Oculus Film

25/02/2024

Storyboarding for an upcoming project…unfortunately we don’t get to be launched into space to film it

02/01/2024

Starting the new year with some behind the scenes of last year: we tested the pavo anamorphics in a run ‘n gun shoot in Rotterdam. You can find the result on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RjUHdFWc9yg?si=GRSX164VgmkdxToc

20/11/2023

to 2018…for and director we filmed and edited De Binnendienst, a show about the inside of the human body and filmed with actual (dead) human bodies…check it out on .nl

05/10/2023

For Doser (www.dosermedical.com) we made the launch film for their medical 3D printer, which makes custom doing of medication easy.

We start the story in a warm, sun flooded kitchen where we see how a mother is struggling to cut a pill in half to give the right dose to her daughter.

We then move to a cooler, clean-looking pharmacy/lab setting where the product is revealed and its features highlighted. A batch of 3D-printed pills is the result.

When we return to the house, there's no more fiddling around with kitchen knifes. The mother just takes the 3D-printed pill from the jar and gives it to the child. Custom dosing of pills is now as easy as it could be!

Client: Doser Medical
Agency: Oculus Film
Mother: Leonne Henkelman
Child: Zaïra Henkelman
Pharmacist: Fereshteh Shokri
Director/camera: Hans De Jonge
Gaffer: Erik Houtman
Focus: Davide Edgardo Simonetti
Voice-over: Christopher Tester

29/09/2023

of day 1/3 of the we shot in August for Speckle.

Most hotos by Jasper Sauer, additional shots by Lars van Vianen and Shary Anqui.

18/05/2023

And here is the result!

With great pleasure we produced this of Quantware's latest : Tenor.

The film highlights the unique selling points, starting out with showing the limitations of current devices, then revelealing a new, 3D architecture and scalability opportunities. At the end, we match cut to a real life shot of a mockup of the product and see it's possible application.

Director/camera: Hans De Jonge
3D artist: Zara Maria Olsson
Gaffer: Erik Houtman
Focus: Davide Edgardo Simonetti
Sound Design & Music: Mantis Audio
Voice-over: Michael Krass

11/05/2023

Presenting a selection of from a recent film we produced for Quantware, maker of hardware.

The launch film of their latest quantumprocessor, Tenor, highlights all unique selling points, starting out with showing the limitations of current devices, then revelealing a new, 3D architecture and scalability opportunities. At the end, we match cut to a real life shot of a mockup of the product and see it's possible application.

Huge props to 3D-artist Zara Maria Olsson

03/05/2023

𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 for an exciting sci-fi short film set in the near future! We're looking for actors for the following characters:

𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮
A delivery girl who is training her AI-assistant
20-25 y/o | Preferably non-Dutch

𝗝𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 - 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
A package recipient, living in Amsterdam
25-30 y/o | Preferably Dutch

𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗮 - 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
The voice of Emma’s AI-assistant
20-30 y/o | Native English speaker

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲?
Photography will take place in the second half of June/early July 2023 in Amsterdam for a period of ~3 shooting days in total, of which at least one day is during a weekend. The supporting roles need less commitment.

𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
You don’t have to look like the people in the image, it’s just a reference and the script doesn’t call for any specific physical appearance.

𝗙𝗲𝗲𝘀 & 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁
Unfortunately we can’t offer you a compensation (at market value). This is a passion project with a very limited budget. We are looking for collaborators whose prime motivation is to create something great and who want to grow with us.
That said, we will offer you a great experience, excellent outtakes for your reel, travel costs + expenses, and of course lunches. We are a group of passionate film makers with a professional attitude.

𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗲!
If you are interested to participate, please do send your acting reel and the work you are most proud of to: 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴@𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺.𝗰𝗼𝗺. Please also give an indication of your availability during the second half of June/early July.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲
The casting call closes on May 19th. After that, we will contact you for an audition and we will make a final decision.
Depending on the amount of reactions we get, we might not be able to reply to all of you – apologies!

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲
This project will be the pilot episode for Speckle, an online platform that immerses viewers in speculative near future scenarios.
By extrapolating and exaggerating current technological and societal trends, Speckle encourages users to contemplate the ethical, social, and philosophical implications of these developments.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲?
Speckle is a collaboration between Oculus Film and Scape Agency.

Oculus Film is a production company that is now focussed mostly on commercials and corporate films, aiming to do more narrative work.

Scape Agency is a spatial innovation collective that dreams, discovers and designs the everyday of tomorrow, blending design thinking with emerging technologies to create a brighter perspective for people and planet.

21/04/2023

Here are some stills of our , that we posted before, featuring Tamar Porcelijn!

The focus of the shoot was to tell a story with just light and dance. Have a look at our profile/reels to see the result of Desert Dance.

Perfomance & choreography: Tamar Porcelijn
Direction & photography: Hans De Jonge
Gaffer: Remco van Schadewijk
Best boy: Marcel Bilow
Editor: Gijs Walstra
Music by: Amine Bouhafa

06/04/2023

Here is the launch film we made for SIXTY82's new, fully CNC produced truss series!

The story starts over 30 years ago (4:3 aspect ratio) with their classic product and moves quickly to the present, where digital manufacturing changes the way products are made and designed.

