Using generative AI to compare the carbon impacts of location shooting and on-set virtual production For those of you who are interested in how shooting on an LED stage saves the planet compared to going out on location, Morden Wolf’s Rob Chandler, pictured below, was a panelist at an event in Lille last week called […]
The Pixotope Pocket iOS app has landed. Originally launched as an educational tool, it tracks objects by combining device motion tracking, camera scene capture and advanced scene processing. Video and tracking data are sent to a local Windows-based Pixotope Graphics machine using an SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) stream. “Pixotope Pocket is maturing beyond its initial […]
The incorporation of real-time 3D into linear live action productions is the kind of gift that the ad industry would normally accept from Hollywood as quickly as you can say “design brief. So far, though, with some notable exceptions like the EE Made For Gamers spot below, it doesn’t feel like that has really been […]
Too good not to share here, and reproduced in full from his original Linkedin post, Rob Chandler of Morden Wolf and the Starting Pixel WhatsApp group fame offers newbies to virtual production and in-camera visual effects (ICVFX) some valuable advice on what to do before you get underway. 1 – Grasp The Basics You may […]
disguise is taking steps to promote the use of 2.5D workflows in virtual production, but what does that actually mean? Unlike 2D plates, 2.5D offers a hint of dimensionality without the full complexity of real-time 3D environments. A 2.5D workflow, often regarded as the bridge between 2D and 3D, involves layering multiple 2D images with […]
The 4-day hybrid event will return to Stuttgart from 23 to 26 April with sessions available to watch on demand from 27 April until 31 May – fmx.de VFX in Loki Season 2 – Christopher Smallfield from Trixter on bending space & time stylised animation – Daniel Damm shares secrets on stylized animation insights on improving production […]