Turf wars As Gangs of London season two explodes onto screens, VFX supervisor and producer James Jordan and DP Björn Charpentier SBC reveals how virtual production helped to bring some of the show’s most jaw-dropping scenes to life. If you haven’t seen Gangs of London, think Peaky Blinders on steroids: blood-soaked power struggles rip through the … Read more
MARS Academy, the education centre of excellence in Virtual Production, has announced an agreement that will see it partner with Studio City Norway and offer its programme on a global scale. In what is a landmark moment for British film, the UK will partner with Norway to support the next generation of virtual production filmmakers … Read more
Blending technology with creative direction, London-based Bild Studios specialises in visual engineering and creative design for live productions. Founded by live industry veterans Rowan Pitts and David Bajt, Bild now has a 14 strong team that has decades of experience working on some of the world’s largest video installations. After a successful pilot in summer … Read more
Lux Machina Consulting (LuxMC), visual technology specialists based in Los Angeles, CA, has announced the opening of a new office in London. The expansion into the UK coincides with the beginning of several large Virtual Production facilities that LuxMC will be engineering, installing and integrating in the coming year. Co-CEO Phil Galler states, “As we continue to … Read more
Bild Studios has announced a strategic delivery partnership with Los Angeles-based Lux Machina, to create one of the industry’s leading US-UK virtual production teams. The new joint venture aims to provide the film, television, and live event production industry with game changing real-time VFX production technology. Renowned media technologists, Bild Studios have a heritage of … Read more