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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.
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.
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.
Cinematographer Steven Holleran and director Yuval Adler use plate photography and an LED-wall stage to help present a nefarious night on the road.
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.
1899, the mysterious Netflix series set on the steamship Kerberos that was largely filmed on a LED volume at Studio Babelsberg.
In recent years, new technology has emerged that has drastically changed the way movies are made, and it’s become a lot more prevalent than you may realize.
NantStudios, a leading technology-driven virtual production studio have built two new LED in-camera VFX stages at Docklands Studios Melbourne, including the world’s largest LED volume.
Now, it’s not a secret that the show makes use of Industrial Light & Magic’s StageCraft technology, which creates photorealistic alien landscapes on a colossal curved LED wall called a volume.
The LDT-V2 streams lens data directly to the media player, enabling freedom of movement for camera operators.