Working in 360° Series
Support Materials
Select your 360° Topic
We have curated and created a series of video guides that explore a wide variety of use cases for 360° content from Animation to film and VFX all of which is made freely available to yourselves via this page, associated YouTube channel and downloadable guides. All of these resources were created by and for the Catalyst channel as an independent learning resource.
Fundamentals of 360°
In this introductory section, we explore the fundamentals of 360° production exploring its advantages, disadvantages, use cases, and more. Rule of thumb if you can see the camera it can see you ;)
Production Pipeline
We explore and go through the entire 360° production pipeline from setting up our cameras, stitching the footage, and then editing and exporting ready for playback on VR or Mobile Devices.
Terminology and Formats
This is a list of terms and formats widely used within the 360 community.
Making a 360° Animation
We look at how to create a simple 360° animation that can be viewed within VR from scratch.
Programs used: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Media Encoder
Going Further - Tricks & Effects
We explore how 360 cameras and materials can be used in a variety of ways to create various effects. We also look at how 360 images can be used for HDR reflections, VFX pipelines, and game engines.