Virtual Production

 

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

Virtual Production: Making a Real Impact in Commercials (VFXV)

We tend to hear a lot about the growing use of LED walls, game engines and real-time tools in the making of film and television shows. It turns out, of course, that these virtual p... More

New Virtual Production Stage Powered by Samsung’s The Wall (ProVideo)

It’s the world’s largest virtual production stage with MicroLED technology and it promises to change the way we create reality. Meet The Wall, by Samsung! The partnership, firs... More

Virtual Production Comes of Age (TV Tech)

Smaller crews, budgets and pandemic restrictions have been the driving force.... More

The Future of Music Videos: Ganser Tap the Potential of Immersive LED Tech (RS)

Chicago post-punk band use the same futuristic system used for The Mandalorian to film a pair of ambitious videos on a budget.... More

Unreal Engine 5 Will Breathe New Life Into Virtual Productions in Southeast Asia (IGN)

The virtual production and in-camera visual effects industry has grown exponentially in the last few years and that includes Southeast Asian studios like AUX Media in Singapore, 3P... More

London’s Soho Set to Welcome First Virtual Production Stage (TVB)

V-Studios will be powered by the disguise Extended Reality (xR) workflow, featuring Absen’s 10m x 5m LED wall. According to the company, V-Studios will allow filmmakers to place ... More

The Metaverse Has Been Heavily Hyped – but it Could Enable Entirely New Ways of Screen Production (The Conversation)

What we can do now, even with a nascent metaverse, is significant. The current tools of the trade include technology such as deepfakes that uses machine learning techniques to seam... More

8K is Already Transforming Video Production (TV Tech)

Few consumers own 8K sets but producers are already successfully using 8K technologies to improve TV, film, event and sport production.... More

Virtual Production Firm The Other End Inks Deal With PhaseSpace for Motion Tracking System (THR)

Toronto-based The Other End, led by Amir Endalah, promises greater creative control and cost savings from PhaseSpace's real-time motion capture system on its virtual production sta... More

Epic Games Introduces Virtual Production Skills-Building Training Program (TVB)

Unreal Connectors is a new skill-building training program which will be available in the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, the US and Canada.... More

Sony, USC School of Cinematic Arts Partner on LED Wall Production Studio (Forbes)

The virtual-production studio at the top-rated film school will feature LED walls, cameras, software, and other equipment, and roll out a new curriculum around virtual production. ... More

How Virtual Production is Helping Cut Cost and Reduce Carbon Footprint (Variety)

Over the past two years, the pandemic has transformed the entertainment industry, forcing studios to rethink the way productions are planned. Smaller crews, budget constraints and ... More

Virtual Production Helps Take David Attenborough Back to the Final Day of the Dinosaurs (TVBEurope)

The show’s producers used the 25.5 x 5m curved screen at MARS’ London facility to recreate the background, and dressed the foreground with trees and plants, sand and rocks.... More

Technicolor is Bulking up VFX Business in Culver City (LA Times)

Technicolor Creative Studios is establishing a new Culver City campus, boosted by the return of production and demand from streamers for its visual effects services. The office, wh... More

Fake Friends: Coldplay Performs With a Virtual BTS (LiveDesign)

The season finale of NBC’s The Voice featured a joint performance of "My Universe" between Coldplay and South Korean boy band BTS, but with a twist—BTS were represented with 3D... More

40,000 Square Foot Virtual Studio to Open in Las Vegas, Lure in Big Productions (News3)

The massive project will utilize LED screen technology that’s been successfully employed in recent big productions like the Disney+ Star Wars show, ‘The Mandalorian.’... More

Virtual Production Tech Firm Mo-Sys to Set Up Major Studio, Research, Training Hub in London (THR)

A former power station in Greenwich is being renovated into a facility that will house eight stages, serve as the home to a new virtual production festival and become Mo-Sys' headq... More

NFL Sets Deal for Its First Virtual-Reality Video Game (Variety)

The game is slated to be available on Meta Quest and Sony’s PlayStation VR headsets, but otherwise there are scant details. The league and StatusPro say the game will let users �... More

The Rocket Science Behind Dunes Blend of the Virtual and the Real (Reuters)

You don't have to be a technical wizard to make it in Hollywood, but it helps - especially since the pandemic. Oscar-nominated blockbuster Dune is an outstanding example of the ski... More

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