SCHEDULE
Each week of the 2020 festival included insightful curated content, engaging interviews, dynamic presentations, exclusive content from Capitol Records and much more! The 2020 Festival was completely online, with new programming dropping over 8 weeks
IF 2020 TRAILER
2020 HIGHLIGHTS
WEEK 1 REMOTE COLLABORATION/CLOUD
October 28-29
Always present but now accelerated, Remote Collaboration is all about technologies that are revolutionizing how Hollywood professionals are working together, regardless of their geographic location, to collaborate without being physically present and keep the industry pumping out innovative content experiences. Infinity Festival is one of them!
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WEEK 2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
November 4-5
Few new technologies are likely to drive the way we produce, store, manage and distribute content as much as AI will. From pre-production to final product, we’ll explore how Artificial Intelligence will improve efficiency, give us greater insights and drive greater profits than ever before. Our virtual platform already knows you’re going to want to see this ☺
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WEEK 3 3D/VISUAL EFFECTS
November 11-12
From 3D gaming to effects-heavy Hollywood blockbusters to virtual, location based and augmented reality experiences, 3D graphics and visual effects are playing a pivotal role in all the types of content being created for audience consumption. BOOM!
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WEEK 4 VIRTUAL PRODUCTION
November 18-19
The director’s chair is anywhere, as the tools of production are fast changing. The ability to mix live footage and computer graphics at once, to get real-time feedback, and to make decisions on set about the VFX and animation are all crucial. Filmmaking now involves real-time computer graphics on set, where real-time computer graphics can, and do, inform your decisions as a filmmaker.
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WEEK 5 IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
December 2-3
We immersed into technologies and projects that extend reality or create new realities by leveraging the 360 space, and exploring new forms of content and experiences being generated by virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR.)
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WEEK 6 REAL TIME STORYTELLING
December 9-10
Storytelling is no longer just for books and movies. Leveraging gaming engines to create content that mixes live action footage, animated content or computer generated graphics all in real time to create a particular effect is the norm. We explored how game engines have increasingly become a favorite tool for filmmakers looking to add real-time visuals to parts of their production process.
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WEEK 7 ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT
December 16-17
Everyone’s favorite. We took a deep dive into the newest forms of entertainment content being created leveraging a variety of technologies.
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WEEK 8 WELLNESS TECH
January 6-7
A soulful exploration of the ecosystem of technologies connected to support our life purpose and pursuit of happiness, from helping us manage exercise, mental health and basic daily self-rituals to managing serious healthcare conditions. Take a nice, deep breath, and follow us through a journey of healthy tech treats.
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