Prehistoric VR

A short VR by Erth Visual & Physical Inc and Handmaid Media

Made in association with the Australian Film Television & Radio School, and Start VR

2017

Dur: 10 mins

Prehistoric VR drops you onto the ocean floor 200 million years ago, for an immersive encounter with the strange, wonderful and terrifying creatures of the prehistoric deep, from the Ediacaran to the Cretaceous periods. Commissioned by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, and developed with assistance from Create NSW, Prehistoric VR is a collaboration between award-winning visual artist and filmmaker Samantha Lang, and Erth Visual & Physical Inc, internationally renowned makers of large-scale puppetry experiences. An adaptation of Erth’s stage show Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium, this VR adventure has been made for and with kids, big and small.

Written by Scott Wright

Directed by Scott Wright and Samantha Lang

Produced by Ella Millard and Samantha Lang

Production Companies Erth Visual & Physical Inc and Handmaid Media

Cinematography by Kim Batterham ACS

Design by Steve Howarth

Edited by Roland Gallois

Sound Design and Score by James Brown

FESTIVALS / SCREENINGS

Official Season 2018 Australian Centre of the Moving Image

Official Selection Adelaide Film Festival 2017

Official Season 2017 Australian Centre of the Moving Image