Storytelling and technology

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History of virtual production from Titanic and Avatar to Jungle Book and VR projects The Blue and Gnomes and Goblins with concrete techniques: motion capture versus keyframe over mocap, virtual cameras on digital sets, skin and hair simulation, and use of game engine Unity to "shoot" films in VR. A studio-level pipeline required 850 artists on photoreal character shots; examples include a CG hand blended into a real arm and AI-driven eye behavior that reacts to viewer movement.

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1. 0:00Introduction and backgrounds
2. 1:12Early career and pivotal projects
3. 3:21Technology and emotional storytelling
4. 7:15Merging film and interactivity
5. 10:08Virtual reality experiences
6. 12:01Current projects and future trends

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