Cutting-edge virtual production that can appear to bring terrifying ogres to life and deliver close-ups of the Titanic at a studio in Belfast is being celebrated as world-leading.
Studio Ulster, on the shores of Belfast Lough, not far from where the ill-fated liner was launched back in 1912, has officially opened what have been termed the world’s most advanced virtual production facilities spanning 75,000 square feet.
The facilities have been designed to support productions at every scale, from blockbuster films and high-end television to AAA game development and world-class animation.
It integrates real-time engines, in-camera visual effects, volumetric capture and motion tracking to revolutionise how all those production types are made.
While Northern Ireland has already established a reputation internationally as a filming destination, with Game of Thrones among productions beaming the natural scenery onto televisions across the world, Studio Ulster has been described as taking things to the next level.
Some of the more recent productions made in Northern Ireland include How to Train Your Dragon, starring Gerard Butler, and Netflix’s The School for Good and Evil, starring Charlize Theron and Laurence Fishburne. Continue reading…
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