Bristol VFX studio Lux Aeterna reveals what goes into making a sci-fi short in a virtual production volume, and the opportunities emerging technologies pose for independent film makers.
Rob Hifle (RENO director and founder, Lux Aeterna) and Paul Silcox (VFX Director and founder, Lux Aeterna) pull back the curtain on shooting a sci-fi film inside a virtual production volume, using a cost-effective VFX pipeline built on machine learning tools. The session explores how creative vision and technical constraint shape one another, and why close collaboration with VFX supervision becomes essential rather than optional. Expect insight into pre-planning, the challenges of real-time rendering, machine learning in post-production, the realities of working with this still-emerging technology, and what it all means for the future of independent and short filmmaking.
