Combining AI and VR to Empower Conversational Cinema

Unity, along with Dell and Moth + Flame, hosted a discussion about technology that drives VR and conversational cinema. Fall in Love, created by Moth + Flame, uses a unique combination of powerful visuals and language processing to experiment with this question.

Real-Time Film Production Takes Center Stage
Unity invited the boldest storytellers, creators, and industry leaders to take part in an evening of discussions and networking centered around the power of real-time and how it’s already revolutionizing the way that movies are created, from pre-visualization to virtual production. Special guests included Academy Award-winner Ben Grossman of Magnopus and Pixar’s John Halstead, Technical Director for Coco, who discussed transferring film IP to VR. BAFTA winner Habib Zargapour and Wes Potter of Digital Monarch Media (Blade Runner 2049, Disney’s The Jungle Book, and the upcoming film, Ready Player One) revealed how they use Unity for virtual production. Chris Harvey also demonstrated how the power of real-time brought the short films ADAM: The Mirror and ADAM: Episode 3 to life in a fraction of the time of a traditional production pipeline.

Imagining Work in an AI Integrated Future
Danny Lange, Unity’s VP of AI and Machine Learning, a Dell AI expert, to discuss how emerging technologies may fundamentally change the nature of work by enhancing human capability with immersive media, artificial intelligence, and biological enhancements.

Film, Code, and Craft: The Tech That’s Pushing Stories Forward
From virtual cameras to collaborative storyboards, creators are using new modes of filmmaking to push the boundaries of their storytelling — with the help of an ever-expanding toolkit. Vimeo, Unity, and a group of filmmakers joined together to explore emerging technologies, and how you can use them to make your next film. Panelists included Adam Myhill, Head of Cinematics at Unity, Isabelle Riva, Head of Made with Unity, Casey Pugh from Vimeo, and Vimeo/Unity creators.