Netflix invents new green-screen filming method using magenta light
A faster and more accurate method for putting footage of actors in different backgrounds allows directors to see how their shots will appear as they film them.
VP Study on its environmental impact – Synthesis
This study aims to provide an overview of the environmental impact of Virtual Production, while taking into consideration the technical, financial and artistic obligations of the field.
Introducing: On-Set Facilities
On-Set Facilities is officially the first-of-its-kind virtual production talent agency, bringing together the leading creative and technical minds in production innovation.
SPOTLIGHT ON MESH
MESH is a team of virtual production specialists with the experience and contacts to launch a virtual production project in as little as six weeks. Among other services they provide a breakdown of scripts to identify virtual production opportunities that make sense creatively and financially.
Sony opens VP studio in Shanghai, China
Japanese electronics giant, Sony has opened a virtual production studio in Shanghai, China, that it says can be used for shooting film, TV and commercials.
Explore the Virtual Production visualization guide by EPIC
Over the next few months, we’ll be publishing a serialized step-by-step guide that will explain how to use virtual production workflows for visualization.
Why Steven Spielberg decided to use LED walls for the firts time on The Fabelmans
On a larger ‘disaster’ movie or even larger Spielberg film, realizing a tornado sequence might be par for the course. But this was just a short moment in The Fabelmans, a film that also had a considerably less budget than his other blockbusters.
How VP rethinks the way stories are being told
Today, VP encapsulates so many areas – visualization, real-time rendering, LED wall shoots, simulcams, motion capture, volumetric capture and more. With heavy advances made in processing power for real-time workflows, virtual production tools have exploded as filmmaking and storytelling aids.
Virtual production reaches new levels across the entire M&E industry
This month, we’re reflecting on the incredible growth of virtual production across film, TV, animation, broadcast, and live events, and taking the opportunity to bring you a new line-up of events, Spotlights, and helpful resources.
Virtual Production with Nerdforge & William Faucher
William Faucher will scan a miniature castle made by Nerdforge and with help from virtual production expert Johannes Skoog and production designer Aaron Wahab they will try to make the best out of virtual production in our studio.
Turning up the volume on Sympathy for the Devil
Cinematographer Steven Holleran and director Yuval Adler use plate photography and an LED-wall stage to help present a nefarious night on the road.
Andor Vs. The Mandalorian: The true limitations of filming in the volume
When it was first unveiled as an integral ingredient in “The Mandalorian,” StageCraft made a lot of jaws drop. Let’s see how it evolved since then.
The VES Handbook of Virtual Production
VP Resources by Breda University
