State-of-the-art virtual production center built for NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Named for Martin Scorsese, the center opens in Fall 2024 in Industry City

World-class facility will give next generation of filmmakers top tier tech

January 18, 2024 Special from Industry City

NYU Tisch Industry City Virtual Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center

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INDUSTRY CITY — NYU Tisch School of the Arts has teamed up with Industry City to announce the substantial completion of construction of the Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center. Opening to NYU Tisch students in the fall of 2024, the new center will provide students and faculty with best-in-class production facilities in a unique setting for collaboration and internships at some of New York’s leading film and media companies. With construction now complete, NYU Tisch will move in and begin outfitting the space with equipment in February.

The 45,586-square-foot facility is located on the top floor of Building 8 at Industry City, the 35-acre innovation campus on the Brooklyn waterfront. It will feature two 3,500-square-foot double-height, column-free stages, two 1,800-square-foot television studios, state-of-the-art broadcast and control rooms, dressing rooms and makeup areas, a lounge and bistro, scene workshops, offices, and training spaces. Located within Industry City’s thriving media and production ecosystem, the center will feature equipment from several neighboring tenants, including Abelcine and Lux Lighting.

“We are thrilled to celebrate this tremendous milestone, delivering a world-class facility to NYU Tisch, complete with high caliber soundstages and studios to train the next generation of filmmakers,” said Glen Siegel, Managing Partner at Industry City (Belvedere Capital). “The Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center will integrate seamlessly into the burgeoning media and production ecosystem at Industry City, allowing students to learn from experts in their field while offering IC businesses proximity to emerging talent.”

The Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center will offer hands-on training in the latest production techniques. One of the first facilities of its kind on the East Coast, it will further establish NYU Tisch as a global leader in cinematic arts training by pioneering new technology and expanding training and collaborative opportunities in the performing arts and design. In addition to serving as a hands-on training hub for virtual production, the facility will be available for commercial rental, providing a valuable resource to both the thriving media community at Industry City and the broader region.

Virtual production encompasses a range of technologies that are transforming the art and craft of filmmaking. Using game engine software, graphics cards, camera tracking, and AR and VR, it allows actors and directors to work in a virtual environment to create visual effects in real time, rather than in post-production. Actors can respond naturally to their surroundings and directors can plan out scenes and shots with precision, visualizing the final product in-camera. Virtual production reduces post-production costs and the need to film on location, making projects more sustainable.

Home to more than 70 film and media-related businesses, Industry City supports every facet of the production lifecycle. The tenant roster features multiple equipment suppliers, content creators, production companies, lighting experts, set design houses, livestreaming service providers, and content distributors. The 16-building campus offers students opportunities for networking, employment, and collaboration at companies including AbelCine, Buck Media, Lux Lighting, The Garage, and Conde Nast. Industry City is highly amenitized with abundant outdoor space, on-site fitness facilities, a robust food and beverage program, live events and programming, and convenient proximity to Brooklyn’s rich talent pool.

About Industry City

Industry City is a 6 million-square-foot mixed-use complex comprising 16 buildings on the waterfront in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The property’s ownership — led by Belvedere Capital, Jamestown and Angelo Gordon & Co. — is transforming the complex, while cultivating a diverse tenant mix that fuses today’s burgeoning innovation economy with traditional manufacturing and artisanal craft. To date, the transformation has included over $450 million of infrastructure improvements, the addition of destination courtyards, experience-driven dining, design retail and other amenitization and event programming. This work is paving the way toward a vibrant and diverse community made up of forward-thinking companies, thoughtful designers, and the next generation of artisans.

The unique 8,500-person campus currently houses more than 550 businesses. Industry City boasts three outdoor courtyard spaces with regularly programmed arts and cultural events, and scores of food and beverage vendors specializing in a wide range of cuisines from all over the globe. Industry City is accessible by the D, N, R trains and multiple bus routes including the B35 and B37. Parking is available at 37th and 2nd Avenue, along with bike racks and five CitiBike stations. www.industrycity.com.

About the NYU Tisch School of the Arts

For over 50 years, the NYU Tisch School of the Arts has drawn on the vast artistic and cultural resources of New York City and New York University to create an extraordinary training ground for artists, scholars, and innovators. Today, students learn their craft in a spirited, risk-taking environment that combines the professional training of a conservatory with the liberal arts education of a premier global university with campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, Shanghai and 11 academic centers around the world. Click here to learn more.