#39 Virtual Production with Unreal Engine with Felix Jorge

Felix Jorge, CEO of Narwhal Studios and CCO of Arctic7, is a seasoned Visualization and Virtual Production professional known for blending traditional filmmaking with game engine technology on projects like "The Mandalorian" and "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." Starting as a visualization artist working closely with filmmakers, Felix has gained valuable insights across the filmmaking, visualization, VFX, and game development industries. He plays a key role at both Narwhal Studios and Arctic7, and is always open to connecting, whether for creative discussions or project collaborations.

Episode 39 Timestamps:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:56 Felix's Journey

00:06:20 How Felix got into Virtual Production?

00:09:30 Work on JungleBook with Unity

00:10:36 Quitting the Industry to learn Unreal Engine

00:20:05 The Mandalorian Virtual Production

00:29:56 New Workflows with Virtual Production

00:35:54 Unreal vs Unity

00:48:54 Photogrammetry in Virtual Production

00:49:19 NeRFs and 3D Gaussians Splats in VP

00:53:09 Virtual Production Tools

01:00:43 How to get hired in Virtual Production?

01:16:53 What is Transmedia?

01:27:42 Turning from Artist to a Manager

01:36:47 Felix’s Goal for 2024

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