Check out the power of #AugmentedReality at Coachella 2024, powered by @luxmc_ & the @leicageosystemsag RTC360 laser scanner! This dynamic duo helped power real-time 3D data for AR animations, captivating a massive 250k-strong livestream audience for artists like Grimes, Anyma and DJ Snake.
A precise digital twin of the entire festival ground was crafted using the RTC360, a crucial backbone for these breathtaking experiences. With precision and accuracy in focus, Lux Machina managed to seamlessly blend virtual elements within the physical festival space, offering an unmatched immersive experience to the audience.
Dive into the case study & join us behind-the-scenes of #Coachella2024: Link in bio.
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We're thrilled to announce the merger of Lux Machina Consulting and Sweetwater, forming Sweetwater Film & Entertainment! Together, we're building the world's largest most experienced team to bring unmatched solutions to the heart of entertainment: Atlanta and Los Angeles. #SweetwaterFETeam #UnmatchedSolutions #creativecollaboration #entertainmenttech #icvfx #filminnovation #virtualproduction
Camera Speed... Set...Action! Full video: link in BIO
"This was an idea Sky Ferren and I dreamed up during #Megalopolis and thanks to the talented team at Lux Machina Consulting it became a reality." Alex Coppedge
Witness the combination of a teaser for feature film "Long Live Dick Parker", led by Alex Coppedge, Director, Writer, Executive Producer (Megalopolis, The Instigators, The Bride) combined with testing an all new Megapixel #Ghostframe pipeline (for those in the know: in inner frustum only). Shot at the Lux Stage at Trilith Studios in harmonious partnership with Lux Machina Consulting.
Featuring R & D insight on advanced mathematics, controlling flickering in the frustum, shooting 48 frames per second & consequently messing with motion blur, issues with running Ghostframe on a LED volume this large.. potentially changing the workflow of #VFX and #VirtualProduction as we know it!: starring Wesley Goins, Jason Davis, German Perl & last but no means least Hannah Schilsky.
Featuring production insight, with Production Designer Sky Ferren, who played a big part in making this test happen, working with Cinematographer Nick Bowser to create (physically AND virtually) an old tobacco farm in North Carolina. They built a physical set, where their actor had a place to live, but accentuated the set so it also lives simultaneously in the virtual world. The aim is to marry the traditional physical world with the new virtual tools, trying to make them as seemless as possible..but where they can't be seemless: to use technology like Megapixel Ghostframe to have a Plan B in post.
Hannah, #UnrealEngine Technical Director: "I built a blueprint that, based on the editor's role and the render’s role, it would set the frustum to be blue screen on one cluster and the regular field of view on the other cluster. That way, we were able to swap back and forth on the processors to achieve having GhostFrame in just the frustum. After each take, I would push the shot down directly to Nuke as well."
It's all about collaborative teamwork. It's all about creating in the moment + plan B. Hedge your bets! Get your inner geek on and learn up!
#LuxMachina #LuxStage #TrilithStudios
Part 3 of a 3 part series that goes behind-the-scenes with Lux Machina, exploring the innovations of Virtual Production in the creation of @AppleTV 's Masters of the Air. Watch in full on Lux Machina youtube or link in bio.
In this final episode of Virtual Skies: we look at the tools of the trade. On designing LED screen slates, proprietary colour science calibration, creating new toolsets for #unrealengine from a light card to a "flak spawner" (you heard it heard first folks!) . Why Masters of the Air "would not have been as successful or maybe even possible, without the Sony Rialto". On powering everything with Lux ARCA and creating A & B render systems to always be ready for the next scene.
The team spilling the technical knowledge beans are: Philip Galler, Will Newman, Cameron Bishop, Jason Bayever, Nicholas Bennett and Rowan Pitts.
Created in collaboration with @sonyprofilmmaking and @bildstudios.social / @MARSVolume
Produced by: Jake Alexander and Kyle Olson
Edited by: Alex Hendricks Shot by: Jack Dartford (UK) & Poom Wattanapan (USA)
Part 2 of a 3 part series that goes behind-the-scenes with Lux Machina, exploring the innovations of Virtual Production in the creation of @AppleTV 's Masters of the Air. Watch in full on Lux Machina youtube or link in bio.
