Dream Builders: the Cenotaph for Newton

Dream Builders: the Cenotaph for Newton

Fiction

Information

International title
Dream Builders: the Cenotaph for Newton
Release date
04/08/2022
Synopsis
A garden surrounded by mist...A gigantic, monumental dome slowly appears before our eyes.The sphere that emerges before us is called the Cenotaph for Isaac Newton and was never built. History is full of monuments that were never built. Because of their technical audacity, because of their madness, because the course of history swept them away, these buildings remained as drawings on paper. They are called 'paper architectures'. "Dream Builders" is a VR documentary and a poetic journey into the heart of these architectural utopias. Thanks to VR the viewer will discover the inside and outside of this monument on a real life scale allowing him to reach the core of the utopia living in this dream building. This VR movie is dedicated to Newton’s Cenotaph, drawn by the French artist Étienne-Louis Boullée in 1784. Designed on the eve of the French Revolution, this spectacular and gigantic funerary monument dedicated to the famous English scientist Isaac Newton is both an allegory of the Earth and the Cosmos, but above all a powerful and masterful tribute to science and to the philosophy of the Enlightenment.
Minimum Duration (mn)
8
URL
https://www.diversioncinema.com/dream-builders-the-cenotaph
Thematics
Science-fictionDocumentary
Technology(ies) used
6DoF
Production company(ies)
Femme Fatale Studio
Country(ies)
France

Distribution Strategy

Device(s) compatibility
Oculus Quest 2
Number of user(s)
Single-user experience
Play area
Seated (360° chair)
Distribution strategy
Art museums & galleriesFestival, Art fairsScience & technology museums
Main Achievements (Prize, Selection, where the project has been already distributed)
Innocult 2022, MEET Milan

Team

First and last name(s) of the Lead artist(s)
Directed by Arnaud Desjardins Written by Emilie Valentin, Arnaud Desjardins Narrated by Doug Rand Music by Aurélien Ferry
First and last name(s) of producer(s)
Thibault Jorge
Main cast
3D Modeling: Sarah Albini, Arnaud Desjardins Unreal development: Michel Peneau, Arnaud Desjardins Produced by Femme Fatale Studio Distributed by Diversion cinema With the support of Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée Ville de Paris
Diversion cinemaDiversion cinema has been experimenting with Virtual Reality (VR) since 2016 while welcoming visitors into its VR theater open to the public in Paris. As a partner to the world’s most prestigious festivals, Diversion cinema has developed an expertise in content reception, technical support, complex installation set-up, scenography, logistics, on-site operation, mediation, ticketing and more. In 2018, Diversion cinema opened a distribution department in order to promote immersive experiences internationally and reach a wider audience. In 2019, the company moved into the creative hub of the Centquatre-Paris, where it continues to explore ways to spread this new art form.

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