Avril Furness

Independent VR Writer, Director, Filmmaker

[Avril Furness @AvFurness]

Download the VR film I made with @ICRC for Android here: https://t.co/62pikW1QnN
And IOS: https://t.co/EnY0cFuln4
Can VR make people more empathetic towards people caught up in urban warfare? Let me know what you think.

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@LBBOnline @alexreeves Thank you for this beautiful article. Uprising: Avril Furness Is Dead Set on Curiosity

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A MOMENT OF CALM.

A Virtual Reality Sound Healing Ceremony for you.

Here's an experimental 360 film I made with talented ASMR Youtube Artist WhispersRed (whispersred_asmr) and producers VISYON in Barcelona.

In… https://t.co/XemPTrJdly

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IN POSITIVE NEWS.

According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks. In mainland China, where the virus first exploded, more than 80,000 people have been diagnosed,… https://t.co/kLX8Hg7LG0

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#fridayvibes @ 1Rebel UK https://t.co/S38RN9h0lc

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Preparing for tomorrow's workshop @pinewoodstudios for Future Studios Bootcamp with @creativeengland

The learning never stops. .

As we hurtle ourselves into isolated virtual and augmented reality worlds it's… https://t.co/jf3Zc4q6zp

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Great to be involved as an Immersive / VR and 360 Mentor with @CreativeEngland and @philowe
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It's a new programme for creative businesses looking to expand into immersive storytelling.
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Creative businesses who’d… https://t.co/15Bf7MnUsS

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A feeling of potential and hope fills my spirit for 2020. If 5000 years back people were able to carry these stones over 100 miles without wheels -then what we can achieve in the new… https://t.co/olCAUzTA6B

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The last few days in the office before Christmas.. making the tea and being terminator 2

love these ar face filters @johwska #beauty3000 #arfilters #artistsoninstagram #creative #terminator @ Angel, London https://t.co/5LEWG3i9B1

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Honoured to be invited to be a judge on the ADC 99th Annual Awards Experiential Design Jury !

#ADCawards @ADCGlobal theoneclub @ADCGlobal

Here's a black and white photo of me looking serious.

The winning work… https://t.co/gb65NOidZK

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Preparing for a workshop and trip to Manchester this week to present my Virtual Reality filmmaking at IDEATE BOOTCAMP, CREATIVE ENGLAND, run in partnership with Manchester Growth Hub and Northern Powerhouse (funded… https://t.co/3nOYleUh37

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10 years ago, I took a 6 week Advertising course with @dandad

I wanted to get into advertising as a Creative. I was an Account Exec at M&C Saatchi at the time and hid my layout pad and sharpies from colleagues and… https://t.co/9o07vwfYIo

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What if you could turn space junk into artificial shooting stars?

Last night’s ideas lifted my creative soul.

Great to take part last night in WIRED’s 10 year anniversary birthday with QuantumBlack.

Dan… https://t.co/icNaS10jci

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Throw back to when I presented my debut Virtual Reality film THE LAST MOMENTS at WIRED LIVE LONDON.

Looking forward to attending tonight's WIRED & QuantumBlack 10th Anniversary ‘Breaking Boundaries’ a special… https://t.co/wMDriYuj99

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Thank you to everyone who voted.

WE WON AN AWARD!

The #icrc Right Choice VR film has shone a light on the horrors faced by millions of people caught up in urban conflict around the world.. Incredible to be part… https://t.co/jvCpzyBrlh

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We are in the running for an award!!!!

We made a VR film with The International Committee of The Red Cross - raising awareness for the refugee crisis in Syria and beyond.

Your vote counts.

It takes 2 clicks.… https://t.co/mIEcFMkyd0

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This is my 360 'is this thing on?' face . .

I am now turning off all 360 camera equipment, downing VR tools, downing the internet (is that a phrase?) switching off and going on holiday . . the only high tech… https://t.co/pQVr0Qezrm

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7 Days with AI

Thank you to Constellation AI and Chris for allowing me to road test their AI app for 7 days in this social experiment.

Fantastic opportunity to present the short documentary '7 Days with AI' this… https://t.co/vCGwQeXt4r

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Very excited to be part of this year’s D&AD 3 day festival, 21-23 May 2019 at The Old Truman Brewery, London.

The preparation on my workshop project begins! More details… https://t.co/6DnRd3DBny

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Great to see our VR film is doing so well and getting some strong reactions in Vienna this afternoon ..

icrc otrwc @visualise360 @stokedf .. @ WIEN MITTE The Mall https://t.co/KY1wI3PT2L

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After being shown at The World Economic Forum in Davos recently, our interactive Virtual Reality film The Right Choice is being shown at 'THE MOST EXPERIENTIAL TECH FESTIVAL IN THE MIDDLE… https://t.co/q29Etbm4BN