VP TOOLS
What real-time engine is most commonly used for virtual production in film and television?
What is Unreal Engine?
This team member sets up and manages the motion capture system, ensuring accurate tracking of body and facial movements.
Who is the Motion Capture Technician?
This technique involves tracking real-world cameras in real time to match the movement of a virtual camera in the digital world.
What is camera tracking?
This term refers to the combination of real and virtual worlds using advanced digital environments in real time, transforming traditional filmmaking.
What is virtual production?
This groundbreaking use of virtual production technology involves filming with a physical set surrounded by a 270-degree LED screen.
What is The Volume/LED Wall?
This technology allows real-time capture of actors’ movements and translates them into 3D models.
What is motion capture (or MoCap)?
This person ensures all technical systems—from motion capture to real-time rendering—run smoothly on set.
Who is the Technical Director?
This type of virtual production uses LED screens around the set to display digital backdrops in real time.
What is in-camera visual effects (or ICVFX)?
This wireless technology is expected to improve real-time collaboration on virtual sets by enabling faster data transfer with lower latency.
What is 5G?
This streaming service produced the series The Mandalorian, which used virtual production techniques to create immersive worlds.
What is Disney+?
This tool is commonly used in virtual production to combine live-action footage with CG environments.
What is green screen (or chroma keying)?
Often leading the team, this person oversees the creative and technical integration of live action and digital environments, ensuring the final vision is achieved.
Who is the Virtual Production Supervisor.
This process uses specialized cameras and tracking systems to create realistic movements and interactions between actors and digital elements.
What is motion capture?
This emerging technology will allow virtual production teams to collaborate across countries in real time using this shared-based tools.
What is cloud collaboration/share (or cloud-based virtual production)?
This director and visual effects pioneer collaborated with Epic Games to develop new virtual production tools for the Avatar sequels.
Who is James Cameron?
This process involves using LED screens or projection to create immersive digital environments on set.
What is stagecraft (or virtual sets)?
This role is responsible for operating the real-time engine (such as Unreal Engine) during live shoots, adjusting virtual environments, triggering animations, and ensuring smooth playback for in-camera visual effects.
Who is the Engine Operator (or Real-Time Engine Operator)?
This process allows the live-action footage to be composited with digital effects and environments in real time on set.
What is real-time compositing?
Future virtual productions may rely on this interconnected digital space that combines real-time engines, motion capture, and user interaction for immersive storytelling.
What is the metaverse?
This 2022 sci-fi film starring Ryan Reynolds used virtual production to blend futuristic environments with real-world sets.
What is The Adam Project?
This software is often used to pre-visualize and plan scenes in virtual production.
What is Previs (or Previsualization)?
This role works closely with both the director and virtual art department to design and execute camera movements inside real-time environments, often using game engine-based tools and virtual camera rigs.
Who is the Virtual Camera Operator?
This technology allows actors to interact with digital characters or objects on-screen during a live performance, using motion capture or augmented reality.
What is virtual reality (VR)?
This digital technology allows for actors to perform in full-motion environments without the need for physical props, enabling more dynamic interaction.
What is augmented reality (AR)?
This 2019 film is known for pioneering the use of virtual production for its stunning visual effects and real-time renderings.
What is The Lion King (2019)?