On desktop, users can pan through the video with their mouse. It’s a pretty cool idea, eh? Now Disney and Lucasfilm have teamed up once more to help launch a new 360-Degree video for Facebook.
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You’ll want to pause and look around frequently, as there’s really a lot to see, even on such a desolate planet.
If you missed out on the 6 inch wave of the Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens Black Series range, you can settle for the 3.75 inch wave instead. The scavenger herself is nowhere to be seen, though you can hear the familiar chirps and babbling of a certain spheroid Astromech droid near the end. Camera enthusiasts have long experimented with home-brewed, multicamera rigs that capture footage from all angles, but often faced the problem of not having a platform on which to upload and share their videos. And the video doesn’t play properly or even at all on certain Internet browsers i.e. Safari. By launching 360-degree videos now on Facebook, it allows the social network to test what works or doesn’t on this immersive type of video, said Rob Enderle, with advisory services firm Enderle Group. A short clip has been released promoting the highly anticipated next chapter in the Star Wars franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The blockbuster, directed by J.J. Abrams, is set to break all sorts of records at the box office when it finally lands in theaters around the world.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast includes new Star Wars members John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Christina Chong, Crystal Clarke, and Pip Andersen.
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Star Wars fans in the Cotswolds have reportedly made the biggest contribution to Argos’ Star Wars success, with the most merchandise bought in the area, closely followed by North East London and Yorkshire.
