Orbital Captures ICVFX on LA Virtual Production Stages

Post Magazine - August 4th, 2022

Orbital Virtual Studios, which provides high quality virtual production services via two stages at its downtown Los Angeles headquarters, has built a pipeline for capturing in-camera visual effects (ICVFX) at final pixel quality.

Founded in 2021 by AJ Wedding and Chris Cope, Orbital Virtual Studios’ VFX credits include the episodic series Snowfall and Justified. The studio employs the precision tracking of OptiTrack technology and Planar LED screens on its virtual production stages while leveraging powerful media servers and realtime game engines.

Orbital has been experimenting with new virtual production opportunities. For example, a recent shoot featured an actor, filmed in the virtual production volume, interacting with a digital character on the LED wall that was driven by a motion-capture performer off stage in realtime. Using this approach, productions can capture digital characters in-camera, allowing directors to accurately visualize the scene in realtime and reduce post production needs.

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