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Jasmin Tarasin creates VR ghost train for Sydney Festival

Jasmin Tarasin from photo agency Photoplay has created a virtual reality ghost train for the Sydney Festival.

The announcement:

PHOTOPLAY’s Jasmin Tarasin Directs a Ride Like No Other with Ghost Train for Sydney Festival

National Media Release, 22nd January 2018 – PHOTOPLAY director Jasmin Tarasin invites audiences to take a trip through the inner workings of the mind in ‘Ghost Train’ her latest multi-sensory VR project set to feature at this year’s Sydney Festival.

Working in collaboration with musician and co-creative director Jonnine Standish, Tarasin’s uniquely immersive Ghost Train is a combination of VR, narrative adventure film, ethereal images and haunting music packaged into a traditional ghost train ride.

The VR journey travels through rooms of the mind and finishes with a ‘choose your own adventure’ story that takes visitors to either purgatory or bliss. From the moment you step into the physical train carriage and put on the Samsung Gear VR Headset, you are transported into a world that explores the theme of self-displacement and how in the blink of an eye, you can make a decision that can affect the rest of your life.

Says Tarasin: “We wanted to explore a ghost train of the mind, a psychological journey that maps out how the mind works and how we make choices, so the imagery your eye focuses on, and the directions you choose to look, will make decisions on the actual course of the train ride itself.”

Instead of using the 360-camera, often employed in VR, Tarasin worked with the RED camera to map out the storyboards and to ensure the project had the same cinematic aesthetic that influences her commercial film work.

The first original VR concept of its kind to be developed in Australia, Ghost Train provides an opportunity to showcase the works of numerous artists in a unique multi-platform project. It marks the second multi-scale installation that Tarasin has delivered for Sydney Festival. Her first installation LIVE (2011) explored the art of performance and featured musicians including Juliette Lewis, Jarvis Cocker, and Martha and Rufus Wainwright.

Adds PHOTOPLAY executive producer Oliver Lawrance: “Jasmin is a truly interdisciplinary artist, just as comfortable with interactive platforms as film direction. She has a strong vision within which her art and commercial work both thrive and we are super pleased to see her talents come together in this highly immersive project.”

PHOTOPLAY has 20 complimentary tickets for any agency creatives or producers who’d like to attend Ghost Train at the Sydney Festival, just email Oliver Lawrance EP on oliver@photoplay.co

Creative Credits:
Creative Directors: Jasmin Tarasin & Jonnine Standish
Music: Mika Vainio & HTRK
VR Artists: Patrick Hamilton & Joe Hamilton
Technical Production: Richard Dinnen & Matt Scott
Producer: Liza McLean
Technology: Samsung & OptiTrack
Costume Design: Michelle Boyde (Unconscious Collective)
Concept Technical Advisor: Nimrod Weiss – Eness
DOP: Katie Milwright & Sky Davies
Hair & Makeup: Nadja Mott
Logo Design: Manuel Bürger
Underwater Dress: Bianca Spender
Underwear: Baserange 
Casting: Folk Collective
Featuring: Rachel Rutt, Nynno Bel Air, Henry Charles Law, Rowan Oliver, Karina Utomo, Zeina Thiboult & Arlo Jack

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