Light fantastic – Virtual Production
“Light control, colour matching, and close inter-departmental collaboration are the keys to lighting for VP. Be ready to integrate with a lot more departments than you were expecting,” advises Jeff Webster.
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Actors on ILM StageCraft
For an actor, performing in one of ILM’s StageCraft LED volumes is not like working on a traditional film set with green screens. There’s no need to imagine the world around you, because it’s all right there.
ILM STAGECRAFT HONORED WITH EMMY AWARD
ILM is proud to be the recipient of an Emmy Award for its StageCraft VP tool suite. StageCraft has been used on such series as The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, How I met your Father, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and The Old Man.
ADVANCES IN VP: WHERE VFX AND VIDEO GAMES COLLIDE
While VP is currently the big buzzword in content creation, Steve Griffith is keen to stress that it’s just a visual effects process; another tool in the filmmakers’ arsenal. “In-camera compositing is really the best thing to call it,”
The Evolution of ICVFX: ILM Stagecraft and Dimension
Even as virtual production is more widely adopted, many misconceptions about the still-evolving platform persist — namely that VP only makes sense for those with the biggest budgets.
How VP is helping to cut costs and reduce carbon footprint
Over the past two years, the pandemic has transformed the entertainment industry, forcing studios to rethink the way productions are planned.