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1 month ago | 
theasc.com | Noah Kadner
OriginsNewport-Berra learned about the project through his agent. He was initially drawn by the challenge of shooting the entire series using oners — extended, unbroken shots that follow characters through a scene instead of traditional multi-angle coverage.
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1 month ago | 
virtualproducer.io | Noah Kadner
NAB 2025 is in the history books, and as always, it was a whirlwind of new gear, tech demos, and hallway meetings with good friends. Virtual production had a major presence across the booths—but a few products stood out to me. Whether solving pain points or presaging what’s next, here are my five favorite things from the show floor. 1. 🎬 Foundry Nuke StageFoundry’s Nuke Stage offers real-time compositing built into the Nuke ecosystem, supporting LED volume and green screen workflows.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
blog.frame.io | Noah Kadner |Jarle Leirpoll
Virtual production has exploded in popularity over the past few years, fueled by LED display technology and real-time game engine breakthroughs. Projects like The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds have famously demonstrated the incredible potential of in-camera VFX with LED volumes. There’s certainly no sign of a slowdown in this trend, either.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
blog.frame.io | Noah Kadner |Jarle Leirpoll
Back in my last article on virtual production, we looked at this industry sector’s incredible growth over the last couple of years. In addition, we learned how complex virtual production workflows can be, and how this has led to a surge in demand for entirely new, highly-skilled positions. And we shouldn’t underestimate this demand for virtual production specialists, because it’s driven by a scarcity of qualified, experienced personnel.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
blog.frame.io | Noah Kadner |Jarle Leirpoll |Reuben Evans
Next month marks the 8th anniversary of Apple’s introduction of Final Cut Pro X. I won’t bother rehashing all the drama that surrounded it. Nor will I attempt to prove it’s a viable NLE worthy of it’s “Pro” moniker. Instead, I thought it would be an entertaining, perhaps even educational, and hopefully, an enlightening endeavor to investigate this topic from a unique point of view.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
blog.frame.io | Noah Kadner |Jarle Leirpoll
By now, most of us are familiar with the use of LED volumes and virtual production to create in-camera visual effects. Shows like the Disney+ streaming Star Wars series The Mandalorian have been using this technology extensively to generate detailed visual effects live on set since 2019. So it’s only natural that virtual production workflows would proliferate into other types of projects.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
blog.frame.io | Noah Kadner |Jarle Leirpoll
You don’t have to look hard to see how virtual production is taking the film, TV, and streaming industries by storm. And like all new developments, the demand for qualified talent is high, while the availability of skilled people is low. This situation is compounded by roles that are constantly being refined and redefined. So let’s take a look at what’s driving this incredible demand, and where opportunities can be found for newcomers and veterans alike. Starting with how we got here.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
blog.frame.io | Noah Kadner |Jarle Leirpoll
The term “virtual production” covers a broad spectrum of workflows that includes everything from LED volume/in-camera VFX to motion capture and visualization. And virtual production differs from the traditional editing pipeline in several significant ways. So in this article, let’s take a look at some of the new opportunities and challenges that virtual production can specifically present to editors, so you can get a head start on this exciting new world.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
blog.frame.io | Noah Kadner |Jarle Leirpoll
As we’re probably all aware by now, virtual production with in-camera visual effects (aka on-set virtual production) has revolutionized filmmaking. But investing in an LED volume is typically a serious financial undertaking—though the outlay can vary considerably based on the size of the project, as this article will explore. It’s not just the LED volumes that make things so expensive.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
blog.frame.io | Noah Kadner |Jarle Leirpoll
In case you hadn’t noticed, Apple launched its Vision Pro spatial computing headset on February 2, 2024. It’s a bold move, signaling the tech giant’s entry into the virtual and augmented reality market—with an equally bold price tag of $3,500 USD per unit. One of Vision Pro’s unique advantages is its place in the Apple product ecosystem, so you can expect synergy with Apple’s Macs, iPhones and other products. For instance, you can capture 3D video with an iPhone and view it on a Vision Pro later.
