Disguise has announced it is partnering with MARS Volume to provide its latest Accelerator training course at the MARS Volume West London facility.
The course is Disguise’s 23rd Accelerator and follows programmes previously held in Los Angeles, New York, Barcelona, West Yorkshire and Asia. It will be taught in three separate stages. The Design Learn phase provides access to online tutorials on real-time fundamentals in Unreal Engine. An instructor then takes students through more advanced concepts in the classroom phase. The third phase is practical and aims to immerse trainees in a pre-planned film shoot at MARS Volume over three days.
Students will capture scenes on the 8,000 square foot MARS Volume using its 220 degree 25.5m curved LED wall,108m² lighting LED ceiling, stYpe RedSpy camera tracking systems and Disguise VX 4 media servers.
They will gain practical experience in multiple roles on set including Disguise operations, game engine integration, practical lighting and cinematography, from pre-production to in-camera VFX, colour workflows, frustum optimisation and more, said the company.
Addy Ghani, vice president of virtual production at Disguise, said: “As new UK tax credits bring more productions to London, we’ve seen increased demand for courses that give storytellers an accurate simulation of the demands faced on real VP sets. With this London Virtual Production Accelerator, we’re not just helping more creatives bridge that gap. We’re also helping to advance career opportunities with Virtual Production Operators.”
