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Into The Betaverse

Dave entering the Betaverse
Dave making a decision

Synopsis

Gary's just proposed to his girlfriend. However, their relationship only exists in a virtual world – the Betaverse. Technophobe best mate, Dave, suspects she's a scammer, so he begrudgingly enters the Betaverse to spy on them.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 11 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Varun Raman, Tom Hancock
Producer
Chuckie McEwan, Archie Sinclair
Executive Producer
Benjamin Taylor
Editor
Darrin Brading
Screenwriter
Varun Raman, Tom Hancock
Director of Photography
James Oldham
Production Designer
Ruta Staseviciute
Sound
Sam Mason
Composer
Mitchell Sloan
Principal cast
Andrew Ellis, Corin Silva, Olivia Frances Brown, David Avery
Other Lead Creative(s)
Virtual VFX Supervisor - Daniel Garden, Virtual Art Director - Charles De La Mare

Genre

Comedy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Grey Moth

Sales Company

Varun Raman

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