Outernet, the “immersive cultural and entertainment district” close to London’s Tottenham Court Road station, has announced plans to establish a network of similar venues in cities around the world, including New York and Los Angeles to provide innovative, original entertainment, media and retail experiences. The Now Building at Outernet London has a four-storey-high atrium featuring […]
Last Stand, was made by Berlin-based producer, director and “science communicator” Hashem Al-Ghaili with AI, using Brightpen, and with music by Tiago Nugent. “None of it is real. It’s just a movie, made mostly with AI, which took care of writing the script, creating the concept art, generating all the voices, and participating in some […]
Friend of Mondatum and man about town Dan Edmonds is ICVFX Account Manager at LED Screen rental company Universal Pixels. He recently spoke to TVB Europe about how UniPix have been helping on some of the UK’s most recent virtual production projects. Their credits include Good Omens, The Crown, The Man Who Fell to Earth and Sam Mendes’ Empire of […]
Cannes Next is “an executive conference and innovation-driven business development platform exploring the future of the entertainment sector … [and] a unique gathering enhancing partnerships and fostering business opportunities by connecting world-class creativity with cutting-edge business and technological innovation”. The organisers have announced a 19 May Global Virtual Production Summit involving Disguise and Film Soho featuring interactive workshops, masterclasses […]
Below are the results of research carried out by Lisa McNamara of frame.io into the budgets, crew size and duration of both principal photography and post-production for each of the Best Picture nominees at the 2023 Academy Awards. Below that, we show the cameras and lenses used on the films nominated for Beat Picture and Best […]
In an article for Virtual Producer, as well as providing an introduction to generative AI and the possibilities it provides to content creators, Noah Kadner highlights a number of tools that are going to set the world of filmmaking alight. Here are some that you might not yet be familiar with. Cuebric by Seyhan Lee […]