ABSTRACT
This all-inclusive virtual production handbook concludes with a chapter on the future of virtual production. Artificial intelligence’s potential role in speeding the timeline for asset creation is explored, as are tools like handheld mobile devices and augmented reality collaboration methods. Alternative display technologies are explored, including projection-based volumes using no LED panels, MicroLED walls plus an exploration of high-resolution depth (HD3D) sensing and its potential impact on ICVFX’s realism is provided. Virtual production is pushing creators to constantly refine tools, pipelines, and modes of communication, and the building blocks of virtual production (including motion capture, camera tracking, real-time 3D rendering, computer-controlled lighting, projection screens, and LED screens) are rapidly changing to create efficiencies and support versatility in filmmaking. Additionally, a provocative discussion covering different philosophies in storytelling, some involving augmented reality and audience participation, is guaranteed to stimulate the reader into helping create the future of the virtual world.
