Camera Type and Positioning (Patreon)

Hey, everyone! I hope you're doing well today. I'll have a release up for later today, but first I wanted to do a quick poll.

I've noticed some people on VRPorn have been mentioning that they don't like the camera work. At first I chalked this up to them not understanding the position from the last Honoka scene by Spizder. It was a new position I'd never done before, and one that required a bit of imagination, as I'm not even sure it would be physically possible in real life. The camera was placed realistically, right at the male's eye level, slightly forward to avoid clipping, and angled up so that you could not see your collar bones. Just like a real life pivoting neck, you would be able to look above you and below you, but limited by the constraints of your skeletal frame. The camera is set up for proper scaling, as well as placed at an optimal height.

That said, I'm now starting to question that reasoning as I've received multiple comments in line with "the camera is positioned too far away" or "zoomed out too far". 

I'm no longer paying attention to comments saying we are not utilizing good positions in our videos. We're trying many different things here at Dark Dreams, and I won't do the same position over and over again. We work with many different artists, and many different characters, with a variety of positions. This is purely about camera position and type.

Do you prefer a camera that is realistic in nature? One that allows you to look around the room, as if you are there? Or do you prefer a more cinematic shot, or what I would call a third person camera? Or a hybrid of the two, one where it's still a POV shot, but not realistic in placement?

For me personally, this would give me some peace of mind in terms of what we do at the studio. I don't see myself fully stepping away from a realistic point of view, but it would open my mind to trying different things I normally wouldn't. Of course, we've done third person shots in the past. I just prefer a realistic POV shot for VR. 

"IT'S VR. IT ALLOWS YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE REALLY THERE!!!" That's the voice in my head, telling me I'm right. And I realized that is close minded and foolish. I need to keep an open mind. Thus why I am bringing this poll forward.

I take great pride in what we do here, but I don't want to be close minded. Let me know what you all think and how you feel. Leave a comment and place a vote.