MICHAEL BEETS

Director of Films & Immersive Experiences

COMING SOON: St.Kilda Film Festival Live Cinema Lab
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Live

Networked Cinema & Real-time Experiences

Experiences

Interactive Worlds, VR, and Digital Art

Commercial/Films

Cinematic Brand Narratives & Broadcast

"Michael Beets is an award-winning director of film and immersive experiences, pioneering the intersection of live performance, real-time cinema, and distributed audience agency."

Writing on Live Cinema

Pillar Essay

What is Live Cinema?

The form defined — real-time execution, zero pre-record, and why the live-film nexus changes everything.

 Manifesto

The Live Cinema Dogma

Four principles. Real-Time Execution. Zero Pre-Record. The High-Wire Act. The Live-Film Nexus.

 Practitioner Essay

Live Camera Switching

How to choose a video switcher for live events — from the perspective of a live cinema director.