{"id":24270,"date":"2020-06-05T12:47:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T19:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=24270"},"modified":"2021-06-15T14:09:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T21:09:45","slug":"new-virtual-production-facility-orca-studios-opens-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=24270","title":{"rendered":"New Virtual Production Facility, Orca Studios, Opens in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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LED volume technology<\/strong>, what s<\/em>ome have considered to be the \u201cbiggest technological step forward since the green screen,\u201d<\/a> was used with masterful precision by Jon Favreau<\/strong> on The Mandalorian<\/em><\/strong>. A new company centered on this technology, called Orca Studios<\/strong>, is now opening in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Favreau is the mastermind of the Disney+<\/strong> original live-action Star Wars <\/strong>series, The Mandalorian<\/strong><\/em>. He is also responsible for bringing the African world from the Disney classic Lion King<\/strong><\/em> into a new generation with unbelievably crisp 4K. These gorgeous effects are powered by video game PC engines like Unreal<\/strong>, created in a virtual studio by combining exterior and interior images that adjust to the movement of the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While the technology has been used for some time on a limited basis, that all changed with The Mandalorian<\/em>. About half of the show’s scenes were shot using photorealistic backdrops created by the ILM Stagecraft <\/strong>system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filmmaking is a complicated profession that includes so much more then the casual viewer may realize. Due to the unwavering popularity of The Mandalorian<\/em> and the state of the world being swept up in a global pandemic, the LED volume technology being utilized by ILM and Orca Studios may be a way to jump-start the film industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The studio will give filmmakers the ability to control the environment in a much safer way than ever before. The 6,500 square foot soundstage Orca Studio possesses will be in high demand in the era of COVID-19 and social distancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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