Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis has once again teamed up with Tom Hanks and Robin Wright for his latest movie, Here – based on the graphic novel by Richard McGuire. The movie uses an AI-assisted aging and de-aging process to…
Ancient Optics Ancient Optics is a cinema lens manufacturer with a focus on vintage optics. The company preserves and curates legendary optical designs for the modern cinematographer. Its extensive testing protocol insures all its lenses have the unique optical characteristics…
The concept of image-based lighting on set is relatively new, but innovations and education pioneered by Quasar Science are bringing the technique to the mainstream. The quest for realistic lighting that is emotive and immersive and that complements an actor’s…
Over three years since a pivotal virtual production (VP) thinktank came together, Universal Pixels looks at how the UK industry was able to not only hone the discipline, but become confident in supporting productions in using VP. In 2022, the…
Integrating LED walls in virtual production has brought a transformative shift in the filmmaking industry. Integrating the LED wall and managing colour rendering, accuracy, and consistency is paramount for film production. Visuals that look great on your monitor during the…
AV Stumpfl’s PIXERA real-time media server platform is becoming increasingly popular with leading studios and production companies who integrate it into their existing virtual production workflows. AV Stumpfl’s award-winning 64-bit system for real-time media processing, compositing and management was designed…
Cinematographer and virtual production specialist Andreas Neo shares how he achieves final pixel images on a VP stage with Kino Flo MIMIK image-based video lighting tiles. Final pixel imaging is all about walking onto a virtual stage and being able…
Filmmakers are in for a treat at CVP’s new flagship virtual production showroom, where state-of-the-art technology meets creative vision. CVP has launched a new showroom and events space on Great Titchfield Street, housing the latest in virtual production solutions. As…
Racquet Studios delivers a flexible approach to virtual production. Despite housing a sizeable community of production talent and with a significant heritage as a location for film and TV shoots, Eastbourne, East Sussex and the South Coast, in general, have…
Brownian Motion has honed a seamless end-to-end workflow for virtual production content from set capture, through offline to final pixel delivery. “We specialise in no-compromise plate capture and delivery. Why wouldn’t you want to use the same cameras as the…
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