EMODIED WORLDS

- Field Lab, Wicklow -

Embodied Worlds is a bespoke lab designed to build essential skillsets for next-generation filmmaking through experimental, cross-departmental collaboration at the intersection of Film, TV, Games and XR - with location practice and sustainable production at its core.

This two-day intensive workshop trains screen practitioners to capture, process, and deploy photorealistic 3D environments using an array of techniques including 3D Gaussian Splatting, LiDAR and Photogrammetry - transforming real locations into Digital Twins that reduce the need for costly, carbon-intensive recces and travel.

This event is funded by Coimisiún na Meán under the

Media Skills & Development Programme.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

EARLY CAREER VFX CREW

who work on location

LOCATIONS DEPT

looking to futureproof their processes

FILMMAKERS

curious about new technologies

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGISTS
with world-building skills

LAB OUTLINE

Developed by Immersive Ireland in partnership with Opus Lab, the programme draws on a world-class facilitating team spanning location management, VFX, spatial capture, and screen sustainability - with credits including Star Wars, Game of Thrones and SIGGRAPH Asia.

Participants are guided through a full end-to-end pipeline: from scanning a real location with a smartphone or professional SLAM device, through to preparing photorealistic Digital Twins for Unreal Engine 5 and LED volume workflows.

Woven throughout is a dedicated strand on sustainability and the ethics of working with place - delivered by industry practitioners actively shaping how the screen sector approaches next-gen filmmaking.