Weta Digital, Streamliner and Avalon Studios have partnered in a new LED-stage virtual production service, to be based in Wellington.
The service is designed capitalise upon the recent growth in real-time visual effects capabilities, along with the current health and safety benefits of working in New Zealand.
The workflow features configurable LED panels that are able to display imagery beyond 8K as a way to augment practical sets and replace green screen shots for backgrounds and exteriors. It also lends itself to combining footage from multiple stages, allowing for smaller crew sizes. The service is flexible, and able to be built to scale for any size project.
“Adding LED stage capabilities to Wellington’s Avalon Studios adds yet another compelling reason for productions to consider shooting in New Zealand,” said Weta Digital executive producer David Conley.
“LED stages are the latest technique to take advantage of game engine technology to...
The service is designed capitalise upon the recent growth in real-time visual effects capabilities, along with the current health and safety benefits of working in New Zealand.
The workflow features configurable LED panels that are able to display imagery beyond 8K as a way to augment practical sets and replace green screen shots for backgrounds and exteriors. It also lends itself to combining footage from multiple stages, allowing for smaller crew sizes. The service is flexible, and able to be built to scale for any size project.
“Adding LED stage capabilities to Wellington’s Avalon Studios adds yet another compelling reason for productions to consider shooting in New Zealand,” said Weta Digital executive producer David Conley.
“LED stages are the latest technique to take advantage of game engine technology to...
- 7/22/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Weta Digital, which recently launched an original animated content division, has partnered with Avalon Studios and Streamliner to create a new Led-stage virtual production service, based in Wellington, New Zealand. This alliance brings together Weta’s VFX prowess with live stage expertise from Streamliner and production facilities from Avalon. Crucially, though, the health and safety benefits of working in New Zealand, which effectively controlled the pandemic, will help attract productions of all sizes for this ready-to-use package.
Similar in concept to Industrial Light & Magic’s Led-screen StageCraft platform, launched for “The Mandalorian” series, Weta’s system also relies on the real-time Unreal engine from Epic Games in accelerating a paradigm shift for the industry, offering social distancing and smaller crews, while reducing the size and scope of location shoots, set builds, and crowd scenes for the foreseeable future.
“Adding Led stage capabilities to Wellington’s Avalon Studios adds yet another...
Similar in concept to Industrial Light & Magic’s Led-screen StageCraft platform, launched for “The Mandalorian” series, Weta’s system also relies on the real-time Unreal engine from Epic Games in accelerating a paradigm shift for the industry, offering social distancing and smaller crews, while reducing the size and scope of location shoots, set builds, and crowd scenes for the foreseeable future.
“Adding Led stage capabilities to Wellington’s Avalon Studios adds yet another...
- 7/20/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Weta Digital, Streamliner and Avalon Studios is changing the game when it comes to production with a new Led-stage virtual production service. So what does this mean, exactly? The three teams have launched a cutting-edge service that combines live performance with real-time visual effects.
The new workflow features large easily configurable Led panels that are able to display imagery well beyond 8K as a way to augment practical sets and often replace greenscreen shots for backgrounds and exteriors. It also lends itself to easily combining footage from multiple stages, making it ideal for keeping crew sizes smaller. That said, the three companies have put together a ready-to-use package for productions of all sizes.
“Adding Led stage capabilities to Wellington’s Avalon Studios adds yet another compelling reason for productions to consider shooting in New Zealand,” said Weta Digital Executive Producer David Conley. “Led stages are the latest technique to take...
The new workflow features large easily configurable Led panels that are able to display imagery well beyond 8K as a way to augment practical sets and often replace greenscreen shots for backgrounds and exteriors. It also lends itself to easily combining footage from multiple stages, making it ideal for keeping crew sizes smaller. That said, the three companies have put together a ready-to-use package for productions of all sizes.
“Adding Led stage capabilities to Wellington’s Avalon Studios adds yet another compelling reason for productions to consider shooting in New Zealand,” said Weta Digital Executive Producer David Conley. “Led stages are the latest technique to take...
- 7/20/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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