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DIGITAL DAY PROGRAM Programming subject to change Discovering Virtual Production: Best Practices from Prep to Shoot Presented by the DGA Western AD/UPM Council VFX/Digital Technology Committee Explore the latest Virtual Production workfl ows, including collaboration with Visualization Teams, the Virtual Art Department (VAD), and key department heads who have modifi ed their process to shoot on an LED volume. Panelists Include: Ryan Beagan (VP of Virtual Production, Warner Bros.) • Dani Bellar Pilukas (Director of Physical Production, Lux Machina) • David Klein (DP, The Book of Boba Fett) • Heather Wagner (1st AD, The Book of Boba Fett) Co-moderated by UPM/Virtual Production Producer, Susan Zwerman, and Chris Edwards (CEO & Co-Founder, The Third Floor) For programming updates see the Digital Day notice on www.dga.org. DRIVE onto a virtual production facility through an interactive exhibit featuring a VR and telepresence presentation. (Demo by The Car Stage) MANAGE your fi lm & television workfl ows with an all-in-one app, now featuring SAG-AFTRA approved digital background vouchers. (Demo by Cinapse) CREATE kinetic camera moves with the ZeeGee to stabilize footsteps and reduce operator fatigue and locate dynamic fl oor to ceiling movement and lightning fast setups with the AntigravityCam. (Demo by Cinema Devices) IMMERSE yourself in a creative studio and projection based XR stage specializing in virtual productions featuring augmented and real-time in camera VFX, content creation and projection mapping. (Demo by Create This) WITNESS the power of artifi cial intelligence that is inventing the tools of tomorrow to accelerate workfl ows, transform production, and embolden creativity. (Demo by DGene AI Technology) BE tech savvy and familiarize yourself with tools to take with you on set and improve your work productivity. (Demo by Digital Day Programming Committee) INTERACT with custom virtual production workfl ows that provide Directors and ADs hardware and software solutions for their next feature fi lm or broadcast live event. (Demo by Fuse Technical Group) CAPTURE live action performances in full 3D at Metastage's state- of-the-art studio, which offers specialized production, metaverse consultation, volumetric capture, digital twins, location scanning, motion capture & more. (Demo by Metastage) Exhibits & Hands-On Demos: Keynote Address: James Cameron Hear from visionary Director James Cameron as he shares his experience bringing Avatar: The Way of Water to the big screen. photo courtesy of Rolex Theater Presentations: Pulling Off 'Everything Everywhere' All On A Small Budget Join Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert as they discuss how a limited budget resulted in a creative use of special and visual effects for their fi lm Everything Everywhere All at Once. ACCESS ultra-precise camera tracking and robotic cinematic heads through virtual productions innovations. (Demo by Mo-Sys Near Time Technology) EXPERIENCE digitizing live actors and objects into the virtual world using the 3D Hologram Camera. (Demo by NLight) PUSH the boundaries of virtual production using cutting- edge VP tools and stages for pre-production and production. (Demo by Orbital Studios) PLACE yourself in a state-of-the-art mobile virtual production environment allowing to seamlessly pull focus from real objects, through the LED wall, to focus on virtual objects whilst tracking and organizing all footage based on pre-production goals and post-production needs. (Demo by PRG) TELEPORT yourself with the fi rst device that lets people beam themselves to a location thousands of miles away and interact with people there. (Demo by Proto Hologram) DISCOVER a new visual medium leveraging industry- leading high-speed vision sensor technology to enable a glasses-free, high-resolution 3D modelling, and visualization experience. (Demo by Sony) VISUALIZE and conceptualize sets in the design, review, and early build process in The Third Floor's Chimera using Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality (AR) glasses. (Demo by The Third Floor) 20 th Anniversary Raising the Volume: TV Directors Utilizing Virtual Production Learn from the experiences of Directors who have adapted to shooting on virtual production stages. Panelists Include: Bert & Bertie (Our Flag Means Death) • Chris Fisher (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) • Greg Yaitanes (House of the Dragon) Moderated by Director Michael Goi (Avatar: The Last Airbender) A U G U S T 2 0 2 2 I 9