This series tells the true story of the largest air armada ever assembled in the history of mankind, straight into Hitler’s territory. This 'making of' episode explores: the importance of getting it right historically, how virtual production enabled environments to be changed in real time and what it's really like to be an actor performing in such an immersive set. Featuring interviews with Kyle Olson, Lauren DeSantis, Cameron Bishop and Nathen Solly.
Created in collaboration with @sonyprofilmmaking and @bildstudios712 / @MARSVolume
Produced by: Jake Alexander and Kyle Olson
Edited by: Alex Hendricks Shot by: Jack Dartford (UK) & Poom Wattanapan (USA)
The trailer has dropped for Silo, Season 2. Premiering on Apple TV+ on November 15th.
Set in a dystopian future, Silo tells of the last 10,000 people on Earth, where their mile-deep home protects them from the toxic and deadly world outside. Their glimpse into the outdoors is a screen window in the silo’s cafeteria. Lux Machina returned to S2 to build and operate the LED wall within the set.
On the creation of the set for Season 1, Lux Machina President Wyatt Bartel explains, “The screen became a character in the story. It had different layers of dust applied to it as time passed. There were broken LED panels that Lux added to show that the screen had been damaged over time. In a world of resource scarcity, damaging your one window into the outside world is significant for the community. It was interesting to see how impactful LED technology could be when brought to life through the story instead of simply functioning as a backdrop.”
Team Credits:
David Elliott, Virtual Production Producer
Vlad Simion, Color Scientist
Simon Mullot & Spencer Chase, Pixera Operators
Kieran Wilkinson, Assistant Pixera Operator
Nicholas Bennett, Systems Engineer
Gareth Manicom, LED Engineer
LED & Engineering Crew provided by Creative Technology @creative_technology . VFX Studios included Clear Angle Studios @clearanglestudios , FuseFX @fusefxinc and Outpost VFX @outpostvfx
Set the date in your diary for the next dose of the apocalypse!
#AppleTV+ #LuxMachina #LEDTechnology #Makingof #Silo
Lux Machina Consulting is pleased and proud to be sponsoring the 2024 Production Designer Gathering expertly organised by the @productiondesignerscollective alongside our Lux Stage @luxstageatlanta partners Trilith Studios @trilithstudios and partners/friends at Epic Games @epicgames .
We'll be exploring the “The Future of Production Design,” with panelists James Chinlund, Jean Vincent Puzos, Inbal Weinberg, Grace Yun, Mara LePere-Schloop and Cheyenne Ford.
Attending and representing Lux Machina and The Lux Stage @luxstageatlanta will be Executive VP of Business Development: Lauren Paul.
#PDG2024 #productiondesignersgathering #productiondesignerscollective
#LuxMachina #TrilithStudios
Prepared for take off into the virtual skies? Dive into Episode 1 of the Making of the Apple TV+ dramatic mini series Steven Spielberg's Masters of the Air: following the WWII aerial wars of the B17 flying fortress.
Breaking down the virtual production, the immersive acting, the historically accurate set pieces, in camera visual effects and more with interviews with Virtual Production Producer: Kyle Olson, Actor: Nathen Solly, Executive Producer: Philip Galler, Virtual Production Supervisor: Jason Bayever, Bild Studios Co-Founder: Rowan Pitts and Lux Machina's Exec VP of Business Development Lauren Paul.
Watch in full on Lux Machina's youtube page or link in bio.
Created in collaboration with Sony @sonyprofilmmaking and Bild Studios @bildstudios.social / Mars Volume @marsvolume
Produced by: Jake Alexander and Kyle Olson. Edited by: Alex Hendricks. Shot by: Jack Dartford (UK) & Poom Wattanapan (USA)
Come behind the scenes and behind the screens of The Lux Stage at Trilith Studios as we explore the making of Francis Ford Coppola's #Megalopolis. Watch in full on Lux Machina's YouTube or link in bio.
