Elizabeth Banks appears in a VR short called “Asteroids!”, showing that virtual reality has opened up a new career path for actors.
The actress, perhaps best-known for the fanciful character of Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games films, provides the voice for the part of Cheez, described by Banks as "a cute little alien," who appears in an animated VR short called Asteroids!
(Photo: Baobab Studios)
A four-minute version of the film short, produced by Silicon Valley VR upstart Baobab Studios and out today for Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream, drops in on Cheez and fellow alien space traveler Mac as their space ship unexpectedly encounters an asteroid field. A longer 10-minute version will debut at the Sundance Film Festival next month in Park City, Utah.
The characters Mac and Cheez from the animated short Invasion! (Photo: Baobab Studios)
In addition to providing the voice for Cheez, Banks also had her facial movements recorded, "so when you do inflection and everything they can match it with everything you are doing with your face at that time."
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Virtual reality is new career path for actors 
Elizabeth Banks appears in a VR short called “Asteroids!”, showing that virtual reality has opened up a new career path for actors.
