TIME: The ISS Experience

Following a launch at the Sundance Film Festival, TIME and Felix & Paul Studios have made an exciting announcement. After sending VR cameras up to the International Space Station in December 2018, they are ready to start shooting a year-long VR project, 'The ISS Experience', that will provide people on earth a never-before-seen perspective of space. Working with the Emmy-winning directors, Felix Lajeunesse & Paul Raphael, and Sailor Productions (PSN Canada), astronauts from several countries aboard the station will film their daring missions in cinematic virtual reality. Known for working together on ambitious and forward-thinking productions, Felix & Paul Studios and production service company PSN Canada will capture the first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA, or spacewalk) in VR. Using Z CAM V1 Pro cameras, two VR camera systems have been built specifically for this mission and are scheduled to launch into space later this year. The VR camera will be mounted on the Canadarm2 robotic arm, which can be controlled from the ground.