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Tudum: Netflix's Virtual Production Playbook

Tudum: Netflix's Virtual Production Playbook

GenAI Models vs Models, Inside Fallout

August 30, 2024

Welcome to VP Land!

Happy kickoff to a long Labor Day weekend to those in the US.

We’ve got some new video content coming to VP Land - the next stage of the types of videos I want to produce, and I’m really excited about it.

Here’s a teaser.

In this edition, we’ve got Netflix’s new deep dive into VP & putting AI models to the test.

Let’s jump into it!

Tudum: Netflix Posts Full VP Playbook on YouTube

That latest series to binge from Netflix isn’t a surprise season 2 of 1899 (🚢 🥺).

It’s an 8-part series that dives into virtual production, featuring Netflix techs Fernando Rabelo and Rhiannon Murphy, VP Supervisor Manuel Ramirez, 1899 producer Philipp Klausing and actors Emily Beecham and Jose Pimentao.

Netflix's recently released Virtual Production Playbook provides an in-depth guide to the virtual production process, from deciding when to use it to planning and executing shoots on LED volumes.

What’s Inside?

An Introduction to Virtual Production
When to Consider Virtual Production?
The Virtual Production Workflow
What Works & What Doesn’t?
Planning for Virtual Production: Budget & Scheduli …
Planning for Virtual Production: Crewing Up
Capturing Content: 2D Plates
Capturing Content: 3D Game Engines

Check out our summary of each video here and dive into it over the weekend.

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GenAI: Model vs Model vs Model

Source: Matt Wolfe

Gen AI expert Matt Wolfe ran the same prompts through every major AI image generator to do a full comparison of the type of outputs you get.

Our quick picks for bester generations based on the type of prompt:

Humans: MidJourney & Mystic
Landscape: Idiogram & MidJourney
Text in Image: Phoenix & Flux (aka X’s Grok)

You can view a full Figma board of the comparisons and zoom in with greater detail.

🧟‍♀️ Producers Guild of America magazine's Aug/Sept issue offers an insightful look at AI in filmmaking, featuring highlights from one of the shorts from the AI on the Lot we covered in May. short film "Love At First Bite" from AI LA this spring

🎬 The Academy has launched investigations into 11 scientific and technical areas for the 2024 Scientific and Technical Awards, including virtual production tools and technologies.

🎨 Check out this demo of Unreal Engine's color correction tools that offer a swift solution for making real-time adjustments during virtual production shoots

🎡 The success of StageCraft in "The Mandalorian" production has prompted Disney to explore its potential in creating immersive theme park attractions

👨🏻‍💻 Maxon's IBC 2024 showcase features a diverse lineup of acclaimed European artists sharing their expertise and demonstrating the latest advancements in the Maxon One suite

🎥 Maxon's tools, including ZBrush and Redshift, played a crucial role in creating the stunning visual effects for this summer's blockbuster films, such as "Inside Out 2" and "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire."

💡 amaran’s lighting app offers intuitive lighting controls for content creators, allowing them to focus more on the creative process and less on technical setup

🧁 And for some fun - find out how one TikToker managed to get the viral Olympic Village Muffins delivered and sold at a cafe in Brooklyn (also a great lesson in producing)