Felix Meritis’ Post

🎭 What does the future hold for theatre dramaturgs? The role of the dramaturg is evolving rapidly to meet the changing needs of the 21st century theatre landscape. From increased collaboration with the full creative team to leveraging cutting-edge technologies like VR/AR, dramaturgs are taking on new responsibilities and facing exciting challenges. Some key trends shaping the future of dramaturgy include: ✨ A focus on developing and promoting new, diverse works that tackle timely social issues ✨ Deeper engagement with audiences through surveys, talkbacks, and community partnerships ✨ Incorporating a more global perspective by considering non-Western dramatic traditions ✨ Expanded training programs to professionalize the field and prepare the next generation As theatre continues to adapt and innovate, dramaturgs will be essential guides - analyzing texts, shaping visions, sparking dialogues, and ensuring productions remain vital and culturally relevant. Want to learn more about how dramaturgy is evolving in the tech era? Check out the full article (link in comments) exploring these trends in-depth.

Hello, connections! Today I'd like to share an intriguing topic with you. There's a short film called "#Sight," created by #TheCGBros 11 years ago. This film showcases how #AugmentedReality and #VirtualReality technology can push the boundaries of our imagination, especially on how we connect and make relationships. In the film, we explore the potential of a smart #contactlens technology that could alter reality for individuals. However, we must also consider the #social, #ethical, #security, and #privacy issues this technology may bring. What are your thoughts on this❓Have you pondered how such technologies could impact our society and individuals ❓What kind of possible concerns you have noticed ❓ #SightFilm #FutureTech #AR #VR #XR

❗How I used my experience on 🌊 AVATAR 2 to make awesome cinematic cutscenes in 💀 DEADROP. https://lnkd.in/gP8ZZpM9 For over 5 years, I learned how James Cameron and the team at ⚡ Lightstorm crafted the breathtaking cinematic experience of the world of 🌎 Pandora. Shot by shot, scene by scene, I had first hand experience taking an idea from its early stages to what would make the final cut. (example: https://lnkd.in/gxycpV7V) When I made the switch to animating for 🎮 Video Games in 2022, I knew the lessons I learned in 🎞️ Film would come in handy. Deadrop is set in the year 2020B, a dystopian alternate reality where technology stagnated from the 80s and 90s. Players in this universe would feel like 😎 action heroes, fighting to control the scarce resources of the refiner-state towers. With that in mind, I knew the 🏎️ “race to the tower” driving experience needed to have a sick bookend of cinematics to set the tone and deliver on player immersion. To accomplish my goals, I developed what I call the 🧊 “F.R.I.D.G.E.” 🥶 method: -Find -Reference -Iterate -Decide -Get feedback -Elevate Check out my Artstation post to see how I put this process to use!

Augmented reality and cinema have joined forces! Discover how Gladiator II AR popcorn buckets enhance the movie experience, allowing audiences to step further into the world on screen. Curious? Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gtWFD6Cr

Vision Pro movie recommendation: Reality+ is a twenty minute sci fi film directed by Coralie Fergeat, the director of The Substance. It is available on the streaming channel MUBI, which has an app for the Apple Vision Pro and a free trial. Please download the app, sign up for the trial and enjoy this Black Mirror meets French beauty horror short. You’ll thank me. What makes it great is that it uses a post-production after effects fx to provide a first person view of the world through a HUD implanted either in our eyes or in our brains - it doesn’t matter which. You’ve seen this kind of thing before in games like Cyberpunk 2077 and shorts like Hyperreality. But you’ve probably never seen it while actually wearing a HUD and so watching hand gestures and holographic visualizations in a cinematic HUD inside a physical HUD is rather unique — and definitely worth 20 minutes to experience a possible future we currently all think we want. The movie also touches on the cinematic motif of everyone in movies being movie star attractive and what would happen if IRL was like the movies in this way. Good stuff. Truly substantial. #spatialcomputing #visionpro #beautystandards

https://lnkd.in/eV-7hRa2 Does capitalism make ‘non-playable characters’ of us all? An uncanny exploration ‘There will never be enough nails in the wood.’ The ‘pseudo-Marxist’ Austrian art collective Total Refusal creates short films with visuals generated entirely from within popular video games. In Hardly Working, they train their focus on just a few of the hundreds of non-playable characters who populate the background in the western action-adventure game Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018). These often-seen, rarely scrutinised carpenters, laundresses, stable boys and street sweepers occupy a circular, uncanny reality centred on the repetitive tasks that hardly make a mark on the world around them. At first dryly humorous, the proceedings grow disquieting as the narrator prods the viewer to consider the ‘infinite loop of labour performance’ of life within a capitalist system.

