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Blavatnik Family Foundation Makes $25 Million Donation to USC to Build Virtual Production Center
The Blavatnik Family Foundation has donated $25 million to USC School of Cinematic Arts to significantly expand its curriculum on virtual production.
“I’m proud to support the School and provide young filmmakers with the tools and resources needed to master these emerging technologies and lead the industry’s future.” “We are so grateful for the Blavatnik family’s generosity and for what it will mean for scaling up the virtual production workforce our industry desperately needs,” says Elizabeth M. Daley, the dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. USC’s virtual production curriculum is currently led by Habib Zargarpour, who created the Virtual Production System in “The Jungle Book” and “Ready Player One,” alongside Scott Kroopf, who leads the producing track at the School of Cinematic Arts, Ken Williams, who serves as the executive director and CEO of the Entertainment Technology Center at USC, and Brad Kean, director of Creative Technology at the School of Cinematic Arts.
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