The day of greenscreens is gone. Virtual production is the new frontier. The way of virtual set design is changing. Instead of using greenscreens and motion-capture suits to film and create completely CG worlds, there is a new way of creating using Unreal Engine that is revolutionary. Really, virtual environments are ready to be used the day of filming. By now, we have all seen the behind-the-scenes photos of The Mandalorian and how their stage is a huge curved screen that shows the environments. These large screens create backdrops that are rendered by using photo-based textures and realistic lighting that blends the virtual world and the real world. Team members from Happy Mushroom, the VFX company that worked on The Mandalorian, sat down with the Corridor Crew for an episode of VFX Artists React to talk about how the virtual collection was created and how it is the future of set design. We want to highlight a few points from their discussion! Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 14 June, 2021