Selected Press

Hear our personal thoughts on the state of the immersive industry and the language of cinematic storytelling in these selected video interviews, podcasts, articles and key writings.

Hollywood’s Next Platform Shift Is Changing Traditional Filmmaking
9 SEPTEMBER 2026 #ARTICLE
Conversations with Robert Watts
8 SEPTEMBER 2026 #ARTICLE
From a Garage VR Experiment to Working with the World's Biggest Brands with Matthew Celia
15 JULY 2026 #VIDEO
The Immersive Supervisor: A Role Hollywood Didn't Know It Needed
15 JULY 2026 #VIDEO
The immersive supervisor: A new role for a new Hollywood
14 JULY 2026 #ARTICLE
Immersive Film Production Moves Beyond Headsets
15 APRIL 2026 #ARTICLE
Inside the Story: How XR Is Transforming Media & Entertainment
11 MARCH 2026 #PODCAST
Matthew Celia: “I view immersive as the last refuge of focused entertainment”
5 MARCH 2026 #ARTICLE
Navigating the Future of Immersive Storytelling: Insights from Matthew Celia
3 MARCH 2026 #PODCAST
Light Sail VR on the Considerations for Immersive Capture to Post
18 FEBRUARY 2026 #ARTICLE
Is Virtual Reality Really Dead?
6 FEBRUARY 2026 #ARTICLE
Light Sail VR Marks 10 Years of Immersive Cinema Production
3 FEBRUARY 2026 #ARTICLE
Light Sail VR Looks Beyond Gaming
12 DECEMBER 2025 #ARTICLE
Light Sail VR’s Matthew Celia on Immersive Video’s New Era
20 NOVEMBER 2025 #ARTICLE
Light Sail VR on the Considerations for Immersive Capture to Post
11 NOVEMBER 2025 #ARTICLE
Matthew Celia on Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive
12 SEPTEMBER 2025 #ARTICLE
Emmy Award-Winning Light Sail VR Leverages Topaz Video for Immersive Storytelling Excellence
9 SEPTEMBER 2025 #ARTICLE
Light Sail VR wins 2025 Emmy® - HWR Creative Arts Emmys, Night Two: Full List of Winners
7 SEPTEMBER 2025 #ARTICLE
Epic and Intimate: Shawn Mendes Red Rocks Live in VR
26 AUGUST 2025 #ARTICLE
Congratulations to the Nominees for Outstanding Emerging Media Program at the 2025 Emmy Awards®
21 JULY 2025 #ARTICLE
How Immersive Technology Offered a ‘Backstage Pass’ Into the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special
1 JULY 2025 #ARTICLE
LOST ODYSSEY: GODFALL Reunites Tabletop Legends for Actual Play Charity Game Special
27 FEBRUARY 2025 #ARTICLE
VFX in VR: Storytelling and Innovation with LightSail VR's Matthew Celia
26 FEBRUARY 2025 #PODCAST
'Cinematic Immersive 180' is the Video Format for VR
13 DECEMBER 2024 #ARTICLE
Light Sail VR: Successfully Crossing Uncharted Waters
23 NOVEMBER 2024 #ARTICLE
Matthew Celia: Light Sail VR & OpenDrives – Technology and Creativity
9 OCTOBER 2024 #VIDEO
Light Sail VR Scales Creative Business with OpenDrives Data Management Infrastructure
9 OCTOBER 2024 #ARTICLE
Alumni Collaboration Garners Emmy Nomination
12 AUGUST 2024 #ARTICLE
Take a Tour of the Set of Borderlands with Eli Roth
2 AUGUST 2024 #ARTICLE
DaVinci Resolve Studio and Blackmagic Cloud Power Collaborative VFX for Meta’s The Faceless Lady VR Series
6 JUNE 2024 #ARTICLE
"The Faceless Lady": Redefining Filmmaking Grammar for VR Storytelling
24 APRIL 2024 #PODCAST
Thanksgiving Director Eli Roth Promises A Horror Experience Unlike Any Other In The Faceless Lady VR Series
4 APRIL 2024 #ARTICLE
Meta and Eli Roth’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Is a Fascinating, Flesh-Ripping Trip Into Fully Immersive Horror Storytelling
4 APRIL 2024 #ARTICLE
Steps to Immersive Storytelling: Integrating Image-Based Lighting in Virtual Production
11 MARCH 2024 #VIDEO
‘The Faceless Lady’ Trailer: Meta Launches First Live-Action VR TV Series From Eli Roth
7 MARCH 2024 #ARTICLE
In The Metaverse, Everyone Has A Front Row Seat
24 OCTOBER 2023 #ARTICLE
‘The Boys’ College Spinoff ‘Gen V’ Launches Virtual Campus Tour Full of Series Easter Eggs and Interactive School Store
19 SEPTEMBER 2023 #ARTICLE
Prime Video launches its first-ever immersive experience to explore and shop popular series and movies on Amazon
19 SEPTEMBER 2023 #ARTICLE
Eli Roth's Trick VR Treat Wins People's Voice Award in the 2023 Webbys
