Realtime Filmmaking and the Metaverse with John MacInnes Ep. 10

This week's guest is John Mclnnes, an award-winning producer, writer, and director working in movies, games, AR, VR, and XR for companies like Sony and Netflix. He first gained recognition as a screenwriter in writing Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the biggest selling videogame of 2014. He won the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (the Oscars) for his action/thriller script OUTSIDE THE WIRE which was produced and starred in by Actress Zoe Saldana (Guardians Of The Galaxy, Avatar, Star Trek).

John launched his own virtual production studio in 2020, MCINNES Studios. His journey in producing using the Unreal Engine started in 2015 with Call of Duty. From then on, he produced a real-time UE4 television pilot for Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, Spinal Tap), working with Epic Games, Cubic Motion, and Ninja Theory.

Today, his current clients include Sony and HTC Vive.

Highlights of the Episode:

00:35 - Intro of Guest

02:18 - Guest Background

07:24 - Bringing story elements in a multiplayer game

10:14 - Self-funding of VR Demos

15:14 - Writing the Call of Duty

18:16 - Earning money vs Getting out of the box

24:40 - Goal: Making 2d linear to 3d immersive

26:08 - Filmmaking and Game Engine

31:15 - Pitching a Movie and Pitching a new Pipeline of Technology

35:17 - Pitching a great story