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Joey Daoud
December 15, 2023
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STAGE A
HIGH’s Lessons for Virtual Production on an Indie Budget
In our latest podcast episode, we talk with filmmakers Jonathan Mason and Tisha Robinson-Daly about their journey into virtual production and the challenges they faced in filming a proof of concept teaser for HIGH - an indie film that explores the world of tower climbers.
The teaser was shot over two days at Disguise & ROE’s VP stage in Chatsworth.
Some of their key takeaways when shooting virtual production for the first time:
Invest in the very best VAD you can afford as early as possible.
Virtual production isn’t necessarily cheaper than a traditional VFX pipeline. But you get better usage of time and more on-set control.
If you don’t know your stage dimensions from the start, source real ones as a placeholder. Those constraints will keep you in check and it’s easy enough to modify the dimensions once you have a stage.
Get a producer who specifically knows virtual production. This paired with having set dimensions to work with will prevent a lot of time wasting.
Here’s Jonathan on the benefits of the last two notes:
To have someone who can tell you early on about the technical aspects is so incredibly helpful, so you don't waste time with these pie in the sky ideas.
Watch the episode on YouTube or subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Also, check out Jonathan & Tisha’s extensive write-up in Filmmaker Magazine about their journey.
