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Jack Mann Virtual Production Stage

15 April 2025
HOW TO APPLY
Benefits of Shooting Inside a Virtual Production Studio:

 

Shorter Shooting Times: Virtual production allows for faster setup and shooting, reducing overall production time.

Cost Efficiency: By minimising the need for travel and on-location shoots, production costs are significantly lowered.

Weather Control: Filming indoors eliminates weather-related delays, ensuring a consistent shooting schedule.

Creative Flexibility: Virtual sets can be easily modified and customised, offering filmmakers greater creative control.

Enhanced Safety: Controlled studio environments reduce the risks associated with on-location filming.

With these advantages, Kōawa Studios provides filmmakers with the tools and flexibility to bring their creative visions to life efficiently and effectively.


Jack Mann Virtual Production Stage Specifications

The virtual production sound stage is 200sqm, ceiling height is 5 metres with an impressive fit out of the latest in virtual production technology for seamless XR and VP projects.
 

The LED Volume

The stage houses a 14m x 4m VuePix Infiled Curved Deep Black LED Virtual Studio Wall (14m x 4m) with a resolution of 7168 x 2048 pixels (over 14.6million of pixels), delivering exceptional clarity, colour, and contrast for seamless backdrops and realistic virtual environments for XR and VP.

Additional side screens used as lighting sources and reflections, comprising four VuePix Infiled AR Virtual Studio Screens on trolleys. Two have 3.9mm pixel pitch (2m x 2m), and two with 5.9mm pixel pitch (3m x 3m).
The entire LED setup is powered by Brompton 4K Tessera SX40 LED video processors, paired with Brompton Tessera XD 10G data distribution units, maximising the potential of every LED.
 

Unmatched Processing Power

Unreal Engine workstations via NVIDIA Quadro RTX 600 X4 graphic cards for real-time graphic rendering that provides exceptional power for complex visuals.
 

Content Creation Freedom

Pixera software allows for seamless integration of stills and plates for 2D/2.5D image sets for diverse content creation and applications.
AMD Threadripper CPUs provide the muscle for real-time scene simulation.
 

Precision Motion Capture

OptiTrack's motion capture technology tracks actors, props, and cameras in real-time for added realism.
 

Other Technology in the VP Stage

Genlock: Ensures perfect synchronisation between the LED screens and camera systems, eliminating visual artifacts.

ShutterSync®: Allows precise tuning of the LED refresh rate to match camera shutter speeds, providing creative flexibility for cinematographers.

Extended Bit Depth: Delivers enhanced dynamic range, enabling more detailed and lifelike images.

ChromaTune: Enables precise adjustments and corrections to the colours with 14-way Colour Corrector, Colour Replace and Colour Curves, in the incoming video signal.

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