The European Investment Bank has recently released an advert video series that tells how European engineers and scientists tackle climate change. The video series are called The EIB 360º: Quest for Climate Solutions and they are created by Iralta VR and post-produced with Mistika VR.

“For large organisations, such as EIB it is sometimes challenging to explain some of their activities in a visually attractive manner to a broader audience, which is why the 360º format felt like a natural choice for this project. It takes the narration to a much higher level, offering the viewer the possibility of visiting the EIB projects in an immersive way and meeting the people behind them,” shared Ramón Verdugo, Director of Photography at Iralta VR.

The team from Iralta VR had to plan very carefully all the production and the minimum resources needed because it is a long-term episodic project that requires travelling to difficult-access areas. The first four chapters of the EIB series include 360º video and photo, standard 4K video footage and graphics that alternate in the script of each video. The shooting was carried out with Kandao, Insta360 VR and Sony 4K cameras, underwater equipment and drones.

The first three episodes had a very tight schedule from the shoot to final delivery and, for Ramón and his team, it was extremely important to establish a workflow that would allow them to move back and forth between different stages of post-production. “For this, Mistika VR has been fundamental, since it allowed us to go back to the stitching and make the necessary tweaks easily and very quickly.”

Many 360º shots were shot from a drone, which involved more complications due to the reduced agility and shaky footage. “The quick and easy corrections of image swings, twists and tilts were possible due to the QooCam and Obsidian inertia sensors, and their compatibility with Mistika VR, reading the metadata and stabilising the shots immediately”.

Mistika VR is a part of all VR and VPX workflows at Iralta VR. “It is a fast and powerful software that allows us to speed up our processes without losing stitching quality,” concludes Ramón Verdugo.