Virtual Production Producing with Ben Baker Ep. 56

19/09/2023 1h 3min
Virtual Production Producing with Ben Baker Ep. 56

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Ben Baker Virtual Production Line Producer & Consultant has had a 22 year career supporting filmmakers on 3 different continents. He has been a Vice President of Studio Services for HBO, Vice President of Post Production at Vice Media and a head of department at Framestore VFX in the UK. He first started in Virtual Production after talking his way into the Epic Games Fellowship, and has consulted in Virtual Production for Amazon Studios, Disney TV, Accenture, and East End Studios. After producing the Virtual Production project FATHEAD for the ETC@USC, he established MESH (MeshVP.com) to build the Virtual Production Department for Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis. Mesh is now producing Virtual Production projects for clients worldwide.
Highlights of the Episode:0:00 Introduction0:17 Introduction of guest1:30 Ben Baker's career journey4:57 The development of digital intermediate technology9:43 Scaling Production and Virtual Production Experiences14:53 Adaptability and Curiosity in the Visual Effects and Production Industry19:57 Real-time environments in production24:49 The Making of Killing Machine29:35 The use of technology in virtual production34:40 AI and the importance of storytelling 39:57 The Impact of Digital Technology on the Film Industry44:52 The streaming revolution and its impact on content creators49:57 The emergence of new forms of entertainment54:48 Creating a virtual studio game1:00:57 Outro
Connecting with the Guest:Website: https://www.meshvp.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bakerben/
Connecting with CG Pro:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/becomecgproInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomecgpro/Website: https://www.becomecgpro.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BecomeCGPro
 
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