"Feel the Heat: Experience the Realism of Fire in 5D Theaters!" In a 5D theater, experiencing fire feels incredibly realistic. Advanced sensory effects simulate the heat and light of real flames. Heat blasts from strategically placed vents mimic the warmth of fire. Lighting effects create the flickering and glow of burning flames, enhancing the visual realism. Synchronized sounds of crackling and burning add to the immersion. Additionally, the motion seats might shake or tilt, simulating the sensation of being near an actual fire. Together, these elements create a multi-sensory experience that feels intensely real, making the audience feel like they're truly surrounded by fire. video rights : Respective owners DM for credits/removal #5d #ai #technology #engineering #civilengineering #construction #civilconstruction #engenharia #engenhariacivil

The Lost Souls of Saturn – Reality @lostsoulsofsaturn is a multidisciplinary art project. Conceived by Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa, it has a rotating cast of additional collaborators combining music, imagery, and storytelling into an inextricably linked whole. Challenging the convention of ‘format’ in every sense, LSOS transmissions encompass recorded music, installation, video, augmented reality and live performance. The latest album release, ‘Reality’, is the next instalment of our ongoing collaboration with LSOS. Totems of mythology, science fiction and conspiracy are heavily distilled into a series of themes which run throughout the project. Continually playing with the viewer’s perception, these themes (or concepts) are embedded into different layers of the campaign, to be discovered and decoded. HS developed a full character set of imaginary hieroglyphics which form the basis of a series of alien inscriptions, placed onto hidden surfaces and artefacts. Presented as relics from the future, these artefacts are central to the cover art and campaign imagery. This coded language puzzle of symbols, glyphs and objects extends across the wider campaign in both digital and physical applications – creating a breadcrumb trail for fans and audience to decipher. To celebrate the launch of the album, we created an immersive audiovisual experience presented at @w1curates Collaborating closely with LSOS and the W1C team, HS designed a compl takeover of the lower exhibition space, as part of a show that ran across four weeks in February. - - Design and Art Direction: Hingston Studio 3D/CG Stills and Motion Design: Markus Lehtonen at Hingston Studio Audio: Lost Souls of Saturn - - With special thanks to Mark Dale and the team at W1 Curates. - #lostsoulsofsaturn #reality #design #artdirection #hingstonstudio @w1curates @stroxler @butchasound

The Lost Souls of Saturn – Reality @lostsoulsofsaturn is a multidisciplinary art project. Conceived by Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa, it has a rotating cast of additional collaborators combining music, imagery, and storytelling into an inextricably linked whole. Challenging the convention of ‘format’ in every sense, LSOS transmissions encompass recorded music, installation, video, augmented reality and live performance. The latest album release, ‘Reality’, is the next instalment of our ongoing collaboration with LSOS. Totems of mythology, science fiction and conspiracy are heavily distilled into a series of themes which run throughout the project. Continually playing with the viewer’s perception, these themes (or concepts) are embedded into different layers of the campaign, to be discovered and decoded. HS developed a full character set of imaginary hieroglyphics which form the basis of a series of alien inscriptions, placed onto hidden surfaces and artefacts. Presented as relics from the future, these artefacts are central to the cover art and campaign imagery. This coded language puzzle of symbols, glyphs and objects extends across the wider campaign in both digital and physical applications – creating a breadcrumb trail for fans and audience to decipher. To celebrate the launch of the album, we created an immersive audiovisual experience presented at @w1curates Collaborating closely with LSOS and the W1C team, HS designed a compl takeover of the lower exhibition space, as part of a show that ran across four weeks in February. - - Design and Art Direction: Hingston Studio 3D/CG Stills and Motion Design: Markus Lehtonen at Hingston Studio Audio: Lost Souls of Saturn - - With special thanks to Mark Dale and the team at W1 Curates. - #lostsoulsofsaturn #reality #design #artdirection #hingstonstudio @w1curates @stroxler @butchasound

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