Freeze Frame A film you can step inside · Meta Quest 3

Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927)

Freeze Frame: watch Metropolis (1927) and step inside the frozen frame

Pause the film. Step inside the frozen frame.

Watch Metropolis: the Freeze Frame cut No headset? See the preview ↓ How it works ↓
Shortened demo cut · 10 minNeeds Meta Quest 3Sound starts when you enter

The cut

Five moments, in film order.

One ten-minute cut of the 2 h 29 min film. When a moment arrives, pinch to pause and step inside. Or jump straight to one.

01 0:04Shift ChangeThe workers change shift at the gates. Stand in the tunnel among them. 02 0:18City FlightFly between the towers to the New Tower of Babel. 03 0:42The Machine-ManRotwang unveils his creation, and it rises from the throne. 04 1:24The TransformationRings of light climb the Machine-Man. Stand inside the lab. 05 1:33The Seven SinsDeath plays his flute and the stone Sins step down.

Your hands

Four gestures. That's the whole manual.

No controllers needed, though they work too. Inside the headset, each gesture is shown the first time you need it.

01PinchPause or play the film
02Pinch and pullStep inside the frozen frame
03Point at a ring, pinchMove to that spot
04Pinch and holdCome back to the film

On a laptop or phone?

Made for Meta Quest 3.

The full experience runs in the Quest browser. Nothing to install.

Trailer · preview reel

The five moments, in film order. Silent.

  1. Put on your Quest 3 and open the Browser.
  2. Go to this address:freeze-frame.pages.dev
  3. Pinch Watch Metropolis, then Enter VR. Sound starts when you enter.

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