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Using 360 media to document a Black Lives Matter protest12250

Tosolini
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Bellevue, Washington
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Today the tech site Geekwire picked up the following story:

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/whats-really-happening-seattles-protest-zone-photographer-creates-360-degree-immersive-tour/

Seattle has had its share of Black Lives Matter protests, and an entire neighborhood has been occupied by demonstrators. I wanted to witness by myself what was going on, so I decided to do a 360 report using my Theta Z1. Without doing any photo retouch, I uploaded the images onto http://seekbeak.com and created a quick highlight reel.

The amount of shares / responses that this immersive tour is getting is quite high, which makes me think that this medium is still underutilized in digital journalism. I also captured a graffiti wall using the Display.land app.

https://www.display.land/s/4u4DtVhxT9TnikYU5IWBq4

In anticipation of @dansmigrod question :-) here is what I'd do differently next time:
- A little post-production to enhance the brightness of some photos (I need to find a tool that does that without messing the GPS EXIF data)
- Capturing some ambient audio wand make it part of the tour
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This seems so obvious but I never thought of it! I always think of 360 as recreational, real estate, or entertainment. But journalism and documentary! Wow, it's an untapped arena which is a natural fit. Thank you for sharing this!

What phone are you using for Display.land capture?

Congratulations, @Tosolini!
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Tosolini
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Bellevue, Washington
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@toddwaddington Thanks! For Display.Land I use an iPhone 11 Pro.
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@Tosolini

Thank you for sharing this amazing experience.

It looks more like a weekend street festival that the pictures on television.

And, yes, thanks for the production notes and platforms used.

Best,

Dan
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