Sharing the magic of the creation from the set of the virtual production scenes. How the production team brought the world of New Rome to life in a completely new way. We dive into scene 74, the hero scene from the film, according to Francis himself and how the production team and crew were working, around the clock, literally and figuratively, to bring this scene to life on one of the most advanced stages in the world!
Featuring:
Kyle Olson, Virtual Production Producer
Alex Coppedge, On-Set VFX Manager
Brad Rubin, Production Designer
Darren DeMetre, 1st AD, Second Unit
Jason Davis, Virtual Production Supervisor
Ryan Hooper, LED Technician
Jack Dartford, Senior Unreal Engine Operator
Buddy Jo Hooker, Stunt Coordinator
Mihai Malaimare jr, Director of Photography
Making of, co-produced by Jake Alexander & Kyle Olson, edited by Alex Hendriks
#LuxMachina #LuxStage #VirtualProduction #ICVFX #TrilithStudios #Makingof
If you are attending Cine Gear Expo #Atlanta. Schedule in the Megalopolis Filmmakers Discuss Virtual Production, at The Lux Stage (Stage 22), Trilith Studios, Friday 4th October 1-2pm
Moderated by Barry Williams, Trilith Studios
Panellists: Jason Davis from Lux Machina Consulting, Alex Coppedge, Johnson Thomasson & Suzanne Cipolletti from The Third Floor
#LuxMachina #LuxStage #Megalopolis #TrilithStudios #2024CineGearExpoATL #UnrealEngine
It is sad that we have to say au revoir to the officer and gentleman, Systems Technical Director, Mr James Valpy, "Valpy" to us. James is off, not to another job in the industry, but to work with his brother on his whisky business back home in Scotland.
We all have many wonderful words, as we all wish him all the very best in his new (fermenting liquor) chapter, but we'll leave the last official words and quotable reference to Wyatt Bartel
"I have worked with James Valpy for over 3 years now and he is one of the most dedicated and hard working people I know, with such a tremendous knowledge base within him. He is a fun person to get a drink with, because he will make you laugh. He is a great colleague to work shoulder to shoulder with, because he cares about the work he's doing. He is a great manager because he is the epitome of someone who wants the best for those around him. As our director of technology in the UK and our lead manager of that office, Valpy takes on a large load of responsibilities every day: from designing and building systems, to helping his colleagues with their needs and making sure they're looked after. He is a brilliant man, and seeing the care he has for those around him makes him a great man."
So that's a wrap on the 2024 Valorant Champions Tour Finals @valorantesports at the Inspire Arena, Seoul. And it just gets more WOW every year!
The opening ceremony was creatively led by the brilliant team at DONE+DUSTED @doneanddustedtv , where we worked fluidly with Silent Partners Studio @silentpartnersstudio and Technical Supervisor Russell Spud Murphy.
For the the Main Show, Riot Games @riotgames production team led, with creative from Histeria! @histeria.studios .
Lux Machina provided the screen control and media server systems & talent, powered by Lux ARCA, utilizing Pixera @pixera.one to playback 2D Content on a myriad of Creative Technology Korea @creative_technology built LED Screens. PixMob @pixmob , with Bryan Klunder and his lighting team used data to trigger lighting effects synched with our screen triggers.
Proudest geek achievement: A camera fly-through entering a portal into the game map that was used as a transition to start gameplay. Kudos to Jonathan Daly for the ideas and the team work.
Heart hands all round!
Crew Credits:
Lauren Wilson: VP Producer
Ben Love: VP Supervisor
Cody Luensman: Lead Unreal Engine Operator
Amanda Facemire: Unreal Engine Operator
Jason Ericson: Associate Unreal Engine Operator (API Dev)
Dwayne Douglass: Systems Technical Director
Erick Bravo: Systems Engineer
Evan Cervantes: Account Director
#LuxMachina #LuxARCA #valorant #valorantchampions2024 #riotgames
