dock10 has a announced the launch of its real-time virtual lighting solution.
In what the company said is a first for the industry, the virtual production facility has developed a solution enabling simultaneous control of both physical and virtual lighting via a DMX console. Productions made at dock10’s MediaCity studios are able to fully integrate virtual lighting into their sets during filming, increasing lighting directors’ creative choices and providing enhanced realism for programme makers.
The solution is able to work with any physical lights in the studio and any virtual lighting added during pre-production. Live lights are controlled through an industry-standard console in the lighting gallery. dock10 has a wide range of virtual lights mirroring the behaviour and impact of their physical counterparts.
Any combination of virtual light, from focused beams to LED ribbons, can be added either before or during filming, with the results immediately seen in the studio, aiming to provide users with complete creative control.
Commenting on the development, Richard Wormwell, head of innovation at dock10, said, “Lighting is a fundamental creative element in making great television and our virtual lighting solution significantly expands the creative possibilities for multi-camera virtual production. For the first time, lighting directors can have complete real-time control over all physical and virtual lighting in a live production, making multi-camera virtual production remarkably realistic. As a result, it raises production standards, allowing shows with smaller budgets to achieve the look and feel of a Saturday night show.”
