Oculus Story Studio#Dear Angelica
{{short description|Former virtual-reality film studio}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Oculus Story Studio
| logo = Oculus_story_studio_logo.png
| logo_size = 120px
| type = Virtual reality film studio
| foundation = 2014
| defunct = May 2017
| founder = Saschka Unseld
Max Planck
Edward Saatchi{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/26/story-studio/|title=Oculus' Pixar Exec-Led Story Studio Will Release VR Cinema Examples|last=Constine|first=Josh|date=26 January 2015|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=14 November 2016}}
| location_city = Oculus VR, Menlo Park, California
| location_country = U.S.
| industry = Films and virtual reality
| parent = Oculus VR
| homepage = [https://storystudio.oculus.com StoryStudio.Oculus.com]
}}
Oculus Story Studio was an original animated virtual reality film studio that was a division of Oculus VR.{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-sundance-2015-oculus-vr-films-headset-20150126-story.html|title=Sundance 2015: Virtual-reality company Oculus to launch film label|last=Zeitchik|first=Steven|date=26 January 2015|newspaper=LA Times|accessdate=14 November 2016}} The studio was started by Oculus VR to pioneer animated virtual reality filmmaking and educate, inspire, and foster community for filmmakers interested in VR.
Story Studio was founded in 2014 by Pixar veterans Saschka Unseld and Max Planck, as well as producer Edward Saatchi. The studio was publicly announced and premiered its first film, Lost, at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/27/facebooks-oculus-forms-in-house-virtual-reality-film-studio.html|title=Facebook's Oculus forms in-house virtual-reality film studio|date=27 January 2015|publisher=CNBC.com|accessdate=14 November 2016}} In 2016 the studio's second film, Henry, won the Emmy for Outstanding Original Interactive Program.{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/09/oculus-henry-emmy/|title=Oculus' Virtual Reality Film Henry Just Won an Emmy|last=Watercutter|first=Angela|date=8 September 2016|publisher=Wired|accessdate=14 November 2016}}
Oculus announced in May 2017 that the studio had been closed.{{cite web|last1=Shea|first1=Brian|title=Oculus Announces Closure Of Oculus Story Studio|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/05/04/oculus-closure-story-studio.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505113551/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/05/04/oculus-closure-story-studio.aspx|url-status=live|archive-date=May 5, 2017|website=Game Informer|publisher=GameStop|access-date=5 May 2017}}
Filmography
The studio produced three films before being shut down.
=''Lost''=
Lost was the first film released by Oculus Story Studio. Directed by studio Creative Director Saschka Unseld.{{cite news|url=http://adage.com/article/digital/grab-headset-producers-plunge-virtual-reality/297039/|title=Grab Your Headset: Producers Plunge Into Virtual Reality|last=Diaz|first=Ann-Christine|date=11 February 2015|publisher=AdAge|accessdate=14 November 2016}} The film drops viewers in the middle of the woods at night to witness a robot searching for its misplaced hand.{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/04/saschka-unseld/|title=Oculus Reinvents Cinema for a Virtual Reality World|last=Watercutter|first=Angela|date=21 April 2015|publisher=Wired|accessdate=14 November 2016}}
=''Henry''=
{{main|Henry (2015 film)}}
Henry is the second film released by Oculus Story Studio, directed by Ramiro Lopes Dau and narrated by Elijah Wood.{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/08/oculus-wins-its-first-emmy-for-virtual-reality-short-film-henry/|title=Oculus wins its first Emmy for virtual reality short film 'Henry'|last=Matney|first=Lucas|date=8 September 2016|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=14 November 2016}} Henry is the story of a hedgehog who has trouble making friends.{{cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/02/henry-oculus-story-studio/|title=This is 'Henry,' Oculus Story Studio's second VR film|last=Alvarez|first=Edgar|date=2 June 2015|publisher=Engaget|accessdate=14 November 2016}} Henry premiered at an event in Hollywood on July 28, 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/06/oculus-story-studio-henry/|title=Your First Look at Oculus' Adorable New Filmy-Gamey Thing|last=Rubin|first=Peter|date=2 June 2015|publisher=Wired|accessdate=14 November 2016}}
Henry became the first original VR short to win the Emmy for Outstanding Original Interactive Program.
=''Dear Angelica''=
The third project from Oculus Story Studio, Dear Angelica, premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The film was directed by Saschka Unseld, produced by Edward Saatchi, illustrated by Wesley Allsbrook, and featured music by Drazen Bosnjak and Sarah Jaffe. It stars Geena Davis and Mae Whitman in a "visually splendid and deeply human journey through memory, loss, and the magic of a valorous life."{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundance.org/projects/dear-angelica|title=Dear Angelica|website=Sundance Institute|access-date=February 1, 2017}} The film was animated entirely with the Oculus Quill, a VR drawing and sculpting application.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/oculus-quill-drawing-tool-virtual-reality|title=Oculus Quill Lets VR Illustrators Paint in Space and Time|magazine=Wired UK|access-date=February 2, 2017 }}
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