Virtual Production
May 12, 2025
From streets to screens: pioneering virtual production for vehicle scenes
With PXO AKIRA, it’s now possible to bring ultra-realistic movement to vehicle scenes shot with virtual production. Find out how Pixomondo’s cutting-edge system combines Unreal Engine, robotics, and a whole lot of ingenuity.March 24, 2025
Sony and Pixomondo launch VP Academy for Virtual Art Departments in Japan
Virtual production (VP) is on the rise in Japan. To cater for the growing need for VP specialists, Sony and Pixomondo have launched a new school to provide skills training for a new generation of Virtual Art Department artists. Find out more.
November 18, 2024
From VR to HMI: why Lotus is still one of auto’s biggest disruptors
With innovation in its DNA, Lotus has been at the epicenter of change in the auto industry for more than seven decades. Discover how the company is still pushing the envelope today by going all in on real-time technology, from virtual production to HMI.
August 27, 2024
Dimension Studio sees more directors turn to virtual production
No longer a niche filmmaking technique for blockbuster movies, filmmakers are turning to virtual production to deliver on lower budgets and shorter timeframes. Find out more as we catch up with Dimension Studio.
May 13, 2024
Magnopus brings Amazon’s Fallout series to life with virtual production powered by Unreal Engine
Go behind the scenes on blockbuster TV series Fallout to discover how a combination of in-camera VFX in Unreal Engine and shooting on 35mm film helped Magnopus bring this dystopian world to life.
May 18, 2023
Chart-topping sensation Jackson Wang embraces virtual production for superpowered music video
From a cinematic post-apocalyptic cityscape to complex levitation effects and fire-breathing dance routines, virtual production and old-fashioned filmmaking techniques took the music video for Jackson Wang’s single Cruel to new heights.
March 15, 2023
From The Lion King to fairyland: inside the beautiful world of Brave Creatures
Journey into a short that feels destined for bigger things, as we learn how an Academy Award-winner tapped Epic Ecosystem standards like UE5, Megascans, MetaHumans, and the Path Tracer to pull you into a fairy world on the brink of war.
February 17, 2023
The first year out: moving from student to 3D artist
Read on as three inspirational 3D artists offer pro tips on what they’ve learned as they move from school to game and VFX powerhouses like Blizzard Entertainment, DNEG, and more.
December 8, 2022
Immersive storytelling: empowering the next generation of XR entrepreneurs
How do you teach the world to use the same immersive storytelling tools that have fascinated you for years? GRX Immersive Labs has created an XR storytelling platform that teaches Unreal Engine, virtual reality, and virtual production to creators of all backgrounds.
November 10, 2022
Depicting dogfights: how real-time rendering helped an Indian fighter jet series take off
Aerial combat has been a big draw since the days of Howard Hughes. Learn how Viga Entertainment Technology applied Unreal Engine to the aerial sequences of the Disney+ Hotstar series Shoorveer, becoming one of the first TV productions to use it in India.
October 12, 2022
Into the Innerverse: Inside Bastille’s first virtual concert
How did Bastille follow up a chart-topping album? With an interactive VR performance that takes fans directly into Give Me The Future’s philosophical world. Find out how the WPP agency helped them build it with virtual production and Unreal Engine.
October 12, 2022
Pixomondo gives viewers a kick with new virtual production-based soccer commercial
How do you produce a commercial with a stadium full of screaming soccer fans that doesn’t break the bank or require hours of rotoscoping? Find out how PXO and partners used LED stages and virtual production workflows to achieve just that.
October 10, 2022
FOX Sports kicks off the NFL season with a groundbreaking multicam virtual production studio
Two years ago, lensing a live multicam show on an LED volume was impossible. Now, FOX Sports can do it anytime they want. Discover how the team built a groundbreaking virtual production studio for their NFL pregame show, FOX NFL Sunday.
September 27, 2022
How Netflix series The Silent Sea recreated the Moon with Unreal Engine’s ICVFX tech
To recreate outer space and the Moon for the Korean Netflix series, The Silent Sea, Westworld leveraged the power of Unreal Engine’s in-camera VFX (ICVFX) technology.
August 26, 2022
Patrick Mahomes’ Fortnite debut hyped with help from virtual production
With a limited amount of time to work with Patrick Mahomes, The Robot Company and Los York turned to an Unreal Engine-powered LED stage to create an atmospheric teaser promoting the NFL superstar’s debut in the Fortnite Icon Series.
July 20, 2022
Shin Ultra Fight morphs 70s-style monster suits with real-time tools
How do you recreate the charm of Ultra Fight’s low-fi monster fights using fast and modern real-time workflows? Find out how Studio Bros leveraged Unreal Engine to shoot the sequences and put a 2022 twist on the quirky 70s series.
June 29, 2022
Virtual production conjures up excitement for Diablo Immortal
To bring an epic battle to life in miniature on the commercial for the new mobile Diablo game, Impossible Objects combined hybrid virtual production, live action, and full in-engine visualization. Find out how real-time workflows in Unreal Engine slashed the project timeline by half.
April 26, 2022
Why PXO created a real-life ‘Holodeck’ for ‘Star Trek: Discovery’
Learn how VFX and virtual production house PXO took Unreal Engine’s virtual production tools and a massive AR wall and created unique environments for the latest season of Star Trek: Discovery.
March 23, 2022
Dinosaurs battle robots in real-time rendered Armored Saurus
Studio EON’s Armored Saurus is a real-time rendered animated TV series that sees giant mecha suit-wearing dinosaurs duke it out with alien robots. Find out how the EON team combined high-fidelity CG with live-action footage of actors to create the hit show.
March 2, 2022
MetaHumans star in Treehouse Digital’s animated short horror film The Well
When six friends spent their childhoods playing in a treehouse together, little did they know that they’d later set up their own company and become filmmakers. Rendered entirely in Unreal Engine, with characters generated with MetaHuman Creator, The Well is their first foray into fully CG animated production.
January 6, 2022