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How to tell a story in VR with James Castillo
Our guest on The XR MAG Show for today is an Award-Winning Director and Designer based in London, UK.
Meet James A. Castillo, Born in Madrid, Spain, James finished his studies in Singapore in 2012.
With a decade of experience in the animation industry, James has worked as an illustrator, art director, designer, and most recently as a director and screenwriter.
His clients include studios such as Sony Pictures, Nickelodeon, Disney, and Netflix, where he currently works as a lead designer.
In the summer of 2021, he made his directorial debut premiering his Virtual Reality film “Madrid Noir” (Oculus) at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
In addition to participating in more than a dozen international festivals. The film has won several awards, including the “Best Experience” Award of the year at the VR Awards. Madrid Noir has also won the Crystal Owl for Best Narrative Experience at Stereopsia and a Webby Awards for best immersive project in 2022.
I’m very pleased James agreed to take some time out of schedule to talk on the XR Magazine show!
In today’s episode you’ll learn:
You can find James A. Castillo on all social media channels( LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
You can learn and download Madrid Noir on your device to try it yourself at https://www.madridnoir.com/. Available in Oculus quest and Steam!
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Gift Alert! You can now download my new XR Roadmap for Immersive Design including narrative. Click here to download it for FREE.
P.S. If you’ve already heard about the podcast and prefer video, you can also head over to the D.O.! YT Channel to enjoy the interviews.
Would you like to learn how to create immersive experiences or perhaps incorporate them into your profession or business? Great news, Circuit Stream is the only certified Unity institution to teach you how to do this and they are now an official sponsor of the podcast! So if you’d like to learn more about Circuit Stream, you can head over here: CIRCUIT STREAM!
You can always find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn & TikTok as @dianaolynick.
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By Diana OlynickOur guest on The XR MAG Show for today is an Award-Winning Director and Designer based in London, UK.
Meet James A. Castillo, Born in Madrid, Spain, James finished his studies in Singapore in 2012.
With a decade of experience in the animation industry, James has worked as an illustrator, art director, designer, and most recently as a director and screenwriter.
His clients include studios such as Sony Pictures, Nickelodeon, Disney, and Netflix, where he currently works as a lead designer.
In the summer of 2021, he made his directorial debut premiering his Virtual Reality film “Madrid Noir” (Oculus) at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
In addition to participating in more than a dozen international festivals. The film has won several awards, including the “Best Experience” Award of the year at the VR Awards. Madrid Noir has also won the Crystal Owl for Best Narrative Experience at Stereopsia and a Webby Awards for best immersive project in 2022.
I’m very pleased James agreed to take some time out of schedule to talk on the XR Magazine show!
In today’s episode you’ll learn:
You can find James A. Castillo on all social media channels( LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.
You can learn and download Madrid Noir on your device to try it yourself at https://www.madridnoir.com/. Available in Oculus quest and Steam!
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Gift Alert! You can now download my new XR Roadmap for Immersive Design including narrative. Click here to download it for FREE.
P.S. If you’ve already heard about the podcast and prefer video, you can also head over to the D.O.! YT Channel to enjoy the interviews.
Would you like to learn how to create immersive experiences or perhaps incorporate them into your profession or business? Great news, Circuit Stream is the only certified Unity institution to teach you how to do this and they are now an official sponsor of the podcast! So if you’d like to learn more about Circuit Stream, you can head over here: CIRCUIT STREAM!
You can always find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn & TikTok as @dianaolynick.