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The virtual studio that fits in a van 🚚

Welcome to another issue of VP Land - you’re daily update of all things new and interesting in the virtual production industry.

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Portable Volume from Varyostage

Source: CineD

Varyostage, a German startup, is offering mobile virtual production setups for rent, potentially making virtual production more accessible to indie filmmakers and lower-budget projects.

  • The Varyostage setup includes a background screen of 6.5 x 3.5 meters, two extra screens for reference lighting, a tracking system for the camera, a server, and pre-made realistic environments which can be switched between easily. The whole setup can be transported in a van and takes approximately half a day to set up.

  • CineD had a hands-on demo and has a breakdown of the experience.

  • Lighting: The mobile setup from Varyostage incorporates an additional two LED screens, each measuring 2x2 meters. While these screens aren't directly involved in the shot, their primary function is to ensure accurate lighting for elements in the foreground.

  • Tracking: Not specifically mentioned in the article is what tracking system is used, but looking at the images you can see a VIVE tracker and base station in the shot. This makes sense since the VIVE Mars CamTrack is designed to be mobile and packs up into a single Pelican case.

  • Rendering: Scene rendering is done on Pixera, which also acts as the interface to Unreal, with more intuitive controls to easily change basic settings like the position of the sun.

Mobile virtual production continues to be a growing trend, with new and upcoming mobile tools from VIVE, ARwall, and Magicbox.

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