Find out what equipment you need and the skills you should hone to get compelling 360-degree footage
Many newsrooms have experimented with telling stories in 360-degree video – the Washington Post mainly uses this format to "put the viewer in a place where they couldn't ordinarily go," for example.
And with 360-degree video supported on platforms such as Facebook and YouTube, and a variety of gear available on the market, anyone can play around with the technology.
Journalist Deniz Ergürel purchased a Ricoh Theta S camera to experiment. He shared some of his tips for getting started with 360-degree video in an article on IJNet.
His observations include the need to bear in mind there is no 'behind the camera' option – "everything around is inside the camera, including you" – and there is no need to pan or tilt your camera when filming as you would do with traditional devices.
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