Did you know this?!
LED volumes like our V Studio can also provide the perfect green for your greenscreen shoot too! any tone of green (or blue) desired, with easily positioned tracking markers & a live comp feed, makes your shoot a breeeze!
Need to shoot at 5 locations in a day? Try 12.
For Hindsight, we filmed 12 separate locations in a single day inside the V Studio at Film Soho - including a full set of car scenes.
Normally, that would mean multiple moves, waiting on light, and a lot of lost time in between setups. Instead, everything was controlled and ready to go (a pre-light day was essential in this regard), which meant the team could move straight from one scene (and one digital environment) to the next without stopping.
It’s where virtual production really comes into its own. Not just creatively, but practically.
Fewer delays, tighter schedules, and more time spent actually shooting.
A good example of what’s possible when everything is in one place.
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Golden hour… on your schedule.
Not the sun’s.
With virtual production, you’re not racing the light.
You’re controlling it.
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Time for our weekly Myth Buster!
Our VP team often find themselves in the position where they have to dispel myths when it comes to the reality of a virtual production approach.
As such, this is the first in our Myth Buster series, so let’s get into it…
MYTH #1:
Filming on a volume stage is more expensive than shooting on location
We’re not going to lie to you, that is sometimes the case, but you would be surprised how often a VP approach can be budget neutral or even represent an opportunity to bring costs down.
Even though on face value virtual production shooting costs can seem hefty, we regularly find ourselves reminding productions that there are a number of savings to be made in other areas, which help balance out the costs when shooting on a volume. This can even mean that many logistical challenges that productions face are solved with a VP workflow, and this does not necessarily equate to an increase in either budget or creative compromise.
We find ourselves reminding production to keep in mind many of these following cost savings when filming on a volume stage:
Think about Location costs, marshals, Crowd control, Security, Dealing with councils and costs associated, parking, you get the picture.
Then there’s the question of lighting and kit:
As the LED wall itself is a light source, we remind productions to take this into consideration when drafting kit lists. Along with a smaller kit list lighting and art department crews are often smaller too.
The biggest and most obvious savings opportunity is of course travel and accommodation. The magic of virtual production is that you can be in Moscow in the morning and Aberdeen in the afternoon without the unit move.
Ofcourse, every shoot is unique and we are more than happy to work with our clients so they understand all of these potential opportunities when filming at the V Studio at Film Soho. So don’t be afraid to reach out or check out our website in bio for more info!
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“When done correctly, virtual production not only solves logistical problems, but also provides a more liberated canvas on which to paint with light and to craft gorgeous cinematic images,” says V Studio VP supervisor and head of studio Kate Phibbs.
“LED volume technology, in addition to creating an immersive, photorealistic environment, is a really useful lighting tool that yields interactive lighting and reflections in real time.”
Nestled in the heart of Soho, the V Studio at Film Soho is a space where creativity leads and the technology quietly enables the creation of gorgeous images by being able to control both the light and the location, as evidenced in the production of new short film Hindsight.
Read more on our website.
Bit of fun here demonstrating 3D virtual control at @vstudiosoho@filmsoho ;)
a peek at my latest ‘vp ready environments’ ( supervisor approved! ping me for info ). This one built in collab with @loucoomberdesign . Now in 2026, volume shooting is becoming simpler, refined & instantly controllable. Finally how it’s meant to be!
Our Head of Studio, Kate Phibbs, is looking forward to swapping studio floors for the judging table at the Global Production Awards 2026.
Recognising the productions and people doing brilliant work behind the scenes across our industry.
take a look at the categories here:
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On screen, off screen, and everything in between.
This International Women’s Day we want to show our appreciation to the incredible women of Film Soho.
Thank you for everything you do, Film Soho wouldn’t be the same without these talented, hardworking women on the team. You inspire us all! 🙌✨
(As you might have spotted, we’ve added in a few familiar faces who couldn’t be with us on the day!)
Featured in the January edition of @bscine 🎬 what a pleasure and privilege to shoot our film in the Virtual Production Studio at @filmsoho !! Take a moment to read up on how our cinematographer @folaabatan approached prep and the shoot days. Special thanks to @emmyland for our equipment and thank you @filmsoho for hosting us and elevating the production.
Step inside the V Studio🎥🎬
From immersive worlds created in Unreal Engine to vehicle processing and full cinematic image-based lighting, our virtual production stage has hosted everything from indie film and branded, corporate and sports projects since we launched in May this year.
Built to give productions creative freedom, save time on location shoots, and bring complex scenes to life - find it here at the V Studio, right here in the heart of Soho.
Explore the showreel and see what’s possible. Link in bio for more info 🔗
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“We’ve integrated precise control of the image-based lighting and the LED wall servers, using Assimilate to control AirLux DMX fixtures combined with Kino Flo Mimik arrays, so any section of the backdrop can easily be mapped onto the lights. We’ve also set up precise colour adjustment control to dial in black levels and temperature on the LED wall.”
Film Soho’s new V Studio leverages the Mimik IBL system to help filmmakers create the most cinematic images possible.
Read more from this article - and find our brand-new Focus On: Lighting Volume 2 guide - at the link in bio.
