Metastage: Inside the Versatility of Volumetric Capture
Time
Thu, May 19, 2022
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
Location/Platform
Live stream (Twitch, YouTube, Facebook)
Join us on Thursday, May 19th for an exciting presentation from Metastage CEO Christina Heller! Since its founding in 2018, Metastage has completed over 200 volcap productions with major brands and award-winning projects, including two Emmy nominations!
During this live stream event, Christina will walk viewers through the process and use cases of volumetric video capture from one of the world's leading volcap studios. Volumetric video records live action performances in full 3D, creating assets that can be brought into real time game engines and VFX workflows. During this livestream event, Christina will walk viewers through the process and use cases of volumetric video capture from one of the world's leading volcap studios. Christina will also give a virtual tour of their studio in Los Angeles, break down the software used for volumetric reconstruction, and share how it all comes together for creative executions using real world project examples.
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Guest Speakers
Christina Heller
CEO @ Metastage
Christina is the CEO of Metastage. Since its founding in 2018, Metastage has completed over 200 volcap productions with major brands and award-winning projects, including two Emmy nominations. Metastage is the first North American partner for the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture tech. Prior to leading Metastage, Christina was the CEO of VR Playhouse, an immersive content company with immersive projects featured at SXSW, Sundance, and Festival de Cannes.
She is a recipient of the Advanced Imaging Society’s Distinguished Leadership in Technology Award and was named in the Huffington Post as one of 5 women changing the virtual reality scene. Her writing and research on volumetric video have been published in the textbook, Handbook of Research on the Global Impacts and Roles of Immersive Media (2019), and What is Augmented Reality? Everything You Wanted to Know Featuring Exclusive Interviews with Leaders of the AR Industry (2019).