NEW
YORK, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaisBeta
LLC, a New York City based
television producer released a proof-of-concept video demonstrating
the viability of using accessible virtual cinematic technology to
produce realistic historical drama. The video, which can be seen at
The Pale Series, portrays scenes from the pilot episode of The
Pale, a series that takes place in 18th century
Poland and Russia.
Produced by a half dozen people working part-time over four
months under the supervision of Savannah
College of Art and Design professor Joerg Schodl (https://cinemyscope.net/) with
direction by Porter Justus, the
sets, lighting and camera shots were created and executed in Epic
Games' Unreal Engine. The actors' likenesses were scanned as
MetaHumans, their performances recorded using motion capture suits
and their costumes created in Marvelous Designer.
"We set out to raise the bar for the quality of cinematic
realism that can be achieved using cost-effective, virtual
production technology," states Ira
Fuchs, the series' writer/producer. Up until now, no
virtually generated cinematic experience created using these tools
and techniques has achieved this level of sophistication. To date,
the best in class virtual cinematic production is Blue Dot,
produced a year ago by Epic Games with a substantially larger
budget. "Our intent was to exceed the excellent production values
demonstrated in that work."
"We had very specific design objectives for the
proof-of-concept," according to Fuchs: have multiple characters
wearing intricate period costumes interact with each other as well
as physical objects, within highly detailed sets. In addition, the
emotional dynamics of the characters had to infuse the scenes.
The technology is in its early stages, but its capabilities for
rendering high-quality photo-realistic cinematics are advancing
rapidly. Even with the limitations encountered, in addition to
budget and resource constraints, the POC unquestionably
demonstrates the viability of using this methodology to produce
scripted cinematic narratives.
This POC proves that photo-realistic cinematics can be produced
for significantly less cost than conventional methods. That's a
game-changing paradigm shift for cinematic storytellers, making it
possible for them to actualize their vision. The cost to produce a
period piece episode using conventional methods ranges between 5
and 7 million dollars. "We can
produce the pilot episode virtually for a small fraction of that,"
says Fuchs, which is what our next step is.
Additional information about the proof-of-concept project and
The Pale series is available at The Pale Series. Contact
Ira Fuchs directly at NUMBER or
380163@email4pr.com or Joerg Schodl
at 380163@email4pr.com.
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