In this episode of VP Land, Aaron Gordon from Synapse VP and David Long from RIT dive into the current state and future of virtual production. Learn about the challenges of LED stage design, how they're teaching virtual production, and how emerging tech like AI will impact filmmaking.RIT | CertifiedGet Certified in Virtual Production http://ntm.link/RITcertified📧 GET THE VP LAND NEWSLETTER Subscribe for free for the latest news and BTS insights on video creation 2-3x a week: https://ntm.link/vp_land📺 MORE VP LAND EPISODESThis indie sci-fi film used miniatureshttps://youtu.be/n9FnPxlra-IInside the ZEISS CinCraft Scenario & Nano Primeshttps://youtu.be/4nnkkR34WwYThis music video tested out every new piece of filmmaking gearhttps://youtu.be/vFFqiyU2wUYConnect with David @ RIT:Website - https://www.rit.edu/magicTwitter - https://twitter.com/RITMAGICYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ritmagiccenterFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/ritmagicDavid @ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidllongConnect with Aaron @ Synapse VP:Website - https://www.synapsevp.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/synapse-vpDavid @ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-gordon-osDavid Long is Director of the RIT Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction & Creativity (MAGIC) and MAGIC Spell Studios. David joined the faculty of the School of Film and Animation at Rochester Institute of Technology in 2007, where he also serves as an Associate Professor for the motion picture science program.  His research interests at RIT include engineering multispectral video capture and display systems, studying variability in human color vision for artistic applications, and modeling sensory perception of motion media.Aaron Gordon is the founder and CEO of the forward-looking technology innovation firm, Optic Sky Productions. Aaron built a global team of award-winning directors, digital artists, storytellers, producers, and creative technologists that has reaped double & triple-digit growth each year. He has also dedicated much of his focus into education and helped nurture the next generation of filmmakers by positioning them in the bleeding edge technologies our industry is undoubtedly moving toward. Toward that end, Optic Sky partnered with Rochester Institute of Technology to create one of the first Virtual Production curriculums in the country.#############📝 SHOW NOTES & SOURCESRIT MAGIC Centerhttps://www.rit.edu/magic/Synapse VPhttps://www.synapsevp.com/RIT MAGIC Spell Studioshttps://vimeo.com/user172407267College of Art and Design at RIThttps://www.youtube.com/@CollegeofArtandDesignatRITVisit vp-land.com for the complete show notes.#############00:00 Intro 01:48 David Long's backstory and RIT06:25 Aaron Gordon's backstory09:07 Designing RIT's VP curriculum12:35 The Synapse VP stage17:59 Transferable skills in VP19:07 RIT's immersion course and curriculum24:46 Technical skills for cinematographers28:38 Scanning and photogrammetry31:25 Color challenges in VP36:12 AR/VR in virtual production 41:20 Photogrammetry, NeRF, and 3D scanning58:35 AI in virtual production01:05:25 Outro