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BRIGHT FUTURE IBL is a VFX technique which uses photographic colour data to accurately emulate real-world lighting
large VP studios. I’m confident that many creative individuals will utilise it in ways that will further drive the development of new technologies. The standardisation of workflows and metrics is making this complex technology easier to use in the future, thus making it more accessible. Reflective lighting, which is highly popular, has led to a demand for very narrow-beam fixtures, specifically based on modern multi-emitter fixtures. In the realm of underwater lighting, which is a niche market with limited volume, technological advancements have not yet been widely adopted. Many fixtures still rely on standard designs housed in waterproof enclosures. However, we have developed a solution that maintains full functionality underwater without compromising performance. Also, batteries, particularly large ones, are already impacting
productions and will continue to do so. Powerful LED lights exceeding 3kW and having an IP65 rating are on the horizon. Def: As virtual production continues to gain momentum, how do you envisage lighting technology evolving to meet the unique demands of this approach? DA: Colour changing, white tracking, remote focus and zoom, control levels to finesse the calibre of the ambient
light quality – essentially everything that is required to get across the credibility chasm when working on a virtual set – will all contribute to the ease of operation in these environments. RK: Besides enabling more creativity, the goal of virtual production is to facilitate efficiency. To meet the demand of virtual production, lighting fixtures must be integrable in a system, ie together with cameras and LED walls. The required technologies go hand in hand with the recent advancement for increased efficiency on-set, which is why lighting tech should evolve in this direction. SJ: As we’ve discovered since we began developing the SUMOSKY system for Image-Based Lighting (IBL) in 2021, synchronising dynamic content with video walls was just the
BESIDES creativity , THE GOAL OF VP IS TO facilitate efficiency ”
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