René Pinnell

René Pinnell

As a filmmaker & designer, René produced the acclaimed comedy show Backpack Picnic, directed the feature documentary The King of Texas, sold a TV pilot to MTV, designed 5 products & founded 2 companies.

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BLOCKED IN

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BLOCKED IN

DIR. DANIËL ERNST
NL  |  4 Mins  |  Interactive Experience
Blocked In was the first diorama released by Dutch artists Daniël Ernst and offered a place in which the visitor could experience an immersive room and the surreal sight of Tetris blocks falling from the sky.

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theBLU: ENOUNTER

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theBLU: ENOUNTER

DIR. JAKE ROWELL
US  |  3 Min  |  Real Time Animation
This animated experience lets you encounter an 80-foot blue whale while enjoying the awe, wonder, and majesty of underwater habitats.

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BRIGHT SHADOWS

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BRIGHT SHADOWS

DIR. MICHAEL CATALANO
US  |  11 Mins  |  Pre-Rendered 180 Animation
Bright Shadows is an 11 minute animation of dynamic, colorful abstractions choreographed to instrumental music.

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BUTTS

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BUTTS

DIR. TYLER HURD
US  |  2:07 Mins  |  Real-Time Animation
Widely credited as the first animated cartoon for virtual reality, BUTTS is a story about anxiety, depression, and lots and lots of jiggling posteriors.

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CLOUDS

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CLOUDS

DIR. JAMES GEORGE & JONATHAN MINARD
US  |  15 Min  |  Interactive Experience
CLOUDS is an interactive documentary portrait of a community of digital pioneers, explored through the lens of code. 

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COLOSSE

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COLOSSE

CREATED BY ERAN HILLELI, NICK PITTOM, ET AL.
International  |  4:40 Mins  |  Real-Time Animation
The story of the long lost Great Spirits known as the COLOSSE explores themes of fear, power, and respect.

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THE CROSSING

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THE CROSSING

DIR. TYSON SADLER
US  |  3 Min  |  360 VR Video
RYOT and The Huffington Post present "The Crossing," a virtual reality film and immersive reporting series hosted by Susan Sarandon chronicling the refugee crisis as it unfolds in Greece. 

DOES NOT EXIST

DOES NOT EXIST

DIR. JOHN HENDICOTT & GAWAIN LIDDIARD 
US  |  2 Mins  |  Live Action 360 VR Video
Does Not Exist drops you into the center of Reeps One’s first virtual reality Beatbox performance - exploring the latest technology for VR and head-tracked 3D spatial audio.

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DMZ: MEMORIES OF A NO MAN'S LAND

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DMZ: MEMORIES OF A NO MAN'S LAND

DIR. HAYOUN KWON
SOUTH KOREA  |  20 Mins  |  Real-Time Experience
Journey to the Korean Demilitarized Zone in this revealing virtual reality documentary.

DRAWING ROOM

DRAWING ROOM

DIR. JAN ROTHUIZE & SARA KOLSTE
Netherlands  |  5 Mins  |  Real-Time Experience
Drawing Room is a hand drawn VR experience by visual artist Jan Rothuizen. Drawing Room playfully deals with the questions Virtual Reality creates. Can being somewhere (an experience) be a work of art in itself?

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EDGE OF SPACE

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EDGE OF SPACE

DIR. THOMAS WALLNER
US  |  11 Min  |  360 VR Video
Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Thomas Wallner, Edge of Space is virtual reality documentary about the launch of one of the largest stratospheric balloons.

FRAGMENTS

FRAGMENTS

DIR. ANTONIO VICTOR GARCIA-SERRANO & TOÑO CABANELAS
SPAIN  |  3 Min  |  Live Action 360
Fragments is an "Oniric hyperrealistic" fashion film produced by a group of multidisciplinary artists who gathered at the uninhabited Spanish island of San Simon for a week of unconstrained experimentation.

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FUTURE OF VR

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FUTURE OF VR

DIR. PHILIPP WENNING
DE  |  6 Min  |  Interactive Experience
Meet the real pioneers of virtual reality -- creators who have been working in the field of VR for more than two decades.

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DER GROSSE GOTTLIEB

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DER GROSSE GOTTLIEB

DIR. DANIËL ERNST
Netherlands  |  3 Mins  |  Real-Time Experience
DER GROSSE GOTTLIEB, the greatest acrobat of his generation, has built a tower of chairs high enough to knock on heaven’s door and visit the stars!

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HARD WORLD FOR SMALL THINGS

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HARD WORLD FOR SMALL THINGS

DIR. JANICZA BRAVO
US  |  5 Min  |  360 VR Video
This remarkable live-action VR experience transports you to a day in the life of a tight-knit community in South Central Los Angeles.

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I AM YOU

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I AM YOU

DIR. ELLI RAYNAI
Canada  |  12 Mins  |  360 VR Video
Follow a young couple who discover a new crowd-funded app that allows them to swap consciousnesses and feel what it's like to be in each other's body.

