October 24 2016: Baahubali: The Conclusion , the sequel to director S. S. Rajamouli's 2015 blockbuster, Baahubali:The Beginning, will be Virtual Reality like never before. Key sequences were shot in 360 degree video using a VR capture camera developed by AMD and putting the multiple shots together with the video stitching software, Project Loom.
At the JioMAMI ( Mumbai Academy of Moving Image) Film Festival in Mumbai last week, Raja Koduri, Senior Vice president and Chief architect of the AMD Radeon Technologies Group, showcased a short VR film showing the film being shot this and other new technologies to create immersive VR experiences for cinematographers. You can experience the VR effect using the 360 degree navigation button on the YouTube video version of the film at this link.