Roddenberry Entertainment has released information at the San Diego Comic Con this week that they will team up with technology lab Social Animal to produce “White Room: 02B3,” a 360-degree film project. The director of “White Room” will be directed by Greg Aronowitz, who has worked on films such as “Memoirs of a Geisha,” “Scooby-Doo 2,” “Minority Report,” “A.I.,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Castaway,” “The X-Files,” “Contact,” and “Disney’s Haunted Mansion.” Roddenberry Entertainment’s Tory Mell has written the script for the film with the 360-degree camera in mind.
“White Room: O2B3” is described as a film that “will transport the audience into 360 degrees of intensity as six strangers find themselves unwillfully participating in an experiment that could change the face of humanity.” The 360-degree camera system will consist of nine 2K cameras shooting off mirrors to capture a high quality panoramic video. This process will create a film with no gaps or distortion.
Trevor Roth, C.O.O. of Roddenberry Entertainment said that the film is right in line with the company’s viewpoint on science fiction. “Roddenberry Entertainment has always been synonymous with pushing the envelope. Gene (Roddenberry) always saw Star Trek and science fiction as an art that could inspire and be inspired by new technologies. Today, we are following that tradition,” he said. “Upon discovering Social Animal’s 360° camera, we realized we could use this amazing new technology to tell a story in a way that has never been done before. ‘White Room: O2B3’ is more than a film, it’s a true experience.”
“White Room: O2B3” will premiere at festivals in 2012. It will then be launched as an interactive experience online and as an immersive cinematic first in 360° domes around the country. Principal photography for the film beings August 22, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA.