Nathan Bazley

Experience

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  612 ABC Local Radio Brisbane

  Jun 2006 - May 2007

  Field Reporter and Producer
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  Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

  May 2007 - Jun 2021

  Looking at strategy, marketing, industry partnerships and branded content opportunities across various immersive media platforms for the Australian national broadcaster.Forming relationships with commercial organisations that provide value, insights, expertise and funding for future-focused projects.Identifying strategic opportunities and communicating them to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.Forecasting future technology trends and developing roadmaps that take advantage of potential audience shifts.Leading teams creating mobile AR apps and VR content.Finding ways to get existing news & broadcast skillsets ready for the coming shifts in mobile content consumption.Developing promotional/entertainment/factual AR experiences on social (Facebook and Instagram on Spark AR) that have been downloaded 5 million times Show less

  • XR / Immersive Technology Lead (AR, VR, VP and interactive content)

    Nov 2017 - Jun 2021

  • Innovation Lead - Mt Resilience WebAR

    Feb 2020 - Nov 2020

  • Series Producer of Behind the News - ABC TV

    Jan 2014 - Dec 2018

  • Senior Project Manager - ABC AR - Space Discovery

    Apr 2018 - May 2018

  • Executive Producer - BTN 50 years TV Doco

    Apr 2018 - May 2018

  • Executive Producer - Kokoda VR

    Oct 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Host of Behind the News

    May 2007 - Dec 2017

  • Reporter on Behind the News

    May 2007 - Dec 2013
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  Light ADL

  Jul 2021 - Jan 2022

  Finding new ways to blend the physical and virtual.Helping all creatives access virtual production.Design and construction of a 150sqm LED Virtual Production stageConsultation with creatives across Australian about how real time technologies and VP can be used for next gen content creationEnhancing live performance with technology. Creation and operation of a new large scale event, blending technologies in world-first ways.From writing and producing a real time, 360 degree LED interactive show called Immersion, to development of AR tasting experiences, content commissioning, partnerships, marketing and strategy. Writer and Director of Immersion, a 360 degree interactive show set in the Ellipse, a purpose designed and built LED auditorium for audiences.

  • Head of R&D & Virtual Production

    Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Director of IMMERSE

    Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Writer and Director - Immersion

    Jul 2021 - Nov 2021
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  Global VP Solutions

  Dec 2021 - Sept 2024

  Managing Director

  Global VP Solutions (formerly VP Concepts) helps studios and independent producers to find, negotiate and cost effectively utilise the most competitive incentives and production technologies around the world; bringing creativity to life more efficiently than ever before. It also can support in areas like concept development, creative planning, business development, advocacy, education, marketing and partnerships.

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  NBCUniversal

  Dec 2021 - Jun 2024

  Production Technology Advisor (Virtual Production)

  Led the Virtual Production & volume infrastructure plan for delivering the Apple TV+ series Metropolis in Victoria, Australia.VPC continues to deliver advice around Virtual Production utilisation for film and TV:* Partnerships* Investment* Strategic planning* Volume configuration and supplier negotiations* Production management* Innovation* Global industry growth and VP incentives* Education + skills development* Virtual Art vendor managementAlso looking at how real time technologies can create transmedia opportunities for cross platform storytelling. Show less

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  Matchbox Pictures Pty Ltd

  Dec 2021 - Dec 2023

  Production Technology Advisor (Virtual Production)

  Strategic advice around Virtual Production utilisation for film and TV* Partnerships* Innovation* Industry growth* Education* Configurations

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  Enablo

  Mar 2022 - Jan 2023

  Head of Reality Labs

  "Award-winning tech firm Enablo is taking its first steps into the metaverse alongside its long-time partner, Meta. The employee experience company – headquartered in Brisbane, Australia – has announced a multi-million-dollar investment in the future of the Enterprise Metaverse – with a new division called Reality Labs.Enablo’s Reality Labs will work closely with Meta’s Reality Labs to help enterprises benefit from the metaverse – harnessing cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies to bring people together with a powerful suite of work tools and solutions.At the helm of the investment is immersive technology leader Nathan Bazley. “It’s no surprise that the way we work is in flux right now. With many remote and most of us hybrid to some degree, it’s vital businesses find better ways to bring colleagues together” says Nathan. “Immersive technologies were built for this moment, and with exciting new hardware and tech capabilities on the horizon, workers will no longer be chained to a webcam for communication." Show less

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  Impossible Content

  Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

  Managing Director

  Impossible Content attracts & crafts the best Virtual Production-focused IP, attaches the best VP-fluent talent and innovatively guides these projects through development and production in a cost sensitive way. Impossible Content aims to become known as the home of technology-led creativity and a brand synonymous with price-conscious content combined with ambitious execution. It will show that innovation can be an award-winning and budget friendly strategy.Also offering VP-tailored Production Services for productions looking to work in Australia. Show less

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  Disguise

  Nov 2023 - Sept 2024

  ANZ Regional Advisor
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  NantStudios

  Sept 2024 - now

  Global Director of Business & Operations

  Passionately pushing the boundaries of technology-enabled production.Contact me if you’d like to:* Create Real Time environments or Previs for a project * Build a next generation volume that is more flexible and efficient than anything in the industry today, using best-in-class components and patented new technologies* Get the best operators and advice to support your next project* Deliver a VP shoot anywhere in the world - either within one of NantStudios existing volumes, or we can help to design and deliver a temporary one* Partner to bring a creative idea or script to life that will use a significant amount of Virtual Production* Just to have a chat about production technologies, crazy ideas, ways to collaborate, or just unload about life itself! Show less