This has further reduced the size and scope of location shoots, set builds, and crowd scenes, and Legato discusses the significance of the LED wall stage with IndieWire, as well as its future impact on the industry. Leavesden has one in England DNEG and Dimension also have one in London and Trilith Studios has one in Atlanta. Wes Anderson's Favorite Movies: 35 Films the Auteur Wants You to SeeĪs a result of this game-changer, LED wall stages have popped up around the world: ILM has three in L.A., one at Pinewood in London, and one in Vancouver Weta and Unity have one in New Zealand Warner Bros. Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movies: 35 Films the Director Wants You to See
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What Were the Number-One Movies and TV Shows of 2021? We May Never Find Out. The Future of Documentary Filmmaking Is Bright, but It Remains a High-Risk Endeavor This allows the filmmakers to generate complex and exotic digital backdrops in real-time (using Epic’s Unreal game engine). Actors perform in an immersive and massive LED video wall and ceiling at Manhattan Beach Studios in L.A., where the practical set pieces are combined with digital extensions on the screens. They created the StageCraft platform, which eliminated the need for costly and time-consuming location shoots.
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In fact, Legato’s VR experimentation with Favreau on “The Lion King” led directly to the director’s pioneering work with Industrial Light & Magic on “The Mandalorian” series on Disney+. To mark the occasion, we’re running a series of essays about the future of everything we cover.Īs part of IndieWire’s 25th anniversary series, who better to forecast the future of VFX than three-time Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Rob Legato (“The Jungle Book,” “Hugo,” “Titanic”)? The 2021 recipient of the VES Award for Creative Excellence, Legato has translated virtual production into a live-action, photorealistic methodology for James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, and Jon Favreau.