IN ASSOCIATION WITH META + CRYPT TV + CREAM PRODUCTIONS
Peyton List Stars in Eli Roth Valentine’s Day VR Horror Short for Meta
17 JANUARY 2023 #ARTICLE
Eli Roth's Trick-VR-Treat is a Halloween Candy Coated Visual Feast
28 OCTOBER 2022 #ARTICLE
Vanessa Hudgens Stars in Eli Roth’s Freaky Haunted House VR Experience for Meta
14 OCTOBER 2022 #ARTICLE
A “Game Changer” In Immersive Stereoscopic 3D 180° VR Filmmaking
22 JULY 2022 #ARTICLE
Compositing & Grading for VR
11 JUNE 2022 #VIDEO
Introduction to 180° VR
6 MAY 2022 #VIDEO
Light Sail VR Wins Two People's Voice Awards in the 2022 Webbys
IN ASSOCIATION WITH META + FELIX & PAUL STUDIOS
Behind-the-Scenes of the Foo Fighters’ Big Game Concert With Supersphere
17 FEBRUARY 2022 #ARTICLE
How do you go about creating stories in VR?
16 FEBRUARY 2022 #ARTICLE
Canon: Cinematic Storytelling in 180° VR
26 JANUARY 2022 #VIDEO
How to Be a Pro VR Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
6 JULY 2021 #VIDEO
Behind the scenes of adidas Formotion 360º series
21 JUNE 2021 #ARTICLE
How Light Sail VR went fully Remote
10 JUNE 2021 #ARTICLE
The Top 15 YouTube VR Videos Of 2020
28 FEBRUARY 2021 #ARTICLE
Capturing 360 Video with the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K
13 FEBRUARY 2021 #ARTICLE
Post Production 360 Video with the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K
13 FEBRUARY 2021 #ARTICLE
The Road to Moon River: Creating Jacob Collier’s Iconic Music Video
22 SEPTEMBER 2020 #ARTICLE
Light Sail VR wins Best Use of 360 in 2020 Telly Awards
Co-award with Elliot Kotek and The Nation of Artists, for FIRST Robotics
Circle Reality Interview: Robert Watts
4 MAY 2020 #INTERVIEW
Light Sail VR wins Best Use of VR/360, Best Editing in 2020 Communicator Awards
Co-award with Elliot Kotek and The Nation of Artists, for FIRST Robotics
Lightsail VR: Matt Celia & Robert Watts - Faster Together Podcast
30 DECEMBER 2019 #INTERVIEW
2D to 360 and Back Again: Jacob Collier’s “Make Me Cry”
18 APRIL 2019 #ARTICLE
Light Sail VR: Interactive Stories are Both Art and Process
5 APRIL 2019 #PODCAST
Behind the Title: Light Sail VR MD/EP Robert Watts
26 MARCH 2019 #INTERVIEW
Matthew Celia: “Take the time to vet people you hire”
26 FEBRUARY 2019 #INTERVIEW
Meet Matthew Celia of Light Sail VR
29 JANUARY 2019 #INTERVIEW
PostPerspective Interviews Light Sail VR about storage
3 DECEMBER 2018 #INTERVIEW
PostPerspective Interviews Light Sail VR about storage
3 DECEMBER 2018 #INTERVIEW
Pushing the Boundaries of Mesh Narratives
24 OCTOBER 2018 #VIDEO
Light Sail VR listed as one of the Top 28 VR Production Companies
17 OCTOBER 2018 #ARTICLE
Why Being a Yes Man in Business is Detrimental: Entrepreneurial Advice with Matthew Celia
13 SEPTEMBER 2018 #INTERVIEW
What Yuna's $2,000 Los Angeles Apartment Looks Like
21 AUGUST 2018 #ARTICLE
VR180 POV: New Tech, Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving
31 JULY 2018 #ARTICLE
Getting to know Light Sail VR Co-Founder Robert Watts
26 JUNE 2018 #INTERVIEW
Faster, Together at NAB 2018
4 JUNE 2018 #INTERVIEW
"Speak of the Devil" Review by UrGamingTechie
29 MAY 2018 #REVIEW
Light Sail VR, VRLA and Horror
10 MAY 2018 #INTERVIEW
Gather Your Party with Light Sail VR and Geek and Sundry for VR180 Series 'Now Your Turn'
2 MAY 2018 #ARTICLE
POiiSED Livecasts SPEAK OF THE DEVIL Playthrough
2 MAY 2018 #REVIEW
VRLA, The Largest AR/VR Conference In The US, Opens May 4th
17 APRIL 2018 #ARTICLE
Geek & Sundry Debuts Weekly VR180 Board Game Series
7 APRIL 2018 #ARTICLE
VR/AR Association Podcast
5 APRIL 2018 #PODCAST
A new series from Geek & Sundry allows the user to play along.
5 APRIL 2018 #ARTICLE
SXSW Panel Recap
14 MARCH 2018 #ARTICLE
Speak of the Devil VR — PART 3: Post Production Workflow Madness
6 MARCH 2018 #ARTICLE
Speak of the Devil VR — Part 1: Designing a “Mesh Narrative”
20 FEBRUARY 2018 #ARTICLE
360 Storytelling and the Illusion of Choice
28 MAY 2017 #ARTICLE

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