# HERE & NOW Studio

> Award-winning production studio creating cinematic live events, immersive experiences, and spatial storytelling. Based in Melbourne, Australia.

HERE & NOW specialises in Live Cinema — real-time film performance where every cut and camera decision is made in the present moment of the event. The studio also produces volumetric VR, reality capture, and site-specific immersive installations for cultural institutions, broadcasters, and brands globally.

Creative Director: Michael Beets — [michaelbeets.com](https://michaelbeets.com)

## Services

- Live Cinema production — real-time cinematic events with live edit and live score
- Immersive experience design — VR, XR, spatial storytelling, site-specific installations
- Reality capture — heritage digital twins, photogrammetry, WebGL delivery
- Cinematic live activations — festival-grade live broadcast for brands and institutions
- Workshop and residency facilitation — Living Lab format

## Projects

- [The Unknown Patient](https://hereandnow.events/project-patient.html): Volumetric VR — Venice Biennale premiere
- [Artefacts](https://hereandnow.events/project-artefacts.html): Heritage digital twin of Melbourne Metro Tunnel excavation
- [Wentworth VR](https://hereandnow.events/project-wentworth.html): 360° narrative VR for Foxtel / Fremantle Media
- [Speak of Country](https://hereandnow.events/project-country.html): Indigenous cultural heritage VR with spatial audio and 6DoF
- [Virtual Art Experiences](https://hereandnow.events/art-experiences.html): Digital art infrastructure — Miami Art Basel and global
- [Chuck a U-Ey](https://hereandnow.events/project-chuckauey.html): Live Cinema on Twitch — car-mounted iPhones, live edit, live score

## Pages

- [https://hereandnow.events/](https://hereandnow.events/) — Homepage
- [https://hereandnow.events/lab.html](https://hereandnow.events/lab.html) — Live Cinema
- [https://hereandnow.events/experiences.html](https://hereandnow.events/experiences.html) — Immersive Experiences Portfolio
- [https://hereandnow.events/services.html](https://hereandnow.events/services.html) — Services
- [https://hereandnow.events/contact.html](https://hereandnow.events/contact.html) — Contact

## Contact

- Website: https://hereandnow.events
- Email: info@hereandnow.events
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hereandnow_exp
- Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia