In this episode of VP Land, Aaron Gordon from Synapse VP and David Long from RIT dive into the current state and future of virtual production. Learn about the challenges of LED stage design, how they're teaching virtual production, and how emerging tech like AI will impact filmmaking. RIT | Certified Get Certified in Virtual Production  http://ntm.link/RITcertified 📧 GET THE VP LAND NEWSLETTER  Subscribe for free for the latest news and BTS insights on video creation 2-3x a week:  https://ntm.link/vp_land 📺 MORE VP LAND EPISODES This indie sci-fi film used miniatures https://youtu.be/n9FnPxlra-I Inside the ZEISS CinCraft Scenario & Nano Primes https://youtu.be/4nnkkR34WwY This music video tested out every new piece of filmmaking gear https://youtu.be/vFFqiyU2wUY Connect with David @ RIT: Website - https://www.rit.edu/magic Twitter - https://twitter.com/RITMAGIC YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ritmagiccenter Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ritmagic David @ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidllong Connect with Aaron @ Synapse VP: Website - https://www.synapsevp.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/synapse-vp David @ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-gordon-os David Long is Director of the RIT Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction & Creativity (MAGIC) and MAGIC Spell Studios. David joined the faculty of the School of Film and Animation at Rochester Institute of Technology in 2007, where he also serves as an Associate Professor for the motion picture science program.  His research interests at RIT include engineering multispectral video capture and display systems, studying variability in human color vision for artistic applications, and modeling sensory perception of motion media. Aaron Gordon is the founder and CEO of the forward-looking technology innovation firm, Optic Sky Productions. Aaron built a global team of award-winning directors, digital artists, storytellers, producers, and creative technologists that has reaped double & triple-digit growth each year. He has also dedicated much of his focus into education and helped nurture the next generation of filmmakers by positioning them in the bleeding edge technologies our industry is undoubtedly moving toward.  Toward that end, Optic Sky partnered with Rochester Institute of Technology to create one of the first Virtual Production curriculums in the country. ############# 📝 SHOW NOTES & SOURCES RIT MAGIC Center https://www.rit.edu/magic/ Synapse VP https://www.synapsevp.com/ RIT MAGIC Spell Studios https://vimeo.com/user172407267 College of Art and Design at RIT https://www.youtube.com/@CollegeofArtandDesignatRIT Visit vp-land.com for the complete show notes. ############# 00:00 Intro  01:48 David Long's backstory and RIT 06:25 Aaron Gordon's backstory 09:07 Designing RIT's VP curriculum 12:35 The Synapse VP stage 17:59 Transferable skills in VP 19:07 RIT's immersion course and curriculum 24:46 Technical skills for cinematographers 28:38 Scanning and photogrammetry 31:25 Color challenges in VP 36:12 AR/VR in virtual production  41:20 Photogrammetry, NeRF, and 3D scanning 58:35 AI in virtual production 01:05:25 Outro