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Virtual Production: Passing Filter or Permanent Fixture.
Is Virtual Production the future, or merely a trending filter? This is a question that gets asked so much. Will we have forgotten or embraced this technology 2 years from now? This is a great question, a question that changes how we view the technology and a question that I will attempt to tackle briefly…
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Forgotten Effects: Spectacle as a Visual Effect
Visual Effects without VFX This concept was written about in depth by Jae Hyung Ryu in his work “Effects and Reality: a Cultural History of Visual Effects”. I have been interested in this idea for a while and was glad to find his work on the topic. This is my view on the topic, inspired…
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The Game-Changing Technology of Virtual Production – Conclusion
Every day, we wake up in a world where people go to the theatre and come home with a feeling of wonder. They are immersed in a world, lost in a reality that is not their own. When the feeling of wonder wears off, they wonder how it was created. If perhaps the person is…
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The Game-Changing Technology of Virtual Production – Part II
More on Virtual Production. Read Part I https://unmaskingvfx.com/?p=303 Added Realism Let’s take a quick look at one of the great effects of Virtual Production that adds huge realism to any shots. Lighting. Virtual Production eliminates a huge issue that VFX artists have to face, matching lighting in real footage and a virtual world. The issue…
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The REAL Reason Nobody is Using Red Screens.
If you know anything about VFX, you have probably encountered or heard of the use of both green and blue screens for keying or removing a background. This raises the question: Why don’t we use red screens? To answer that question I would have to tell you that while it is a rare occurrence, red…
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The Game-Changing Technology of Virtual Production – Part I
Brief Overview of the Technology of Virtual Production Introduction During the Covid-19 Pandemic, people were not allowed to meet each other. Huge sections of many people’s daily lives revolve around meeting and interacting with other people. Almost all businesses suffered. There was however a major business that did not suffer on the contrary, it thrived.…
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The Definition Of Visual Effects and How We Should Use Them
The Definition Of Visual Effects and How We Should Use Them – Adapted from a Samuel Collett talk. We live in an age when information is available, suddenly everyone’s an expert. There are many views on visual effects from so-called “experts”(use, never use, only in certain cases etc). How should we navigate this sea of…