This document discusses virtual production and the career of Joel Pennington. It notes that Pennington wanted to be an architect but went to film school instead. He has worked in games at Electronic Arts, in film at ImageMovers Digital, and now in software at Autodesk. Autodesk partnered with Weta Digital and Lightstorm on Project 881 to develop new virtual production tools like MotionBuilder. The document outlines challenges faced and solutions developed for Project 881.