Welcome to the new year — and to some of the biggest moviemaking plot twists of 2024. In this continuing series we’re highlighting the products, trends, and businesses changing the process of making movies in ways no one saw coming just a few years or even months ago. Today: Virtual production.
We previously showcased the increasing availability of LED Volume screens, and virtual production and Volume screens go hand in hand. Volumes use recent video game graphics simulator Unreal Engine to render epic 3D, CGI worlds in real time, which allows actors to actually be immersed in that scenery while filming — and for cameras to capture it all seamlessly at once.
