August Bradley
Creative professionalAugust Bradley is an American creative professional associated with Kite & Lightning, a Los Angeles-based studio specialising in immersive virtual reality experiences. The studio was co-founded by Ikrima Elhassan and Cory Strassburger and became known for combining cinematic storytelling, visual effects and interactive technology to create distinctive VR experiences. Its projects include Senza Peso, a short virtual reality opera, Neuro, an immersive exploration of the human brain, and Insurgent: Shatter Reality, based on the film Insurgent.
Kite & Lightning creates immersive virtual reality experiences that combine cinematic storytelling, computer-generated imagery and interactive environments. Projects such as Senza Peso transport viewers into fantastical worlds through opera and visual narrative, while Neuro takes audiences on a journey through the human brain and imagination. The studio’s work explores how virtual reality can expand storytelling beyond traditional screens, placing audiences inside richly detailed, three-dimensional experiences.