Virtual sets are a recent trend and have always been out of reach for budget filmmakers. But where there's a will, there's a way. A DIY way. The Volume. It’s a high-resolution behemoth that Disney has been using to create realistic interplanetary backgrounds for their hit TV show The Mandalorian. The company invested millions to create a tool that gives them total control over the background and gives actors a realistic environment to react with. That kind of technology investment is too expensive for regular filmmakers to take advantage of. But is there a way to fake it? Why yes, there is. Still Images and a Big-Screen TV As TV prices go down and screen sizes go up on ultra high-definition 4K displays, the idea of using a high-resolution television screen as a virtual background display becomes viable for indie filmmakers on a budget. Users are even turning to short-throw video projectors and virtual background software like Unreal Engine to provide production value like big-budget projects are doing. More on that later. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 16 November, 2022