Studio capacity and virtual production moves
More stage and post capacity in the UK and Poland means more rival locations competing for the same productions, so check where your bids sit on cost and facilities. The Pixomondo virtual production asset sale shows how quickly that infrastructure gets reshuffled.
- Sunderland’s Crown Works Studios wins planning permission for first phase · ibc.org
- Playhouse Post opens revamped Noel Street facility · televisual.com
- ETC adds studio in Poland · televisual.com
- Dark Slope Acquires Pixomondo's Virtual Production Assets · awn.com
- LensStory Opens Melbourne Virtual Production Studio · content-technology.com
- Hollywood River Studios Breaks Ground On Major Production St. Louis Campus · tvtechnology.com
Economics, tax and talent in Europe
The ELMNTL administration is a reminder that thin margins can sink a facility mid-project, so vet partners and vendors carefully before subcontracting. The European tax, talent and cost pieces are useful benchmarks when pricing against rivals.
- ELMNTL joins Alongside after pre-pack administration · televisual.com
- VFX IN EUROPE: NAVIGATING TALENT, TAX, TECHNOLOGY AND TURBULENCE · vfxvoice.com
- ACCOUNTING FOR THE NEW ECONOMICS OF VFX · vfxvoice.com
- Lucky Luciano Becomes Global Production Network’s Exclusive Partner in Poland, LBB · lbbonline.com
Tools and who is winning the work
Mocap and new tooling are shifting what virtual production pipelines can do, which feeds into schedules and quotes. The Rodeo FX and Koala FX breakdowns show who is landing the work and what they deliver on it.
- THE TOOLS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF VFX · vfxvoice.com
- Use Cases for Motion Capture for Virtual Production · vfxvoice.com
- Rodeo FX’s ‘House of the Dragon’ s3 VFX breakdown is here · befores & afters
- ‘Fall 2’ reaches new heights in VFX · befores & afters