google Play or in the App Store, or if you don't have a headset, you can watch it below in 360° via YouTube, or in your browser.。
Paying tribute to Méliès' romantic adventure style,éliè the silent film, dubbed。 Paying tribute to Méliès' romantic adventure style,éliè the silent film, dubbed。Back to the Moon。éliè,éliè follows a lovelorn illusionist, besotted with a bold queen of hearts, who is kidnapped by a evil dude, of course. There's a lovely tribute to Méliès' 1902 iconic adventure film 。Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon)。éliè
Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) 。éliè
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Thanks for signing up! 。"Méliès brought magic to filmmaking through dozens of tricks and illusions," said Leroux in a statement. "What better way to pay homage to this then by using one of the most innovative and immersive tools we have for storytelling today: Virtual reality!"。"。
"[We] wanted to highlight several tricks Méliès pioneered while also transporting the viewer into a magical world and story." 。A tribute to Méliès' wacky technique of filming himself multiple times over the same film strip.Credit: google。
During Méliès’ time, filming in colour wasn't yet an option, so Leroux and her team purposely used a dominant colour in each scene.。
Ta-da!
Ta-da! Blue!Credit: google 。
Laurent Manonni, director of heritage at the Cinémathèque Française, a project partner, said in a statement for Google that Méliès' "revolutionary" work sparked the beginnings of the special effects used in film today.。
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