Virtual Production

Clayton Jacobson is an award-winning producer/director/writer whose experience spans commercials, documentaries, online content, music videos, and feature films. His debut comedy feature Kenny was a highly acclaimed box office hit, winning the 2006 IF Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Script, and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Original Screenplay. Jacobson is the founder and CEO of Dreamscreen Australia, Melbourne's largest LED volume. 

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Casey Schatz is a veteran of virtual production techniques for motion pictures and television. His credits include Avatar, Game of Thrones, Avengers: Age of Ultron,  The Martian, and more. As Head of Virtual Production at The Third Floor, Schatz promotes the design and use of on-set simulcam. 

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Tim Moore is a three-time Emmy award-winning director and founder of Diamond View Studios, a creative video agency headquartered in Florida. In 2021, Moore co-founded Vū Technologies, a Virtual Studio Network with LED volumes that can work in tandem over the internet. He is also the author of "Sold On Purpose," a comprehensive guide to purpose-driven marketing, and the founder of the Tampa Foundation, a non-profit focused on inspiring communities through positive public messaging.

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Kim Libreri began his film career as a software developer for the London-based Computer Film Company. He's known for his work on Super 8, Space Jam, Mission Impossible, and The Matrix trilogy. He also worked at Industrial Light and Magic for several years. Libreri currently serves as Chief Technology Officer for Epic Games. 

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Connie Kennedy began her career as a Location Manager and Unit Production Manager on various feature films in Canada. She was also an Executive Producer for Profile Studios with a focus on performance capture both for features and videogames. Her credits include Van Helsing, Halo 5, Avengers: Endgame, and The Mandalorian. Kennedy currently heads the L.A. Studio for Epic Games as well as helping with the Unreal Engine Fellowship.

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Rob Bredow is the Chief Creative Officer of Industrial Light & Magic, the visual effects company founded by George Lucas. Bredow is responsible for the company’s overall creative strategy, technology roadmap, PR, and Marketing. His credits include Independence Day, Godzilla, Stuart Little, Cast Away, Surf’s Up, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and others.

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Darren Hendler oversees Digital Domain’s Digital Human Group as director. Darren’s team leads the industry in advancements in motion capture, machine learning, and real-time platforms. His credits include Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, overseeing the creation of Thanos. Other feature films include Beauty and the Beast, FF7, Maleficent, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Golden Compass. 

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Dr. Rosanne Limoncelli is the Director of Production for Film and New Media at the Kanbar Institute, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Sang-Jin Bae is a senior producer and supervising technical director specializing in commercial and long-form animation from development to delivery in addition to being a professor and academic director at NYU. In this special episode, learn how NYU is exploring and integrating virtual production into their highly revered curriculum.    

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Wes Ball is a film director, visual effects artist, and graphic artist. He created a 7-minute short film called A Work in Progress which won a Bronze Medal from the Student Academy Awards in 2003. Ball is also known for directing The Maze Runner trilogy and is currently developing a new Planet of the Apes film.

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Producer Christina Lee Storm founded Asher XR, a provider of strategic development, planning, creation, and implementation for virtual production, mixed reality, AR, and VR content. As Vice President at DreamWorks Animation, she led the Advanced Creative Technology group, driving the studio’s motion capture and real-time technology initiatives and business strategy, and advocating for the future of content creation. Storm’s credits include The Artist, Life of Pi, Life After Pi, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (including three VR experiences), Trolls World Tour, Abominable, and Solitary. She currently serves as Manager of Virtual Production for Netflix’s NLAB.

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