Based in Winnipeg, Canada, CoPilotXR is a technology and services company that builds custom solutions for extended reality (XR) and virtual production. Leveraging cutting edge real-time and AI-driven technology, the team at CoPilotXR rely on the benefits of Brompton’s TrueLight feature for virtual production.
Emeryville, CA-based Advanced Systems Group, LLC (ASG), a technology and services provider for media creatives and content owners, has entered into a strategic partnership with… Read More »ASG to Offer Zero Density’s Line of Real-time Photorealistic Graphics Solutions
PLSN’s Michael S. Eddy chats with NEP Virtual Studios’ Phil Galler on the state of the virtual production industry.
Nick Jushchyshyn, program director of Digital Media and Virtual Production at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, discusses his use of Blackmagic Design technologies as part of the program’s virtual production workflow.
Nationwide Video, with facilities across North America, is a leading provider of cross-rental equipment to the live entertainment and event rental and staging industry. Their Nationwide University (NWU) provides training industrywide for technicians and video engineers to get up to speed on a variety of video equipment and workflows.
The Canadian heavy metal band Spiritbox recently finished their first headlining tour of North America, ‘The Eternal Blue Tour.’ Co-Creative Directors Lenny Sasso (also handling lighting design) and Drew Mercadante (who is also screens producer) fill us in on how the visuals came together for the well-received tour.
Size matters, doesn’t it? Well, not necessarily, especially when you’re talking about the unlimited, perhaps even infinite, scope of collective imaginations. Proof of this was plain to see in the endlessly engaging lighting and AI looks that transfixed the crowd at Love Has No Limits – 1 Day Houston, which was actually a two-day event, that raised awareness and funds for community organizations in the Texas city.Read More »CHAUVET Professional Contributes to Patrick Dierson’s Transformative ‘Love Has No Limits’ Stage
Steve Cohen and Bob Bonniol collaborated on the lighting, video and scenic design for Blake Shelton’s “Back to the Honky Tonk” tour. Bonniol built a virtual video environment that worked as an extension of the physical set design using Unreal Engine. “We had created Blake’s honky-tonk. The idea was utilizing this video screen to be an extension of that environment,” said Cohen. “It was like you really couldn’t tell where the physical ended and the virtual began,” Bonniol added. “Working on Unreal was so nimble and so fast, and I was able to bring elements together so quickly; to light them and plot camera moves through them…we had 13 days of rehearsal, but because we were moving so fast, using Unreal, that allowed us to basically take three complete, thoughtful passes at the show, which is unheard of in concert work.”
For the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, which aired March 4, 2023, the show featured a digital performance segment with rapper/Nickelodeon star Young Dylan. The sequence was shot via virtual production at LA’s Lulu Studio 18 with a Production Design by Silent House Principal Tamlyn Wright, who was Creative Producer, Production Design for the segment. Lulu Studio 18’s owner Michael Zinman served as Virtual Production Producer. Zinman and Wright share how they created the otherworldly, kid-friendly virtual environment.
When the production team of the Hulu series’ “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” had an episode that took place primarily on a tour bus, they brought Carstage, an In-Camera Virtual Effects (ICVFX) specialist, onboard. While dealing with ICVFX for such a large vehicle like a bus may seem daunting, it was something Carstage had already tackled. They also got a big assist from Nationwide Video’s Secaucus, NJ location, which was just a five-minute drive from the filming stage.
From the creative minds of designers Steve Cohen and Bob Bonniol, working along with Felix Peralta, Blake Shelton’s “Back to the Honky Tonk” tour, with dynamic lighting, a cutting-edge video environment production design and a working bar stage extension, is a visually engaging theatrical experience. We catch up with the team to learn about the design and the practical solutions they relied on to realize it.
This year, ISE 2023 sees a dedicated shift to embrace content production and distribution as part of the globally important proAV and systems integration exhibition.… Read More »ISE 2023’s Content Production Technology Zone to Feature Live Demos