80six unveils its Virtual Production Studio expansion at The Media Production & Technology Show 2022
UK’S MOST VERSATILE VIRTUAL PRODUCTION STUDIO OPENS AFTER EXPANSION
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The brand-new 11,743 sq. ft virtual production facility features bespoke LED Volumes and the latest real-time technologies (camera tracking, game engines, media servers) for delivering in-camera VFX (ICVFX) or xR (extended reality).
What started in March 2021 as a ‘pop-up’ LED Volume at the front of their technology warehouse, evolved into a purpose-built VP studio at a permanent location in Slough, doubling its current footprint.
The studio continues with their successful business model geared towards flexibility & adaptability by building to spec each LED Volume to match the production needs & budgets. This introduces a more a cost-effective & sustainable approach to LED virtual production by not wasting money and power on unnecessary equipment.
Our aim is to make virtual production more accessible to varying production budgets – and by now, we know, that you do not need a Mandalorian-sized LED Volume to shoot in-camera visual effects. Next door to our studio, we have 80six’s video technology warehouse, with a large inventory of industry-leading ROE Visual LED panels which gives us the chance to book in productions one after another, scaling the LED Volume accordingly, or to respond quickly to production changes without the need to outsource inventory.
Dan Hamill - Co-Founder & Commercial Director at 80six.
Cinematographers and VFX teams embrace our flexible offering as it gives them the chance to work alongside our tech team to decide on the specs of the LED Volume in advance. The framing of the shot, the nature of the physical props required, and the camera movement help to determine the optimal solution.
The general feedback we’ve had is that filmmakers have found shooting in a one size fits all stage to be limiting either physically or financially. We decided to offer an adaptable space to open access to productions with a range of budgets,
Jack James, Co-Founder & Operations Director at 80six.
Brand-New 11,743 Sq. Ft State-Of-The-Art Virtual Production Studio by 80six, Slough, UK
VERSATILE & BESPOKE LED VIRTUAL PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS
From 180-360-degree LED Volumes, that wrap around the talent, to four sided LED cubes to straight LED walls with 90-degree returns, the LED Volume can be configured in any shape and form, up to 8m in height.
The most unique thing about the LED Volume at our studios is that it can take any shape or form.
Since opening its doors in March 2021, Virtual Production Studios by 80six has hosted a variety of film, HETV and commercial projects highly commended for their integration of LED virtual production:
'Fireworks' (DNEG, Wilder Films, Dimension) - directed by ®Double Academy Award® winner Paul Franklin (Inception, Interstellar) & selected at Tribeca Film Festival 2022 - a ground-breaking virtual production short film shot entirely within 80six’s LED Volume.
100% Shutterstock (Shutterstock, RSA Films) - WINNER - 'Best Use of Virtual Production' at Ideas Awards 2022 - an innovative concept using virtual production (in-camera VFX) to create a surrealist world with assets only from Shutterstock's library.
While the Rest of Us Die 2 - (October Studios, Lexhag VFX) - VICE TV's latest eight-part US Government expose docu-series and 100% showcase five scenes on a bespoke LED Volume at our studios.
Alan Walker - xR show for NIO Day - (MER, Superbonfire) - Platinum-selling DJ & producer Alan Walker stepped into a highly immersive alternate universe with the help of an LED stage & set extension and performed five songs in ethereal locations created in Unreal Engine & Notch. More than 5 mil Youtube views.