The pioneering Ulster Touring Opera (UTO) have begun Volumetric filming tests in Belfast as part of the Depthkit Studio Pilot. Depthkit Studio is a Research and Development software developed by Scatter which allows portable volumetric capture for full-body 3D video. Artistic Director of UTO Dafydd Hall Williams notes that “Ulster Touring Opera is the first organisation on the island of Ireland, and the first opera company in the world, to take part in the pilot.” Following the volumetric filming tests, the UTO intend to record a multi-camera volumetric capture of an opera singer in early September.
Ulster Touring Opera is a cross-border, not-for-profit innovative opera company based in Belfast committed to provide live opera across the nine counties of Ulster and beyond. Working with renowned conductors, designers and directors, UTO provides international-quality performances of the world’s greatest operas cast with the best singers of Britain and Ireland.
For further information on Ulster Touring Opera visit: https://ulstertouringopera.com
For more information on Depthkit visit: https://www.depthkit.tv
The project has been funded by the Future Screens NI Future Creatives award.