Behind The Scenes - Clive Booth capturing Swan Lake in VR at the Birmingham Royal Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet launched The Virtual Stage - a tech-focused project featuring content developed in collaboration with Canon and RiVR, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator Program. It explores the many ways that AR, VR, 3D mapping and Motion Capture can be applied within classical ballet companies to enhance experiences and interaction, increase accessibility and bring ballet to life in new ways.
In this video, you can get behind the scenes with Canon Ambassador, Clive Booth, who explains the concept and how it was brought to life with the help of the Canon EOS R5 C, the RF 5.2mm F2.8L DUAL FISHEYE lens and the EOS VR Utility software.
"As a photographer and filmmaker, I’m always looking for new and meaningful ways to tell a story and now for the first time, I can immerse an audience quite literally inside the narrative. This project brings dance to those who wouldn’t normally be able to visit live theatre and is a wonderful example of technology used for good." - says Clive Booth.
RF 5.2mm F2.8L DUAL FISHEYE: canon.sm/3Ebisz2
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[@wildpatagoniafilms16]

Excellent! The VR lens can be used also in the R5C...? I thought it was just with the R5...?

[@CanonEurope]

Fully compatible!

[@markfensome557]

Yes, the EOS R5 C is full compatible shooting up to 8k 60p RAW LT (with an external power supply and latest firmware). The EOS R5 can do up to 8K 30P (with Log 3) and the EOS R6 Mark II is now also compatible up to 4K 60P (Log 3) with the latest firmware v1.2, later this month (but no Dual Pixel Focus Guide).