Cutting Edge has announced new virtual production venture Edge Lab powered by Brompton Technology

For almost 30 years, Cutting Edge has been at the forefront of sound and picture post production technology. The company’s latest venture is the Brisbane-based Edge Lab that specialises in virtual production.

The facility is a research and development hub for production industry professionals and was developed in partnership with Big Picture (part of the NEP Worldwide Network) and motion caption integrator Logemas. Designed with the highest quality components, Brompton Technology processing is used for the main LED screen as well as ambient reflection and lighting walls.

Cutting Edge CEO Michael Burton said of the design: “Because our LED stage has been built with high quality components and is powered by Brompton processing, we are able to achieve realistic virtual environments that help with experimental shooting and environment creation.” The stage comprises four Brompton Tessera SX40 4K LED processors and four Tessera XD 10G data distribution units, as well as several Tekken LED screens. 

The aim for the lab is to be used on a variety of projects, from advertising to feature filmmaking. Josh Moffat, special projects and business development at Big Picture, said: “The work coming out of these spaces is set to create a new standard in filmmaking. We know production companies will want to try out this new technology and take advantage of all it has to offer. We’re looking forward to our partnership with Cutting Edge and being able to showcase this to the local market.”

On 19 March the Cutting Edge team hosted The Visual Effects Society with a virtual production event workshop at Edge Lab. The event was joined by partners at Big Picture, Logemas and ARRI, and demonstrated Unreal Engine’s integration with a large-scale LED stage including real time camera tracking and various lighting techniques. 

Moffat concluded by saying: “We’re looking forward to working on some amazing projects and with Brompton Technology as our chosen LED processing solution for VP applications, we know we’ll deliver great results.”