Vestige is a room-scale VR creative documentary that uses multi-narrative and volumetric live capture to take the viewer on a journey into the mind of Lisa as she remembers her lost love, Erik.
Within an empty void, fragments of past memories appear of their life together. As we navigate the space to explore these moments, new memories are triggered revealing new pathways through the story.
Over time the memories become entangled with a haunting vision and eventually lead us to the shocking moment of Eriks death.
Every viewing will reveal a different journey towards this moment, revealing the complex world of memory and grief.
Experience Vestige
The Story
“Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist.”
― Guy de Maupassant
Lisa lives in Utah. Originally a New York gal, she never saw herself living amidst the snowy mountains of Utah, but now her soul is entwined with those mountains. Her husband Erik was a pro skier and at home in the mountains. He died suddenly in 2016 and Lisa has since been grieving the loss of him.
During the past year of regular interviews with Lisa, I have witnessed her transformation through grief. Our first interviews took place only a few months after Erik passed away. She often spoke of the ‘black abyss’, where she was trapped in cyclic memories of Erik’s death. Memories that were triggered by anything that was even slightly connected to Erik; Christmas, birthdays, skiing, the sofa, the salad bar. In the most recent interviews, a year on, she talks about some of the positive changes in her life brought about from the grieving process. She takes opportunities to experience new things, she’s trying to live in the moment, trying to define new meaning in her life.
For Lisa, the Vestige interviews have been a big part of the grieving process. On some occasions we spoke over 3 hours, giving time to cry, to laugh, and occasionally drink wine. Being able to talk openly about all aspects of her grief has helped her navigate her memories and rebuild them from a different perspective. In her words, “It will have lasting resonance”.
Death is a hard subject to talk about. We shield ourselves from it and avoid the discussion. But when this happens, the shields become barriers, trapping our emotions and making it hard to escape the grief it causes. Lisa’s story in Vestige will create conversation. Death and grief touches everyone at some point and it’s important to understand the effect it can have. The project will also offer some light to those trapped in the black abyss, that grief can be seen as not just a state of being but a transition that can have a positive transformational effect.
Screenings And Awards
“This is an exemplar of powerful and potent storytelling in this new medium. It is beautiful. It is sad. It is honest and it is unforgettable.”
Dan Tucker – – Curator of Alternate Realities in Sheffield Doc/Fest
PRESS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessedamiani/2019/01/15/vestige-reveals-how-vr-will-revolutionize-documentary-storytelling/#7429eccd1b2d
https://uploadvr.com/vestige-review-an-unflinching-portrayal-of-love-and-loss/
https://deadline.com/2018/04/vr-experience-vestige-acquired-ahead-premiere-tribeca-film-festival-1202366939/
https://nofilmschool.com/2018/04/volumetric-vr-film-vestige-creator-aaron-bradbury-interview
https://vrscout.com/news/vestige-vr-documentary-love-loss/
The Team
In memory of Erik Craighead
Based on the story of Lisa Elin
Creative Director
Aaron Bradbury
Producers
Paul Mowbray
Antoine Cayrol
Jill Klekas Basmajian
Cast
Testimony by Lisa Elin
Helen Mutch as Lisa Elin
Patch Harvey as Erik Craighead
French Version Voiced by
Marion Cotillard
Original Music by
Starkey
‘Crashing Sphere’ by Starkey taken from the Civil Music release,Orbits, CIV052, 2012
Produced by
NSC Creative
Atlas V
Kaleidoscope
RYOT
Luniere
Distributed by
Other Set
Co-Producers
Arnaud Colinart
Alethea Avramis
Executive Producers
René Pinnell
Jake Sally
Bryn Mooser
Hayley Pappas
Associate Producers
Fred Volhuer
Pierre Zandrowicz
Jacqueline Westfall
Creative Producer
Lisa Elin
Line Producers
James Booth
Ben Squires
CNC
Pauline Augrain
Anna Charrière
Magali Jammet
Production Assistants
Corentin Lambot
Gabrielle Floquet
Tom Turrell
Ruth Coalson
Casting Director
Martin Arrowsmith
Sound Designer
Robbie Newman
Technical Director
Duane Bradbury
Lead Post-Production Artist
Neil Smith
Developers
Duane Bradbury
Stephen Long
Jo Dyer
Carlos de Abreu
Post-Production Artists
Matthew Hart
Philip Day
Live Action Director of Photography
Louis Vella
Memory Phone Designed and Produced by
Richard J. Birkin / Time Travel Opps
French Legal Services
L avocat // Sébastien Lachaussée
French Translation
Vanessa Flynn
French Voice Recording
VSI Doublage Paris
Sound Engineer
Elio Molin
Systems Administrator
Sam Krysiak
Special Thanks
Jenny Bradbury
Fay Bradshaw
Alex Stewart
Bob Bradbury
Selena Pinnell
Installation projection powered by
Screenberry media server
VR workstations supplied by
Armari LOGO
Volumetric capture powered by
Depthkit LOGO
vestige-vr.com
Copyright © 2018 NSC Creative & Atlas V
CONTACT FORM
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LICENSE
Vestige is copyrighted and can only be used for public screenings with prior written permission. Queries about licensing or screenings can be requested using the contact form above.