Final Pixel Academy officially launches VP fellowship programme

The Final Pixel Academy, in partnership with Screen Scotland, Nightsky Studios and Blazing Griffin, announced they are formally launching the highly-lauded Virtual Production Fellowship programme on Friday, December 15, 2023 with an exclusive invitation-only event that will feature a series of presentations, a live panel of virtual production industry experts, and a tour of a fully-operational virtual production stage.  

Final Pixel Academy – along with Screen Scotland who are one of the seven British Film Institute (BFI) Skills Clusters – recently announced its ambitious, first-of-its-kind Virtual Production Fellowship programme designed and developed to teach the critical skills, techniques and technologies and creative application within Virtual Production capabilities to enable participating delegates to carve new career paths in the burgeoning virtual production industry. The training is fully funded for participants and exclusively for candidates based in Scotland. 

The exclusive kick-off event and launch of the Virtual Production Fellowship marks a momentous event for Scotland’s creative and production community. The Fellowship is a three-year programme developed in partnership with Nightsky Studios in Glasgow, Scotland, and Blazing Griffin, and will introduce virtual production, the key technologies and concepts that encompass virtual production workflows. 

The Live Panel of Virtual Production Experts 

During the course of the event, Final Pixel Academy will conduct a live panel discussion and Q&A session on the methodology behind its new training programme and the impact this will have on the future of the Scottish film and television industry. The Industry Expert Panel Discussion will be moderated by the head of Final Pixel Academy, Dr. Jodi Nelson-Tabor, and will feature: 

• Michael McKenna, CEO, Final Pixel 
• Steven Little, Head of Production, Screen Scotland 
• Ben Bentley, Studio Executive, Nightsky Studios 
• Naysun Alae-Carew, Managing Director, Blazing Griffin 
• Jamie Lapsley, Production Designer, AMPAS/BFDG 

Invitees will also have the opportunity to experience a working, state-of-the-art virtual production stage. The event will take place between 6pm and 8:30pm on Friday 15th December at BBC Studioworks, Glasgow Scotland. 

About the Screen Scotland Virtual Production Fellowship 

The inaugural Virtual Production Fellowship by Final Pixel Academy is a three-year programme developed in partnership with Nightsky Studios based in Coatbridge, Scotland, and Blazing Griffin, based in Glasgow, and will introduce virtual production, the key technologies and concepts that encompass virtual production workflows. The fellowship will also provide delegates with in-depth understanding of, and preparation for, the critical skills required, and the practical know-how to develop virtual production best practices through practical hands-on and on-set experience. The Virtual Production Fellowship in Glasgow is the first endeavor in a world-wide initiative by Final Pixel Academy to bring virtual production education and career development to creatives throughout Europe and the United States. 

The goal of The Virtual Production Fellowship is to empower delegates to create viable, valuable career paths within virtual production and prepare them for careers in a new era of immersive, engaging virtual production workflows. Ultimately, the Fellowship seeks to build a network of high quality virtual production teams and talent at a nation level throughout Scotland.