There’s an atmospheric and nightmarish new series from Netflix called 1899, and the production team took full advantage of ARRI’s virtual production solutions to make that a reality. Literally.
Virtual production en masse effectively began with the first season of The Mandalorian, which debuted in late 2019, and became a near-industry standard way of filming during the pandemic. So much so that ARRI developed a virtual production stage on which the new Netflix series 1899 was filmed.
The Rise of Virtual Production
Virtual production exploded during the pandemic after being pioneered during the filming of The Mandalorian Season 1. You could film anywhere in the world without setting foot outside the virtual production stage.
LED display panels replaced green screens, and XR (extended reality) extended the small pieces of a set into a full-blown something. The results were flawless. Audiences truly felt like the crew filmed on location in a galaxy far, far away. But in reality, it was all done on a virtual production stage.
Author: Heath McKnight
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
