In a UK first, a group of companies and academic institutes has successfully completed a real-time virtual production experiment that used 5G mobile technology to place two actors in a scene though they were actually physically 280 miles apart. The full list of participants in the trial, which is funded by the Scottish Government through […]
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 […]
At Infocomm 2023 in Orlando, Florida, Samsung has shown the latest addition to The Wall range of LED displays, designed to make virtual production for TV, film and other creative industries faster and easier. They’re offering pixel pitch options of P1.68 and P2.1, dedicated studio frame rates (23.976, 29.97 and 59.94Hz) and genlocking (sync’ing the screen with […]
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 […]