This week’s 3-day Visual Media Lab Conference 2023 (Hochschule der Median, Stuttgart, Germany, 8-11 March), “is for all people interested in film, TV and the science behind moving images. For the creatives, technical pioneers and students who are looking forward to a career in those fields”. How will films and TV shows be produced with […]
Virtual production techniques involving high-resolution, direct view LED screens and the use of in-camera visual effects offers filmmaking creatives such as set designers, stunt coordinators, directors and VFX teams huge efficiencies and freedom. They have large canvases, sophisticated game engine technology and complex creative toolsets at their fingertips. Producers can gain more control of their […]
In the sequence below from Antoine Fuqua’s Emancipation, the character Peter, a runaway slave played by Will Smith, is escaping through a swamp when he is snatched by an alligator and has to fight for his life. Working with Legacy Effects and Wētā FX, VFX supervisor Rob Legato shot elements for the underwater scene in a […]
Aided by William Faucher, the team at Norwegian production company VJUS show how to use HTC’s VIVE Mars CamTrack tracking system, Unreal Engine and a high-end Norxe projector combined with a physical set for a virtual production shoot. 0:00 – Intro 0:56 – Virtual Production 1:41 – VIVE Mars CamTrack 3:00 – Rigging for shoot […]
On Wednesday evening, SMPTE hosted its first virtual production showcase event in one of the larger spaces at Garden Studios‘ sprawling 300,000 square foot network of facilities in Harlesden, North West London. It was one of the liveliest, most entertaining and enlightening events I think many of us had attended for some time. Here are […]
Could an individual using nothing more than neural networks combine imagination and production into a single process and single-handedly oversee the creation of an acclaimed and commercially successful movie? Is AI-generated art going to be used to stimulate new forms of expression that transcend what we see on our screens today, spawning new styles and […]