When Faber Audiovisuals set out to organize the Virtual Production Days, they chose a combination of Black Pearl BP2 and Brompton processing technology for the LED screens that were set up as green screen replacements for film and TV. Faber Audiovisuals and Sweetwater, both part of the NEP Group, were at the forefront of innovative developments and implementing ready-made solutions for their clients. In addition, Fuse Technical Group was involved as a VP Days equipment supplier. According to a Faber Audiovisuals spokesperson, “Shooting sets with a virtual production team involved in the process adds greatly to saving on production time and costs, compared to regular post-production VFX work.” 

As presented in different set-ups, Faber Audiovisuals showcased the nearly endless possibilities that can be created using a combination of specific technologies, bringing together LED technology, processing power, video playout, and visualization tools. In addition to the virtual studio corner set-up, using Black Pearl LED panels on Brompton HDR processing, Faber built a car-rig showcase, using Carbon series CB3 LED panels. 

While the Black Pearl BP2 LED screens have outstanding on-camera performance, due to distinctive product specifications, such as scan rate and LED quality, Brompton’s Dynamic Calibration technology delivers images that appear sharper, more detailed, and vivid. Next to these to set-ups, Faber displayed some Black Marble LED floor panels and ROE LED Strip elements.

“The car rig worked with a BMW situated in front of and under an LED screen. On the driver’s side, we situated a third, smaller LED panel. The camera used was dolly mounted, so we could drive along the driver’s side of the car. The side panels either showed a shopping street or a bridge. The roof panel provided reflections on things like the windscreen. The composite image was astonishingly realistic; as if you were racing at full speed through a neon-lit shopping street or across a long suspension bridge,” explains Jasper Reijgers, Sr. Executive Streaming, TV & Film for Faber Audiovisuals.

LED screens can provide immersive, realistic backdrops for film productions. “With the panels being recalibrated with Hydra, we ensured that the HDR content could be shown with higher contrast ratios, deeply saturated colors, and true-to-life color accuracy,” states Dries Vermeulen, Business Development Manager Europe at Brompton Technology. 

“This new production process will change the way we plan film productions, shifting the attention to pre- and on-set production. Film production will include the whole process from shooting to script adjustments to editing at one go, in a controlled environment like a studio. Real-time rendering helps support this new methodology,” states Nils Pauwels, Sales manager solutions at Faber Audiovisuals.

During the event in the Amsterdam Studios, attended by over 220 international guests, including VFX supervisors, directors of photography, content designers, directors, and VFX/post-production companies and broadcast production companies, Faber Audiovisuals demonstrated Virtual Production as a new production process that merges physical objects, such as actors and real-world camera movements, into real-time computer-generated imagery (CGI). They also showcased rendering solutions and the process of virtual production to create a digital world, with real-time interaction on set.

For more information: 

ROE

Visual Carbon CB3

Black Marble Floor Panels

Faber Audiovisuals

Sweetwater

Fuse Technical Group

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