ONX Futures: Virtual Production Masterclasses
AI & Mixed Reality in Moving Image
Time & Date
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Addressed to
Companies and professionals working in moving image production, advertising agencies, and content creators.
Language
The program will be conducted in English.
Participation Requirements
- Completion of the application form.
- Submission of the required supporting documents in accordance with the Terms & Conditions.
For any questions, please contact digital@onassis.org
From directing and cinematography to digital world design and live productions, the ONX Futures Virtual Production masterclasses combine creativity with the technologies shaping the future of production.
How can real-time engines, virtual sets, and 3D environments transform the way we shoot, design, and tell stories?
Through a series of specialized online masterclasses, the Virtual Production in Moving Image module explores the technical, artistic, and production applications of virtual and mixed reality in film and audiovisual creation.
Led by Matthew Rader, director and creative technologist, participants gain hands-on knowledge, technical familiarity, and strategic insight into new hybrid forms of creative production.
The masterclasses take place on Wednesdays, from December to January.
-Virtual Production and the Future of Filmmaking
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | 17:30–19:30
An inspirational exploration of what virtual production is and how real-time gaming engines, LED volumes, and motion capture have transformed filmmaking.
-Getting Started with Unreal Engine
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | 17:30–19:30
A look at how to begin using Unreal Engine and a hands-on tour of its essential systems, meshes, materials, lighting, and levels, and how to use them.
-Building Virtual Worlds with Unreal Engine
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 | 17:30–19:30
How to build virtual worlds and light them cinematically. In this masterclass, we look at how real-time environments are constructed in Unreal Engine and how to get started building quickly.
-Digital Cinematography with Unreal Engine
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | 17:30–19:30
Discover how cinematography translates into the virtual world. We’ll look at camera framing and movement from a director of photography’s perspective.
-Mixed Reality in Action
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | 17:30–19:30
Using real-time environments for live production and how LED walls, camera tracking, motion capture, and live compositing are used in virtual production with Unreal Engine.
-From Previs to Final Pixel
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | 17:30–19:30
A practical view of the virtual production pipeline from early concept and previsualization through capture and final output. This session connects every topic into a clear, creative, and technical pipeline, showing how real-time filmmaking moves from idea to screen.
The ONX Futures masterclasses are addressed to companies and professionals in the audiovisual field who wish to integrate new technologies into their production processes and develop competitive, innovative projects. The program is implemented within the framework of the Smart Attica European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH).
Participation in the masterclasses is exclusively for companies and free of charge (funded by the European Union), upon registration and submission of the required documentation.
For more information, please refer to the Program Terms & Conditions.
Participants may register for one or more thematic modules and attend as many masterclasses as they wish.
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