StoryFutures Academy and Future Screens NI | VP Futures

StoryFutures Academy is the UK’s National Centre for Immersive Storytelling run by the National Film and Television School and Royal Holloway, University of London. Funded as part of UK Research and Innovation’s Audience of the Future industrial strategy challenge fund, the Academy will develop cutting-edge creative training and research programmes to ensure the UK creative workforce is the most skilled in the world in the use of VR, AR and MR.

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This webinar will include a Q&A to help answer any questions you may have about the <a href="https://storyfuturesacademy.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">application process</a>. Please register to attend <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/preview?eid=288478195047/">here.</a>StoryFutures Academy (SFA) and Future Screens NI (FSNI) have formed a groundbreaking Virtual Production partnership, supported by Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and Epic Games. 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. Virtual Production (VP) is becoming a ubiquitous methodology in the delivery of high-quality film, television and media productions. A game-changing development, VP combines virtual and augmented reality with computer generated imagery. All made possible by real-time game-engine technology.This UK wide programme is designed to bring the games and screen sectors into virtual production and address the skills gap identified by the <a href="https://www.storyfutures.com/resources/storyfutures-academy-virtual-production-skills-report" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">‘Virtual Production: A Global Innovation Opportunity for the UK Report</a>’ published by StoryFutures Academy in November 2021. The report identified many gaps and pain points in the workflows and pipelines of both Production and Postproduction talent in the UK, revealing a significant skills shortage resulting in the demand for talent and training far outstripping supply. <a href="https://storyfuturesacademy.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">VP Futures</a> will support SME’s not only with access to cutting-edge VP infrastructure, but also the skills capacity to develop their own new intellectual property in the form of tools, methods whilst developing our world-renowned ability to make the highest quality content. This call closes at midnight on Sunday 3rd April 2022. Decisions will be communicated via email by the end of Thursday 7th March 2022. <a href="https://storyfuturesacademy.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">VP Futures</a> welcomes questions in advance of the webinar scheduled for 4pm Friday 18th March 2022. Deadline for receipt of questions to Deirdre MacFadyen at de.macfadyen@ulster.ac.uk is midnight Tuesday 15th March 2022.Please identify any accessibility requirements via email to Lisa Pearson at lpearson@nfts.co.uk by 5.30pm on Wednesday 15th March 2022 so we can endeavour to accommodate them.Join our informational webinar to find out more about this <a href="https://storyfuturesacademy.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">programme</a><a href="https://storyfuturesacademy.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>, and if you are eligible to apply. Webinar access links will be sent 24h prior to event start.(Please note, this webinar will be recorded and shared after the event.)

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