Further Details Announced For 2022 HPA Tech Retreat Supersession

The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) has announced further details for the 2022 HPA Tech Retreat Supersession, this year focusing on virtual production.

The Supersession will take place in person on Tuesday, February 22 during the four-day Tech Retreat. Programmed this year by respected industry experts Kari Grubin and Erik Weaver, the Supersession boasts an impressive lineup of speakers, demonstrations, and case studies from leaders in the adaptation and evolution of virtual production and in camera VFX. The program presents an unusual opportunity to see what happens when the major technology innovators and manufacturers collaborate in real time. Speakers are still being added and further updates will be available at hpaonline.com.

LED walls for the Supersession will be provided by AOTO, Planar, and Sony; case study participants also include Disguise, Epic, Unity, Brompton, Sony, ARRI, Mo-Sys Engineering, OptiTrack, Silverdraft, ICVR, RED Digital Cinema, and others. Attendees will be able to compare combinations of technologies at work in three different volumes and learn from experts who have direct experience with a variety of products and processes.

Grubin, an HPA Board member who is currently spearheading the SMPTE Rapid Industry Solutions initiative, noted: "Clearly, virtual production is one of the most talked about developments of the past few years, impacting our industry in countless ways. What we aim to accomplish during the Supersession is a multi-disciplinary, non-commercial, immersive dive into what VP is, what the costs and benefits may be, and what it means to all of us. We are delighted that the most important companies in the space are going to be on hand with virtual production tools and volumes."

The Supersession will offer attendees a well-rounded, hands-on, unbiased look at the state of VP as it stands for productions of every size, speaking to participants who run the gamut of production roles. Additional announcements of keynotes and speakers will be forthcoming as the program continues to evolve.

hpaonline.com