Announcing 8 leading immersive companies have successfully secured a place on the groundbreaking Virtual Production partnership programme ‘VP Futures’ with StoryFutures Academy and Future Screens NI supported by Epic Games and Industrial Light & Magic.
This new and innovative partnership will deliver a package of targeted virtual production training, development and production support for the creative screen industries in the UK.
The 8 companies are:
Sunnyside
Engine House
Draw & Code
Liminal Stage Productions
RETìníZE
Aura Digital Studios
Soluis
Taunt
Read more here.
Notasuch Films explore the possibilities of VR in mocumentary, narrative filmmaking
Belfast-based production company Notasuch Films completed the final report of research developed through a Future Screens NI R&D project to explore VR & Immersive technology for storytelling endeavours. With a history of film and television experience Notasuch Films developed Total Immersion in a narrative mocumentary-style to explore logistics of narrative VR filming. The resulting VR film was featured at Future Screens NI’s booth at Beyond 2021 and will be submitted to film festivals with subsequent output in publicly accessible platforms.
Boom Clap Play explore the limits of Microsoft Azure sensor for animation production
Future Screens NI are pleased to announce that Belfast-based design firm Boom Clap Play, specialising in Animation, Visual & Audio Design and XR projects have recently finished an R&D project exploring the use of Microsoft Azure Kinect Depth Sensor. The project sought to test the limits of the new depth sensor technology including new hardware based AI body tracking technology, ease of adaptability into Unity game engine, and the possibility of extending gesture functionality using native and machine learning to create a new creative tool and workflow.
Meet The Weatherbies, Eco-Education focused animations for student learning.
Northern Ireland-based content creators, The Weatherbies recently completed the Future Screens NI Narrative Futures project challenging creative industries to explore where and how changes have impacted the creative industries. To meet the call founding-member and creative director Yvonne Flemming and her team created the project “Meet the Weatherbies” a collection of video-based stories based on a community of loveable weather themed characters with the aim to help to comfort children, reduce anxieties, and fears they might have in today’s ever climate changing world. The concept will inspire children to look up to the sky, see and feel the weather as a friend, that can both nurture and be nurtured.
Following the completion of the project to develop videos the aim now is to release a songbook and related music available through streaming services for kids. Drawing on partnerships with Eco-Schools, as a delivery partner for their Green Flag initiative, the project can enhance Schools / playschools, teachers and children learning experience with access to original, fun content that deliver stories within a positive and educational message. The videos will promote an eco-friendly message, relevant more so now than ever, helping children be more aware of the world around them.
Rewriting the Narrative was an open call to the Northern Ireland creative industries challenging them to explore where and how changes have impacted the creative industries. The call was aimed at identifying how we can learn from the current situation, both positives and negatives, and use it to strengthen the industry once normality returns. The funding call was a Future Screens NI and Northern Ireland Screen partnership.
Future Tuesdays presents Michael McGlade of Yellow Design 12 Apr 12 Noon
Join us in person at Ormeau Baths in Belfast for Founder and Creative Director of Belfast-based Yellow Design Michael McGlade speaking on recent Augmented Reality projects for public and civic use. Yellow Design has developed AR360: Augmented Reality for Tourism app featured at the Titanic Quarter: Titanic – Back in Belfast, an AR walking tour of The Peace Wall and the bespoke DeLorean car racing feature! Michael will talk about developments of AR apps and the future of civic design including the recently released ROVAR app launched to host the Beyond Conference Programme 2021 in Belfast. With its unique mixed reality app, Rovar introduced conference delegates to the host city of Belfast. The app supported some of the best of Belfast’s mixed reality experiences including Titanic, ARt and the James Connolly Trail.
This event will be in person at Ormeau Baths, 18 Ormeau Ave, Belfast BT2 8HS
Tuesday 12th April 2022
12:00Noon - 1:00PM
Doors open at 11:30
For tickets please register here.
Michael McGlade is Creative Director of Yellow Design based in Belfast, N.Ireland. With 25 years experience in branding and visual communication, the key focus the use of immersive technologies. Michael leads a dedicated team that brings creativity and imagination to the visitor’s experience within smarter, sustainable cities, ensuring that cultural and historical stories are promoted within communities.
With specialist skills in Augmented Reality, the team at Yellow has recreated Titanic at full scale, allowing visitors to view the ship in high detail back on the Belfast Slipways were it was originally built. Within the mobile app interface, the user has the option to walk among the decks, on which the titanic lowers its vertical position and while strolling along the paved slipways, the visitor can look up at the funnels, navigate through different compartments and inspect the ship in high-detail.
Future projects for Yellow Design include Game of Thrones Studio Tour on behalf of Linenmill Studios, Emirates Airlines and Westminster Council in partnership with BT.
Future Tuesdays is a monthly events series hosted and run by Future Screens NI focussing on a particular aspect of associated industries, inviting speakers to tell us about their experiences within the industry, their projects and how they think the industry will change for the better.