The XR Stories & SIGN Podcast
By XR Stories
The second series of the XR Stories and SIGN podcast explores the latest developments, challenges and opportunities in Virtual Production (VP) across the UK. We chat to guests working in and around VP practice and R&D about subjects including sound design, data ethics, simulation and Artificial Intelligence. The podcast also investigates the impact of VP on Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI), skills, and sustainability in the creative industries.
The first series of the podcast was released in 2021 and delves into ten immersive storytelling projects funded by XR Stories.
XR Stories supports companies working in digital technologies in the Yorkshire and Humber region. We do this through funding, research collaboration and connection. We work across film, TV, games, media arts, heritage, advertising and technology to champion a new future in storytelling. XR Stories is a £15M investment by AHRC, ERDF, the University of York, the British Film Institute and Screen Yorkshire.
Find out more about XR Stories https://xrstories.co.uk/
Follow us on Twitter: @XR_Stories
The first series of the podcast was released in 2021 and delves into ten immersive storytelling projects funded by XR Stories.
XR Stories supports companies working in digital technologies in the Yorkshire and Humber region. We do this through funding, research collaboration and connection. We work across film, TV, games, media arts, heritage, advertising and technology to champion a new future in storytelling. XR Stories is a £15M investment by AHRC, ERDF, the University of York, the British Film Institute and Screen Yorkshire.
Find out more about XR Stories https://xrstories.co.uk/
Follow us on Twitter: @XR_Stories
Latest episode
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S2 Ep10: What is the future of Virtual Production?
In the last episode of this series, we meet Greg Mothersdale, R&D Producer at Media Cymru and Laura Hawkes, freelance producer and founder of Real Story Studio to explore what the future of VP looks like for the creative industries in the UK. We … -
S2 Ep9: Virtual Production and Sustainability
We meet Phil Holdgate from ITV Studios and SAIL and Jon Swords from the University of York to talk about VP and sustainability. Phil and Jon share their insights on the sustainable production practices offered by VP, the challenges of evaluating the … -
S2 Ep8: Virtual Production and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
We meet Anna Einarsdottir from the University of York and Christina Nowak from Anna Valley to talk about Virtual Production and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We consider the potential of the VP industry as an opportunity to remove some of… -
S2 Ep7: Virtual Production Skills Gaps
We meet Jude Brereton, Professor of Audio and Music Technologies at the University of York and Amanda Huxtable, Co-Founder of Vanitas Arts, to explore whether the UK's Virtual Production space is at risk of stalling as soon as it has set off. Amanda … -
S2 Ep6: How to integrate Virtual Production with AI?
We meet Florian Block, Professor in Digital Creativity at the University of York, R&D Lead for AI & Immersive at Dock10, and Co-Founder/MD of Fast Forward, to explore how we can successfully integrate VP with Artificial Intelligence. We delve… -
S2 Ep5: How can Virtual Production transform digital assets, data ethics and Intellectual Property?
We meet Melissa Terras, Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage at the University of Edinburgh, to talk about how we can use VP technologies to transform the way that we access the past. We explore the challenges of creating immersive experiences for … -
S2 Ep4: How can we use Virtual Production to simulate environments, characters and objects?
We meet Nick Bax, designer and founder of Human studio to talk about his work using VP technologies to simulate environments, characters and objects. Nick shares his insights on simulating actual humans, the concept of virtual resurrection and the su… -
S2 Ep3: How is sound used in Virtual Production?
We meet Damian Murphy from XR Stories and the University of York and Ana Betancourt from Black Goblin to talk about innovative use of sound design in VP and how evolving technologies are helping to improve existing workflows for practitioners. -
S2 Ep2: How can we use Virtual Production to integrate virtual games worlds and physical content?
We meet Robin McNicholas from Marshmallow Laser Feast and Declan Keeney from Ulster University and Ulster Screen Academy to talk about the evolving opportunities that VP offers for integrating virtual worlds and physical content, and the impact on cr… -
S2 Ep1: Virtual Production - Setting the scene
We meet Steve Jelley from Dimension and Andrew Chitty from UKRI and Loughborough University to talk about all things Virtual Production. Steve and Andrew share their insights on the pros, the cons, innovators in the space, and what the future might h…
