{"id":215815,"date":"2026-02-20T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/where-ballet-meets-blockbuster-technology-inside-an-austin-warehouse\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:45:21","slug":"where-ballet-meets-blockbuster-technology-inside-an-austin-warehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/where-ballet-meets-blockbuster-technology-inside-an-austin-warehouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Ballet Meets Blockbuster Technology Inside an Austin Warehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/tech-this-out-where-ballet-meets-blockbuster-technology-inside-an-austin-warehouse\">Where Ballet Meets Blockbuster Technology Inside an Austin Warehouse<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/tech-this-out-where-ballet-meets-blockbuster-technology-inside-an-austin-warehouse\">https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/tech-this-out-where-ballet-meets-blockbuster-technology-inside-an-austin-warehouse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-20 18:04:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"cbsaustin.com\">cbsaustin.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dateline\">AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 <\/span>It looks like the glittering Palace of Versailles \u2014 the Hall of Mirrors glowing, Marie Antoinette\u2019s chambers alive with candlelight and couture.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not France.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a warehouse in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>Inside Virtigo Pictures Studios, cutting-edge virtual production is blending ballet with blockbuster-style technology. The studio is filming a trailer for &#8220;Marie Antoinette: Vampire Queen of Versailles,&#8221; a new world premiere by Ballet Austin\u2019s Stephen Mills \u2014 and they\u2019ve digitally recreated 18th-century France to do it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we have a cinema robot in here from RE Motion, who&#8217;s our robot partner. And on that we have our own digital cinema camera,\u201d said Justin Kirchhoff, chief technical officer at Virtigo Pictures.<\/p>\n<p>The shoot demands repeatable shots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe robot&#8217;s the perfect way to do that,\u201d Kirchhoff said. \u201cIt&#8217;s repeatable shots. It\u2019s what it\u2019s really good at. So, we can do the same shot over and over and over until we get it right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO| Austin Startup Turns Thought Into Motion for Amputees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To bring the scenes to life, the team uses Unreal Engine \u2014 the same software that powers major video games.<\/p>\n<p>That means dancers can perform inside Versailles without ever leaving Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wonderful thing about virtual production is, we&#8217;re shooting \u2014 we&#8217;re in Versailles Palace in Austin, Texas, in a warehouse,\u201d said Paul Michael Bloodgood, director of creative services at Ballet Austin. \u201cLike, you can&#8217;t do that, right, anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This marks Virtigo\u2019s fourth collaboration with Ballet Austin. Their first project recreated the world of Edgar Allan Poe. Now, they\u2019ve brought Versailles back to life with a modern twist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last five years, the technology has just exploded,\u201d Kirchhoff said. \u201cWe have LED walls from a manufacturer in China, a robot from Japan, a camera from America \u2014 combining all these technologies to create this art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Old-world ballet. 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