{"id":147053,"date":"2021-02-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=147053"},"modified":"2021-02-05T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T20:31:11","slug":"realtime-digital-sets-vs-green-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/realtime-digital-sets-vs-green-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Real-Time Digital Sets Replace Green Screens?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Paramount, and more are betting big on digital sets, Volumes, and digital set extensions. Let’s take a look.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Practical meets virtual. Digital sets are here to stay, and thanks to COVID-19, they’re being adopted at a much more rapid pace. Also dubbed XR, or cross-reality, these systems combine physical set pieces, cast, and crew, with digital sets or set extensions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s different from traditional rear projection techniques is that these sets are built in real-time game engines, like Unreal Engine. The sets themselves can be altered during a shoot, which also means there’s a new rising role in the production world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At ILM (Industrial Light & Magic), they call this the Brain Bar\u2014a group of 3D artists and technicians who work on-set with the camera crew and lighting crew to make these systems work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A new role in production—the Brain Bar. Image via Disney+<\/a> courtesy of ILMVFX<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They work hand-in-hand on set with the gaffers to light the set and match colors, while also working with camera crew to track camera position and lens settings so that the digital displays show at the proper angles, depth of field, exposure, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 3D artists work with the camera crew on tracking camera position, angles, etc. Image via Disney+ courtesy of ILMVFX.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The biggest challenge? There aren’t enough of these people in the industry. This type of work requires someone with working knowledge of both filmmaking and video game production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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