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Hear from leading industry experts as they discuss the burgeoning realm of virtual production, and its wide array of functionality in weaving cutting-edge gaming technology with visual storytelling to create some of today’s most notable projects. From HBO’s House of the Dragon, feature films, and commercial projects; to gaming’s valuable role in this field and more, learn how these leaders are utilizing virtual production, and where they see it headed in the future. This array of panelists, moderated by Rick Ramsey (Education Director, Visual Arts, Full Sail University), includes Caris Baker (Senior Technical Artist at Unity Technologies), Stephen Beres (Vice President, Media & Production Operations, HBO), Culley Bunker (Owner, Skulley Effects), and Brody Ramsey (Senior ICVFX Supervisor at Vū Technologies (tentative)).