Stepping into Virtual Production
Date Posted: November 1, 2022
Stepping into Virtual Production (VP) is a five-day deep dive course for film and broadcast professionals in Northern Ireland. This training and development programme will build your understanding of what VP is and what the possibilities are for you and your company, including an insight into Studio Ulster which is opening early 2024.
In partnership with ScreenSkills and Northern Ireland Screen, this course will help you understand how to get started and how to connect with the opportunities of virtual production and the significance of the facilities at Studio Ulster. This course will be delivered by the Ulster Screen Academy with workshops from world leading companies and industry professionals working in VP today. You will have access to an In-Camera Visual Effects studio using the latest LED volume technology and camera tracking driven by Epic Games’s Unreal Engine.
Dates:
Days 1-3: 14th-16th November, York Street, Belfast 0930-1700 with VFX Expert master classes by Monica Chowdhary Kuczynski & Professor Declan Keeney with special guests.
Day 4: 25th November, York Street, Belfast, Virtual Production Studio 1000-15.30. Workshop and case study with VP company/vendor.
Day 5: 2nd December, York Street Belfast Virtual Production Studio/Labs 1000-16.30 UE 5.1 Ulster Screen Academy staff experts.
The Ulster Screen Academy is an Unreal Engine Academic Partner. A prestigious endorsement of our work in the area of real-time game engine driven screen technologies and VFX skills development.
This course covers the critical factors businesses need to know when making the leap into VP and explores the essential knowledge, understanding and skills development needed to develop a virtual production workflow and pipeline in your company and your productions.
‘Stepping into Virtual Production’ is designed to upskill and build a solid understanding of what Virtual Production is, what the endless possibilities might be and is a new model of upskilling and capability building by targeting individuals in companies working in film and broadcast in Northern Ireland.
Who is this aimed at:
This five-day face-to-face course will be of particular interest to those working in film, high-end TV and broadcast. This programme is targeted at heads of departments in production, who need an introduction to VP workflows, costs, skills need, hardware and their connected processes. They are decision-makers on how to utilise VP in different forms, but who need a grounding in how various components and tools that fall under the broad banner of virtual production connect and interrelate with existing tradition pipelines. You do not need to be technical to attend, this is aimed at production, producing and its impact on the art of the possible in your projects.
Numbers are limited and your application will be selected by a panel so please be clear about what you think the course can unlock for you and your company in your application. You may be offered the opportunity to join a waiting list for the next course if not selected on this occasion.
For more information on Studio Ulster please go here: www.studioulster.com
Register your interest here: https://bit.ly/3eWhCNZ