Featured Projects
BLARP!
vive Isaac Cohen, Cabibbo, Blarp, Interactive, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
vive Isaac Cohen, Cabibbo, Blarp, Interactive, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
vive Isaac Cohen, Cabibbo, Blarp, Interactive, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
vive Isaac Cohen, Cabibbo, Blarp, Interactive, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
vive Isaac Cohen, Cabibbo, Blarp, Interactive, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
vive Isaac Cohen, Cabibbo, Blarp, Interactive, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
DRAWING ROOM
Oculus Rift Drawing Room, 2016 Summer Showcase, Jan Rothuizen, Juul Spee, Harm van de Ven, Sara Kolster, Experimental René Pinnell
Oculus Rift Drawing Room, 2016 Summer Showcase, Jan Rothuizen, Juul Spee, Harm van de Ven, Sara Kolster, Experimental René Pinnell
Oculus Rift Drawing Room, 2016 Summer Showcase, Jan Rothuizen, Juul Spee, Harm van de Ven, Sara Kolster, Experimental René Pinnell
Oculus Rift Drawing Room, 2016 Summer Showcase, Jan Rothuizen, Juul Spee, Harm van de Ven, Sara Kolster, Experimental René Pinnell
Oculus Rift Drawing Room, 2016 Summer Showcase, Jan Rothuizen, Juul Spee, Harm van de Ven, Sara Kolster, Experimental René Pinnell
Oculus Rift Drawing Room, 2016 Summer Showcase, Jan Rothuizen, Juul Spee, Harm van de Ven, Sara Kolster, Experimental René Pinnell
PEARL
vive Pearl, Cassidy Curtis, 2016 Summer Showcase, Patrick Osborne, David Eisenmann, Animation, Karen Dufilho René Pinnell Comment
vive Pearl, Cassidy Curtis, 2016 Summer Showcase, Patrick Osborne, David Eisenmann, Animation, Karen Dufilho René Pinnell Comment
vive Pearl, Cassidy Curtis, 2016 Summer Showcase, Patrick Osborne, David Eisenmann, Animation, Karen Dufilho René Pinnell Comment
vive Pearl, Cassidy Curtis, 2016 Summer Showcase, Patrick Osborne, David Eisenmann, Animation, Karen Dufilho René Pinnell Comment
vive Pearl, Cassidy Curtis, 2016 Summer Showcase, Patrick Osborne, David Eisenmann, Animation, Karen Dufilho René Pinnell Comment
vive Pearl, Cassidy Curtis, 2016 Summer Showcase, Patrick Osborne, David Eisenmann, Animation, Karen Dufilho René Pinnell Comment
PLAYTHINGS
vive Playthings, Interactive, George Brower, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
vive Playthings, Interactive, George Brower, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
vive Playthings, Interactive, George Brower, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
vive Playthings, Interactive, George Brower, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
vive Playthings, Interactive, George Brower, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
vive Playthings, Interactive, George Brower, 2016 Summer Showcase René Pinnell Comment
LE TEMPS PERDU
gear vr Le Temps Perdu, Zohar Kfir, 2016 Summer Showcase, Experimental, Josephine Wiggs René Pinnell
gear vr Le Temps Perdu, Zohar Kfir, 2016 Summer Showcase, Experimental, Josephine Wiggs René Pinnell
gear vr Le Temps Perdu, Zohar Kfir, 2016 Summer Showcase, Experimental, Josephine Wiggs René Pinnell
gear vr Le Temps Perdu, Zohar Kfir, 2016 Summer Showcase, Experimental, Josephine Wiggs René Pinnell
gear vr Le Temps Perdu, Zohar Kfir, 2016 Summer Showcase, Experimental, Josephine Wiggs René Pinnell
gear vr Le Temps Perdu, Zohar Kfir, 2016 Summer Showcase, Experimental, Josephine Wiggs René Pinnell
TRANSITION
Oculus Rift Joost Jordens, Mike von Rotz, 2016 Summer Showcase, Animation, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
Oculus Rift Joost Jordens, Mike von Rotz, 2016 Summer Showcase, Animation, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
Oculus Rift Joost Jordens, Mike von Rotz, 2016 Summer Showcase, Animation, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
Oculus Rift Joost Jordens, Mike von Rotz, 2016 Summer Showcase, Animation, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
Oculus Rift Joost Jordens, Mike von Rotz, 2016 Summer Showcase, Animation, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
Oculus Rift Joost Jordens, Mike von Rotz, 2016 Summer Showcase, Animation, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
VIRTUAL DRAG
Oculus Rift Virtual Drag, 2016 Summer Showcase, Alison Bennett, Mark Payne, Megan Beckwith, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
Oculus Rift Virtual Drag, 2016 Summer Showcase, Alison Bennett, Mark Payne, Megan Beckwith, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
Oculus Rift Virtual Drag, 2016 Summer Showcase, Alison Bennett, Mark Payne, Megan Beckwith, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
Oculus Rift Virtual Drag, 2016 Summer Showcase, Alison Bennett, Mark Payne, Megan Beckwith, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
Oculus Rift Virtual Drag, 2016 Summer Showcase, Alison Bennett, Mark Payne, Megan Beckwith, Experimental René Pinnell Comment
Oculus Rift Virtual Drag, 2016 Summer Showcase, Alison Bennett, Mark Payne, Megan Beckwith, Experimental René Pinnell Comment