Hijack,, a seven parter starring Iris Elba as a corporate negotiator whose flight from Dubai to London is taken over by an armed gang, is the latest production to be shot mostly inside an LED volume, in this case a huge 270-degree one at Apple’s new studios in Buckinghamshire. To achieve maximum authenticity, an entire […]
During the pandemic, AV equipment rental and systems integration company Anna Valley co-opted part of its West London HQ as affordable studio space to help their production clients to cope with the upheaval. Building on this, a new multi-purpose studio complex is opening in July comprising five flexible spaces that can be configured to suit […]
Pathway in Manchester recently shot a sequence using 65mm film – specifically Kodak VISION3 65mm 200T Colour Negative Film stock with an ARRIFLEX 765, as used on Gravity and Tenet, and ARRI Rental Vintage 765 lenses – on their virtual production stage. For this first-of-its-kind test, they worked closely with Kodak, Panavision, and Arri Rental […]
LG has launched its new LBAF015-G1 Micro LED panel – click on link and scroll down for Physical Parameters, Optical Specification and more – delivering “premium picture quality with deep blacks and vibrant, natural colors, helping directors to create immersive visual experiences” and aimed specifically at the virtual production studio and XR stage market. The […]
Fathead, a film that aims to show off what can be achieved using today’s virtual production, in-camera VFX and collaborative, cloud-based workflows, has won an award at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival. “When one of the last free children of Junkyard Paradise has her brother stolen away from her, no Ragamuffin army or vicious beasts […]
Following on from its 700 square metre virtual production space in St. Denis in Paris, which features an 18 metre x 5 metre screen, Sony has opened a new one in its Digital Media Production Centre at Pinewood Studios. Its main purpose is to allow broadcasters, productions, and technicians to spend time with Sony’s cinematography […]