Perspectives
Insightful ramblings; sideline passion projects; even a little insider industry knowhow...
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5 ways that E-Learning can help your organisation
E-learning is changing the landscape of education and training for many types of organisations and across a multitude of different industries. It's no longer just for the big educational institutions, but for everyone interested in developing, training and educating...
3 Steps When Planning an Educational Video Series
Here at 360nz we've created a few educational video series now and feel confident in our recipe for success. Here's the basic three-step process we go through when planning a new educational video series... 1. Learning Goals Firstly, establish what the overriding...
3-mins-in-360 Video Series
"Hmmmm... a video series all shot in 360 degrees!" "Would it work? How long should the episodes be? What kind of topics would people want to see in 360°?" We asked ourselves these questions and many more in October 2017, when we were deep into our early stages of...
Shooting with the USA Olympic Halfpipe Ski Team
It's February 2018. We're sitting in a hotel at Aomori Spring Ski Resort in Japan, with some elite company from the snow sports world. And we're watching the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Korea. Over the past two weeks we've had the pleasure of shooting...
Entertainment at its Best!
We've done a bunch of work with the local distributor Winter Imports, particularly with their men's underwear brand MyPakage. This project was by far the most entertaining, with professional freeride skier Sam Lee putting himself on the edge of embarrassment during...
A Test Edit with the Sony A9
Keeping up with the latest gear is one of the biggest challenges for smaller digital media businesses like us. After years wearing the Canon label proudly on our chests, it was time to make the switch to the sexy full frame mirrorless systems of the Sony Alpha series....
What happened to 360queenstown-wanaka?
After five years of running New Zealand’s first virtual tour centred information website, 360queenstown-wanaka.com, we decided to close the doors and focus on our service offerings as 360nz. How 360qw began Working alongside the already established 360niseko, the...
Mount Testing for 360 Degree Video
We've been testing... The 360° video era is upon us and we decided to test out our new custom-built 360° camera with a variety of mounts and environments, from handheld to aerial - yep, we've built a custom mount for our drone! Watch the edit here... Check out more of...
5 Reasons Why We Use WordPress
Did you know that Wordpress is responsible for over 25% of the world's websites and over 50% of the content management systems out there? That's around 75 million different sites. Woah! So when clients ask us what's the best platform to use, why do we always say...
2015 Aerial Show Reel
In May 2015 we picked up a DJI Inspire; the cutting edge of professional yet affordable aerial filming drone products. Over the following four months we got to know our new friend extremely well.
A Year of Time in Wanaka
For the past year we’ve been working on a self-funded time lapse project; A Year of Time in Wanaka. The inspiration for this project begun with the amazing scenery that surrounds us here in Wanaka, and how this scenery changes dramatically throughout the year. Many...