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How Do Virtual Production Studios Work?

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When you think of your favorite movie or show's scenery, do you think the actors and crew are filming in person at every location? Chances are, they aren't. With budget and time constraints, visiting every place in person to film is challenging — and some worlds don't exist. To combat these challenges, studios rely on green screens. However, studios are taking advantage of virtual production work with LED screens.

Learn about virtual production studios and how they work to provide the entertainment you enjoy and love.

 

What Is a Virtual Production Studio?

A virtual production studio produces filmed content using an innovative method of combining physical and virtual worlds. The traditional way to achieve results is by shooting with a green screen background and then having editors lay over the desired computer-generated image (CGI) during post-production. However, the new and enhanced way is to use LED screens to have the backdrops you want in real-time while filming. A virtual production studio can use the LED technique to produce quality shots and put together videos and movies.

Virtual production studios install and build virtual sets because they are often the more cost-effective choice.

 

Critical Components of LED Virtual Production Studios

  • LED Video Walls: The primary element of an LED Virtual Production Studio is the large LED video wall or LED screens. These screens display virtual sets, landscapes, or backgrounds in real-time, replacing the traditional green screen or blue screen used for chroma keying. The high-resolution LED screens provide realistic and dynamic backgrounds, making it easier for actors and crew to interact with the virtual environment.
  • Real-Time Rendering Engines: LED Virtual Production Studios utilize powerful real-time rendering engines to generate and display virtual scenes on the LED video walls in real time. This technology allows filmmakers to see the final composited shot while filming, providing instant feedback and reducing the need for extensive post-production work.
  • Camera Tracking Systems: To maintain accurate perspective and alignment between the virtual environment and the camera, LED Virtual Production Studios employ camera tracking systems. These systems track the camera's movement in real time, allowing the virtual background to adjust accordingly, creating a seamless integration between the real and virtual elements.
  • Motion Capture and Real-Time VFX: Some advanced LED Virtual Production Studios incorporate motion capture technology, allowing real-time integration of computer-generated characters or objects with live-action performances. This enables actors to interact with virtual elements as if they were physically present on set.

 

How Do Virtual Production Studios Work?

Virtual production studios are similar to regular production studios in that they both set up stages for filming. The most significant difference is that virtual production studios have LED walls on the stage's perimeter. The LED walls are the background for whatever scene gets filmed that day.

A virtual studio working on creating movies uses various visualization techniques to contribute to the final project. One of those methods is using LED screens to showcase the backdrops. Suppose a film requires shooting a short scene in London. Instead of spending time and money traveling back and forth for the brief recording, production can quickly film the scene with a realistic image of London using LED wall technology.

 

Technology Used in Virtual Production Studios

Technology plays a significant role in movie creation and innovation in virtual production studios. While green screens have been a tradition, LED wall panels are the future and have already appeared in many shows and movies, with “The Mandalorian” being one of the most recent. LED walls continue to become the ideal method for shooting scenes.

To broadcast the images, studios use systems to create photorealistic sets and display them on the LED walls. With the LED wall system, projected images sync in real time with the camera, so they move in accordance with camera movements.

With LED walls' capabilities, visual effects in the shot no longer need to wait until post-production. You'll have more efficient filming processes because actors have one more factor to work with while acting.

 

The Perfect LED Panels for the Job

When you need new LED panels for your virtual production studio, Refresh LED can help. We provide quality LED walls for studios to use in their filming processes. We carry LED video walls of all sizes, so you can get ones that fit your studio's space and needs.

 

Request a Quote From Refresh LED

Are you ready to elevate your virtual productions? Get started with new LED wall panels for your virtual production studio when you request a free quote today!


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