Virtual Production
Cinespace Expands Netflix Production Hub in Toronto (THR)
The studio operator is adding three soundstages and 130,000 square feet of production space to its Marine Terminal Studio facility on the city’s waterfront, which hosted Guillerm... More
The Virtual Production Behind the Soccer TVC for Caledon Football Club (FXGuide)
The Soccer commercial for Caledon Football Club in Toronto was shot in virtual production using Pixomondo’s new crowd system developed in Unreal.... More
The Quickening Pace of the Immersive Now (VFX)
Virtual reality and augmented reality are more tangible now. VR in particular has enjoyed a steady ascent recently, with help from the Oculus Quest headsets and the strong earnings... More
£25.2M Virtual Production Studio to Open in Belfast in 2024 (TVB)
The 57,000 sq ft building will include two large-scale virtual production stages with in-camera visual effects stage, a motion capture stage, a 3D scanning stage, and an R&D smart ... More
The Future of MoCap in VFX and Virtual Production (Broadcast)
With the explosion in virtual production over the past years, motion capture has been becoming even more important for productions across the industry, including high profile uses ... More
House of the Dragon: How Virtual Production is Helping Actors Say Goodbye to Green Screens (TC)
This LED volume stage is one of the biggest in the world, comprising more than 2,000 LED screens and 92 motion capture cameras. The scale of this LED volume means that production c... More
IBC 2022: Unreal Engine a ‘Gamechanger’ for Virtual Production (Broadcast)
The Unreal engine has been a “game changer” for virtual production and drawing in younger audiences, a panel at IBC has said. Alex Dinnin, director of graphics, innovation at W... More
‘Rings of Power’ Needed Over 1,500 VFX Artists and 20 VFX Studios (Variety)
Over 20 visual effects studios and 1500 visual effects artists across the globe came together to deliver Amazon’s mega-series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Com... More
‘Bullet Train’ Rides the Virtual Production Wave (B&A)
Live action scenes on the train made use of train car sets with LED walls running adapted live-action footage, pre-composited and rendered by DNEG.... More
HBO Max Creates `Our Flag Means Death’ Using Blackmagic Design (TV Tech)
Virtual production allowed the creators to show the pirate ship and characters on the ocean without taking sail.... More
Streaming is Opening a Whole New World of Virtual Product Placement (Fast Company)
Get ready to see a lot more product placement on streaming service like Prime Video—including products added with editing magic.... More
Virtual Production: A New Era of Entertainment (postPerspective)
Virtual production is nothing short of a revolution for the entertainment industry. As nascent ideas of the metaverse begin to take shape, we know that the building blocks for this... More
How Marvel Studios’ ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Adopts a New Technology (Disney Blog)
'Thor: Love and Thunder' is the first MCU film to employ a new technology, The Volume, which surrounds the actors in a 360-degree digital environment, rather than filming them agai... More
Emmy Contenders Showcase How Much Visual Effects Have Expanded the Vision in Television (VFX Voice)
Considering the growing demand for content and the acceptance of visual effects as the primary work tool of potential nominees reflect how far the production quality of television ... More
French Virtual Production Studio Upgrades to Extended Reality (TVB)
Paris-based virtual production studio Plateau Virtuel has upgraded to extended reality with the real-time compositing/media-server platform SMODE. The studio shoots films and video... More
‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Takes ILM Virtual Production Route (THR)
The 20th Television series, based on Rick Riordan’s best-selling novels, has started production in Vancouver and will be the first project to be made on Industrial Light & Magic�... More
How Virtual Production is Helping TV and Film Become More Sustainable (TVB)
The innovation of using virtual production techniques could make a significant impact in the race to net zero across broadcasters and production companies, with recent studies sugg... More
Animation Renaissance Fuled by Tech Advances, New Storytellers and Local Talent (VFX Voice)
Animated features and series of all types and stripes are launching this year, thanks to growing global demand, an anime goldrush and the impact of the streamers. The diverse array... More
Sony’s Virtual Production Tech Thinks Outside the Green Screen (Nikkei Asia)
Sony's Kiyosumi Shirakawa is a studio for virtual productions, an increasingly popular technology with the potential to reshape production of everything from ads to dramas. The stu... More
ABBA Voyage: How Does it Work? (MR)
ABBA's re-appearance on stage has garnered rave reviews. But how exactly do you convincingly put on a gig from a band that isn't there?... More