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 […]
The team at ReadySet Studios in Amsterdam have put their expertise in virtual production and in-camera visual effects to good use in the music video for this year’s Dutch Eurovision entry – Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper’s Burning Daylight. The shoot involved the use of physical sets of a restaurant, multiple versions of a living room […]
With the intention of achieving interoperability of all on-set equipment, SMPTE has published the first of its Rapid Industry Solutions (RIS) On-Set Virtual Production Camera and Lens Metadata guidelines. The initial focus is traditional VFX, with cameras, lenses and camera tracking to follow. The project can be found in this Github repository. Reference code is […]
Together with a group of colleagues, Forbes contributor Shane Snow surveyed 800 individuals in the film industry to gauge their reactions to the growing use of LED screens and in-camera visual effects as an alternative to green screen and shooting on location. The result was a 25-page report called The State of Virtual Production 2023. The […]
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 […]
To help address a yawning skills gap, the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is to offer virtual production technology training to students using a £1.9 million capital grant from the Office for Students, England’s independent regulator for higher education. It’s a first for a drama school in the UK. Training will be […]