Agency: Oculus Film
Camera/direction: Hans De Jonge
Copy: Claudio Tapia
Focus: Ivo van Leeuwen / Niek Koot
Gaffer: Paul Roelofse
Set decors: Joris Prakken
MUAH: Alina Stefan
Music & sound design: JPGeersing / Audiochef
PA/BTS: Davide Edgardo Simonetti

03/04/2023

Behind the scenes of the launch film for SIXTY82's new, fully CNC produced truss series!

The story starts over 30 years ago (4:3 aspect ratio) with their classic product and moves quickly to the present, where digital manufacturing changes the way products are made and designed.

Stay tuned for the end result!

Agency: Oculus Film
Camera/direction: Hans De Jonge
Copy: Claudio Tapia
Focus: Ivo van Leeuwen / Niek Koot
Gaffer: Paul Roelofse
Set decors: Joris Prakken
MUAH: Alina Stefan
Music & sound design: JPGeersing / Audiochef
PA/BTS: Davide Edgardo Simonetti

30/03/2023

Smiling faces of talent and crew while shooting batch #1 of the master information film series for Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment TU Delft!

We are producing a series of 7 films with a screentime of ~10 minutes each to help students pick the right master (track), freeing staff to answer more specific questions and talk about a wider range of topics on more detail about their programme.

If you're curious about the result - you can watch the first four episodes at tudelft.nl/bk or on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com//videos

Behind the scene pictures by Marcel Bilow

22/03/2023

Last summer we worked together with Tamar Porcelijn on something with a summerlike look. It was a nice day in the studio to play around! Here is the result!

Performance & choreography: Tamar Porcelijn
Direction & camera: Hans De Jonge
Gaffer: Remco van Schadewijk
Best boy: Marcel Bilow
Editor: Gijs Walstra
Music by: Bouhafa Amine

21/03/2023

Here is a selection of faces and places from the first episodes of the master information series we shot for Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment TU Delft.

In this series we ask questions to people (students, professors, alumni) involved in each master (track) that the faculty (co-)offers.

Each video has a runtime of ~10 minutes and serves as content in which the most common questions of potential students are answered. They are part of a blended approach to education about MSc programmes.

Here, you are seeing stills from the videos about Building Technology, Landscape Architecture, Management in the Built Environment and Ubanism.

Thanks a lot to Marcel Bilow for the smooth collaboration throughout the project, and, of course, to the crew:

Director/camera: Hans De Jonge
Focus: Ivo van Leeuwen / Jelle Maarten / Niek Koot
Light: Arthur Vis
Edit and b-camera: Davide Davide Edgardo Simonetti
Sound Imre Nathan Beerends

10/03/2023

Stills from the latest commercial we shot for SIXTY82, introducing their TPM-series truss.

The story starts over 30 years ago (4:3 aspect ratio) with their classic product and moves quickly to the present, where digital manufacturing changes the way products are made and designed.

Agency: Oculus Film
Camera/direction: Hans De Jonge
Focus: Ivo van Leeuwen, Niek Koot
Gaffer: Paul Roelofse
MUAH: Alina Stefan
Music & sound design: JPGeersing
PA/BTS: Davide Edgardo Simonetti

26/01/2023

Today we’re sharing some stills from a project of some time ago. It’s a field hockey protection glove () from the makers of :

Direction/camera:
Gimbal: .
Focus: .
Light:

17/01/2023

Really loved working on this film!

We’ll post it again on this page with credits later!

13/01/2023

Looking forward to sharing the final film we made!

25/11/2022

Some stills of a recent shoot we did for

09/09/2022

We're excited to announce a new addition to the team!

Meet your new editor Davide Edgardo Simonetti

Not only will he be busy with video-editing and hands-on assistance on set, but he'll also participate in the creative and writing process.

His long-term ambition is to become a feature film writer, director and/or editor. No doubt he will help us create cinematic productions until then!

Keep an eye on our website where we'll launch a 'Team' page to get to know him better!

08/08/2022

Some very colourful behind the scenes shots today, taken by Marcel Bilow, who also helped on set.

This free work project is an excercise on how to create an interaction between dance and camera. We focussed on light in a studio with a limbo wall to tell a simple story while Tamar Porcelijn created and executed a - partly - improvised choreography. Thanks also to Remco van Schadewijk, putting his lighting skills to the test and Gijs Walstra, who is currently editing the short film.

30/06/2022

Still set 4/4 of the virtual lab tour that we shot for TU Delft Aerospace Engineering, featuring the department of Aerospace Structures & Materials

28/06/2022

Still set 3/4 of the virtual lab tour that we shot for TU Delft Aerospace Engineering, featuring the department of Control & Operations

25/06/2022

Still set 2/4 of the virtual lab tour that we shot for the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, featuring the department of Space Engineering

17/05/2022

Still set 1/4 of an assignment with spectacular machines and test setups: a virtual lab tour for TU Delft Aerospace Engineering

15/04/2022

the scenes while shooting for - day 4 and 5.
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06/04/2022

A lot of shots again on day 3/5 for .
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02/04/2022

of day 1 of the lab tour: big smiles and fascinating research facilities!

24/01/2022

of an upcoming for , featuring and the development of his fascinating . Part of of what made the project special is the collaboration across many disciplines, institutions and nationalities. The release date is unknown as of now, but stay tuned!

19/01/2022

We are hiring! Currently we're looking for a filmmaker with a great passion for editing to work at our office in Rotterdam.

Check https://www.oculusfilm.com/careers for the position and how to apply.

Join our team to help create cinematic stories!