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> when your LED screen set has cheesy realtime CGI backgrounds…

Does this happen often? Are there any examples?





Oh yes. The Mandalorian is one of the first to use it extensively.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/20/how-the-mandalorian-and-il...


Wow. This sucks. Look at how they gloat about how much they change the way they shoot to suit the technology. These kinds of technologies that box film makers in are surely contributing to the boring same-y-ness of modern film and tv.

There are studios that specialize in this kind of virtual production, and it’s appealing to producers because it’s (theoretically) cheaper than doing things in post.

For example Fireframe in Finland: https://fireframe.fi/




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