Pearl Response

I thought Pearl was interesting because of the ability to move around throughout the video. Although you could tell the video was meant to be viewed in VR it was still interesting to move in a 360 motion. I think the story did a good job trying to portray the facial expressions of the characters despite the technological limitations. I do not think I would be able to watch a full movie in this type of format because I found myself looking at the different scenery instead of focusing on the story. I also wish the cuts between each scene change were smoother. The first person view and the camera work reminded me of the motion rides at Disney World or Universal Studios where you have a first person view, but have no control of the story. I think we will be seeing these types of movies more in the future, but they won't become the preferred method of film making.
Besides Pearl, I also saw the Google Spotlight video Help which was about an alien invasion. Unlike Pearl, Help used real-world actors, but it was harder to follow unlike Pearl because you are being taken to a subway and the streets which made it hard to follow the action. I think these types of videos will be mostly focused on one location instead of multiple locations because of the emphasis of exploring your surroundings.

Tim W