Join us on April 15, 2026, at Breda University of Applied Sciences for the Industry Day of the Virtual Production Gathering, themed “Leaders of the Craft”. This edition spotlights the professionals who set the benchmark in Virtual Production, focusing on the creative leadership, decision making, and mastery that define top-tier VP work.
The program features exclusive presentations from the teams behind recent high-profile productions, offering a clear look at how VP leaders shape their workflows, solve complex creative challenges, and elevate the craft on real productions.
Attendees will also experience a live demonstration on the university’s VP stage, where leading practitioners will showcase practical methodologies and workflow refinements developed to meet current industry demands. Alongside the demo, the VP Marketplace will again bring together key vendors and service providers who support this ecosystem, presenting their latest tools and solutions for VP professionals.
Rob is going to approach virtual production from the perspective of cinematography as a storytelling discipline on the volume. Rather than focusing exclusively on tools or workflows, he is going to explore how working on LED stages, and the increasing reliance on previs, affects creative decision-making, risk, and authorship. Drawing on his experience across physical sets and his transition into virtual environments, Rob is going to examine where traditional cinematic principles still provide clarity, and where processes designed to solve problems early can start to limit on-set creativity. Designed to provoke discussion as much as instruction, he is going to invite the audience to reconsider where boundaries are necessary, and where they can be productively broken.
Camera tracking is no longer an isolated system; it is a core component of the virtual production stage technology stack. This talk explores how tracking, lens encoders, hubs, and cameras integrate, the challenges of system compatibility, and why hybrid tracking approaches are becoming essential for modern workflows.
Presentation abstract coming soon.
A talk about how we set up the virtual production for iHostage from the content and hardware side. With a full 3d scan and content creation of the busiest places in Amsterdam to a 51x6M led wall using ROE panels.
The CHAOS sponsored Mixer Party offers an informal but high-value networking evening for speakers, industry professionals, educators, and partners attending the VP Gathering.
The entrance to the Mixer Party is included in the Industry Day ticket. Location TBC.
