'Stepping into Virtual Production' a five-day deep dive course for Film and Broadcast professionals in Northern Ireland.
Aimed at established and experienced film and broadcast professionals this ground-breaking training and development programme in Virtual Production entitled ‘Stepping into Virtual Production’ will open up the world of Virtual Production for your company. It will provide unique insight into the world-class Belfast Region City Deal, Pillar Innovation Project known as Studio Ulster opening early 2024. A £70m+, 75000 ft sq commercial virtual production studio complex led by Ulster University in partnership with Belfast Harbour and supported by Northern Ireland Screen. This facility brings incredible new opportunities for film and TV production in Northern Ireland . Studio Ulster will be located at the North Foreshore Studios in Belfast and offers world class virtual production facilities to productions of any scale and complexity across film and broadcast.
Working with their partners 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 Virtual Production 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.
This course is free for those taking part. Please note this course would normally cost participants £800, but thanks to funding from ScreenSkills as part of the BFI Future Film Skills Programmes using funds from the National Lottery, and a partnership with The Ulster Screen Academy, Northern Ireland Screen and Studio Ulster
Virtual Production (VP) offers incredible new business opportunities for companies in Northern Ireland but what is VP? This 5-day deep dive into virtual production will build your understanding of what it is and what the possibilities are for you and your company.
Please register your interest through this Eventbrite page. You will send you details on how to apply through your email address of choice. This is not a guarantee of a place on the course but your chance to register your interest. You will be contacted separately to apply. Welcome to the world of Virtual Production...
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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 split over a few weeks 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.
They are targeting film or TV producers and Directors (or executive, creative director or similar departmental lead) or HoD in a television or broadcast company with more than 3 years' experience. If this sounds like you then please register your interest by signing up.
For more information on Studio Ulster please go here: www.studioulster.com