In the lead up to the theatrical release on November 19th for the anticipated next film in the franchise, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Secret Cinema has announced Ghostbusters: The Gates of Gozer, an innovative virtual live experience based on the supernatural world of Ghostbusters in collaboration with Sony Pictures. Set one year after Ghostbusters (1984), which was […]
Formed by XR innovator, Martin Taylor, and ex-Disney EP, Alistair Maclean-Clark, Prox & Reverie is a new venture in XR production and immersive entertainment. Prox and Reverie aim to provide a complete service to creatives and brands looking to effectively harness the power of mixed reality technology. This includes an entirely new purpose-built studio system […]
Garden Studios has announced that it will be partnering with MetFilm School and Mission. Both companies will be situated on-site in the Unit 16 space of The Townsend Campus at Garden Studios. MetFilm School will deliver four 6-month courses at their new home at Garden Studios which are offered twice a year. These are: Acting […]
Theatres around the world are opening their doors with disguise’s industry-standard hardware-on-software platform sitting at the heart of various productions. Here are a few noteworthy productions that have resumed their ongoing tours or have opened up in new countries since the onset of the pandemic: Beetlejuice opens in Korea Opening in July 2021, Beetlejuice will […]
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Emily Rowed bursts into “Bloom” in a new music video shot entirely in the disguise Extended Reality (xR) workflow, supported by disguise gx 2c media servers and rx II rendering nodes. Atlanta-based virtual production studio MEPTIK joined forces with the award-winning video production company Gear Seven to shoot the music video at Arc […]
Google and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have announced a multiyear marketing and technology partnership that will see Google Pixel become the Official Fan Phone of the NBA, NBA G League and NBA 2K League. As part of the deal, Google Pixel will become the first presenting partner of the NBA Playoffs with integration into […]
Facebook has revealed plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to develop a metaverse – an online world where people can game, work and communicate in a virtual environment via a VR headset. “The metaverse has the potential to help unlock access to new creative, social, and economic opportunities. And Europeans will be […]
Huawei’s 12th annual Global Mobile Broadband Forum (MBBF) kicked off in Dubai with a keynote from the company’s Rotating Chairman, Ken Hu, in which he called on the ICT industry to get its technology, businesses and capabilities ready to take advantage of the opportunities offered by 5G. He spoke on the current state of 5G […]
Virtual reality and Celebrity Championship Boxing (CCB) fans should keep calendars clear on October 23rd for “The Battle in Paradise,” a PPV boxing match featuring Black Ink Crew’s Van Johnson versus Social Media Influencer Gorilla Season from St. Thomas’ University of the Virgin Islands. The event will be the first on the newly launched, LEVR.TV, […]
When pop culture movie phenomenon Back to the Future arrived in the West End, it was a time-traveling dream come true for the many fans of the original movie. Following its world premiere at the Opera House in Manchester in February 2020, the VFX-filled show set up its residency at London’s Adelphi Theatre in August […]