HOTEL ASTORIA VR
INFO
WORK
3D Modeling, Shading, Lighting: Sebastian König
3D Modeling & Compositing, DOP: Falk Johnke
VR App Development: Simeon Conzendorf
YEAR
2018 – 2021 (work in progress)
TOOLS
blender, after effects, photoshop, unity
PRODUCTION FIRM
DIRECTOR
Alina Cyranek & Falk Schuster
AstoriaVR is a virtual reality experience that takes you back to 1986, where you visit the famous nightclub of the Hotel Astoria in Leipzig, one of the few glamorous places in the former GDR. The hotel was a place of encounter between the East and the West, between businessmen and young women, regular Leipzigers and celebrities. Of course the secret police was always present as well, documenting and observing all events.
The AstoriaVR experience is a cooperation between Alina Cyranek, Falk Schuster and blendFX. The two filmmakers, who are also working on an animated documentary about the hotel, are providing us with source material, stories, snippets and the overall idea, we are doing modeling, rendering, programming and VR developement.
In the app you can experience this very special mix of fancyness and luxury on the one hand and subtle threat and surveillance on the other hand. The app is a combination of stereoscopic 360° renderings with interactive elements, overlays and stereoscopic footage of real people integrated into the environment.
