MICHELIN Life Experience – 360° VR Film

2017 International Motor Show Germany

PROJECT PACKAGE: VR CINEMA + 360° VR FILM AT THE MICHELIN STAND

Project Summary:

Project name: MICHELIN Life Experience

Client: MICHELIN

Agency: Publicis Events

Release date: September 2017

Length: 2’10

Format: 360° 3D Ambisonic

Director: Olivier Sadock

Silver Halo Award in the brand VR programs category

Nominated at Screen4all 2017 in the 360° commissioned film category

Halo Awards logo
360 Film Festival logo
Shooting the Michelin Life Experience 360° film around a car

The main objective of the VR movie system and the 360° immersive film

To offer the attendees of the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show a unique experience in which we showcase the value of MICHELIN products in our everyday lives.

The challenges

  • Telling a moving story by taking the viewer on a journey where MICHELIN plays a “travel companion”.
  • Making a 360° 3D film with motion and 3D sound.
  • Being able to quickly set up our filming equipment in any location.
  • Offering a synchronized experience to several people in a VR cinema built on location – MICHELIN stand.
Bibendum on the Michelin stand at the motor show
Spectators in VR headsets sitting on the steps of the Michelin Life Experience VR cinema

Our mission

To accompany the agency from the conception to the launch of the experience.

Pre-Production

Participation in brainstorming sessions with the agency’s director.

Creation of a storyboard and a 3D preview

Filming

Mohamed Marouene was the technical director

Freddy Koné and Quentin Dindar were in charge of the 360° motion capture team

Post-Production

Our computer graphic designers were tasked with the editing, stitching, cleaning, embedding and calibration of the footage.

Screening

We supplied 12 Samsung Gear VRs and a 360° player for synchronized viewing in the headsets, designed in line with the MICHELIN graphic charter.

We made sure a member of our team was always present to train and assist the stand hostesses.

"For the MICHELIN film, I needed collaborators who knew VR inside out and who would focus on creativity and storytelling. I ended up exactly with what I was looking for. Thanks to regular exchanges with SoWhen? from the initial script stage and throughout all the production process, I was able to make this film in the best possible conditions. SoWhen? are highly professional, great on a human level, passionate about their work, 1000% involved, lively and creative. What more could a director ask for?
Olivier SadockDirector

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