LED Technique Created for Sci-Fi Could Provide an Alternative for Film Crews Limited by Lockdowns

A lighting technique pioneered for the film Gravity could be of use to small-scale video crews

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A cutting-edge effects technique used to bring space-scapes to life in big-budget sci-fi projects could be key to smaller video shoots here on an Earth gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, according to one major video effects firm.

The method involves reproducing a video backdrop on large LED screens to mimic the lighting and feel of a physical environment, without the need for a sprawling on-location shoot or the sometimes-clunky depth mismatches of a traditional green screen.

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