VR & AR: #TheNextEvolution in TV & Film

Film and Television as an industry embraced immersive technology from the very start – and not just as subject for Black Mirror or British television series The Feed. VR was used both as subject matter and a primary creative tool for Ready Player One, but also extensively utilized for content creation of the latest Lion King movie. Studios are using VR to complement their movie franchises with Virtual Reality games like Star Wars’ Vader Immortal and Augmented Reality promoting Game of Thrones using SnapChat and Magic Leap.

Come talk with industry experts about how VR and AR are growing in the TV and film industry, and how you can get involved yourself. We will have networking, demos and an audience Q&A with our expert panel.

What's The Format:
This MeetUp is about you, our members, and not the host or presenters. Come and try some new technology, get your questions answered, and take your next step in XR Technology.

5:30-6PM Technology Demonstrations & Networking
6:00-6:30 Introductions & Welcome Message
6:30-7:00 Panelist Presentations
7:00-8PM Panel Discussion with Q&A
8:00-8:30 More Networking & Technology Demos
8:30-8:45 Clean up

Host:
Matthew Wren - BUNDLAR & VRARA Chicago

Confirmed Panel:
Donald Hyun Kiolbassa (Law Offices of...)
David Mellor (David Mellor Creative)
Adam Carroll (The Mill)
Dean Velez (Anvel Studios)

Confirmed Demonstrations:
VRARA - Vader Immortal on Oculus Quest
BUNDLAR - Augmented Reality Use Cases

About Our Panelists' Companies:
The Law Offices of Kiolbassa, Holmes & Ansong (http://www.chicagorealestateatty.com/): When not practicing law Donald Hyun Kiolbassa was a gold medalist for the 2008 US Wushu Team, which caught the attention of Warner Bros. Games. He is the motion capture martial arts model behind some of the biggest action games in the industry such as Mortal Kombat and Injustice. He is a published author of the book Discover Your Dragon, and an avid supporter and investor of Midwest start up technology companies.

David Mellor Creative (https://davidmellorcreative.com/): Starting his career at Framestore London in 2003, David joined to work on the third installment of the Harry Potter series. He then went on to build one of the most eclectic portfolios in the company. David spent nine years in Framestore’s New York studio from 2008. He made his directorial debut in 2009 with the much heralded McDonald’s 'Lemon Aid' national campaign. David is also an expert in the world of VR, creating live action experiential content for Marriott, Volvo and Chick-Fil-A’s integrated campaign ‘Cowz VR’. In 2019, David stepped away from his 16 year tenure, and refocused his path to a more creative trajectory.

The Mill (https://www.themill.com/): Our team of original thinkers, artists and creative technologists are here to simplify any complexities your project may have. We are future facing and audience centric in everything we do: creative strategy, ideas, ways of doing things and ways of making things.

Anvel Studios (https://www.anvelstudios.com/): Emmy Award winning Creative Director Dean Velez is currently working at his own immersive company ANVEL Studios to push the boundaries of immersive storytelling and to bring it into the mainstream via mobile-enabled Virtual Reality

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Register Here
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vrar-chicago-thenextevolution-in-tv-film-tickets-89176079053

You do not need to RSVP here to attend. We will check people in using EventBrite at the link above.

VR/AR Chicago is now and always will be 100% free to attend.
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Thank you to 1871, BUNDLAR, VR/AR Association and FinTank for providing venue, management, marketing & logistics support to the VR/AR Chicago event series.