How much influence will virtual production have over live-action? There’s been a lot of exciting and innovative technological advances in virtual production and cinematography recently, especially the innovations developed by Industrial Light & Magic and Epic Games for The Mandalorian. This StageCraft or the “Volume,” as they call it, allows cinematographers to actually see and capture all the special effects in-camera. The backgrounds and the environment not only look hyper-realistic, but there is a significant advantage as the lightning in the scene will directly light the characters and the scene. Roger Deakins, after having worked in animation films such as Wall-E, Rango, Rise of the Guardians, and the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, believes that animation and live-action will merge in the future. He thinks that most mainstream Hollywood films will be done on a computer within the next 10 years. Check out this video of Greig Fraser and Roger Deakins discussing the future of cinematography. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 15 February, 2021