Lux Machina Consulting

#ThrowbackThursday. Our League of Legends Worlds 2024 superstars and credit to our talented clients and partners!

Lux Machina is embarking on an exciting new chapter as we join NEP Sweetwater, blending our deep expertise in virtual production and in-camera visual effects (ICVFX) with their industry-leading display and screen technology. This combination represents the next stage in our evolution, where we'll continue to push the boundaries of creative and technical storytelling. With the resources and synergy now available through our merger with Sweetwater, we’re positioned to keep serving the industry we love. While we’re advancing, our mission remains unchanged: We are the architects of unparalleled visual experiences. We continue to harness cutting-edge technology to design and engineer immersive environments that elevate the storytelling capabilities of our diverse clientele. Our history of innovation will continue as we align with Sweetwater’s legacy of excellence, creating a powerhouse of talent and technology in the virtual production landscape. This journey is just beginning, and we’re eager to share what comes next.

It was an insightful day at the Sports Video Group Esports Summit yesterday! Evan Cervantes joined the panel on behalf of Lux Machina / NEP Sweetwater in the session entitled "Inside the Control Room: Tips and Tech for a Successful Esports Production". where the discussion covered technology practices and techniques of production used for live-broadcast #esports events. Highlights of this conversation were the advent of APIs for real-time triggers, REMI (remote productions), and large format screens-control. We'd like to thank our friends at SVG and AV Stumpfl for inviting us to speak alongside fellow panelists: Randell (Guru) Hammond, Esports Engine Bryce Kongvold, Snapback Productions George Rudaj , OS Studios - A Project Worldwide Agency Lucas Wilson, Advanced Systems Group, LLC (ASG) Moderated by Jeff Jacobs, NEP Group, Inc. #SVGESPORTS

BATTLE OF THE BORDERS: Open the Border or Build the Wall? - The DEFINITIVE Immigration Rap Battle. Emergent Order Foundation launch the ultimate immigration showdown! Shot in #virtualproduction at The Lux Stage at Trilith Studios Executive Producer, Executive Creative Director, Finishing Editor, Colorist, Lead Compositor - John Papola Producer, Sound Designer, Re-Recording Mixer - Jessi Bennett Creative Director, VFX Supervisor, Music Supervisor - Brian Behm Executive Producer, Camera Operator - Justin Philip Bergeron Director - Danielle Shapira Head Writer - Glen Whitman Director of Photography - Matt Sweeney Editor - Joshua Meyers Virtual Production Consulting - Playbook PLBK, Inc. Virtual Production Producers - Christina Lee Storm & Annie Hanlon Line Producer - Christopher Scott Beyrooty Production Designer - Brittany Hites Lux Machina Consultancy Team Virtual Production Supervisor - Jason Davis Virtual Production Producer - Dominique Moxie Engine Technical Director - Hannah Schilsky Lead Engine Operator - Wesley Goins Systems Technical Director - German Perl Systems Engineer - Devin Lyons Camera Tracking Lead - Jeptha Valcich Camera Tracking - Alan Hodges LED Technician - Andrew Paul Production Manager - Alec Wittschiebe Virtual Production Executive - Evan Cervantes Virtual Production Services Provided By Halon Entertainment VAD Producer - Andrew Ritter VAD Supervisor - Jess Marley VAD Lead - Lindsey Robbins VAD Artist - William Chang For full production credits goto https://lnkd.in/eaV3QvFG For more on Emergent Order Foundation and their work https://www.eo.foundation/

Just Dance 2024, the #motioncapture version. Mocap Boogie Wonderland Initiated and choreographed by Britainne Pedersen, Marvi Sanchez & Dominique Moxie with fellow performers Mitchell Whitmore & Grant Ng with Floor Manager Olivia Farrar. Multiskilling & multi-tasking at it's best.

This year at NAB Show New York, our friends at AbelCine and The Garage partnered to present two panels highlighting #virtualproduction. One featuring, Dominique Moxie, Business Development Associate at Lux Machina & Lux Stage #Atlanta. If you weren't there in the room, the recordings are ready and waiting for you to watch on catch up here https://lnkd.in/eSiTNa7E #NABShowNY Panel 1: Behind the Scenes of Virtual Production Unplugged Jeff Lee (moderator) / AbelCine Steve Giralt / The Garage Rosanne Limoncelli, PhD / NYU Tisch Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center Dominique Moxie / Lux Machina Consulting Panel 2: Pushing the Tools - Expanding Boundaries in ICVFX Virtual Production Geoff Knight / Synapse Virtual Production Alexander MacLean / ASSIMILATE Ian Fursa / Vp Toolkit Tommy Mokas / The Garage Steve Giralt / The Garage

Just published in American Cinematographer Magazine: University of the Arts London and Sony | Professional Europe have partnered on a virtual-production research stage that is housed within the Fashion Textiles and Technology Institute at UAL’s new East Bank campus in London. UAL, Sony Team on Virtual-Production Research Stage The stage will play a key role in advancing transdisciplinary, practice-led research in virtual production and XR textiles and dress. Read the full story & tech breakdown here https://lnkd.in/eJuHVXbP Featuring Brompton Technology Limited, Vicon, ARRI & Lux Machina ARCA Servers (https://lnkd.in/g3BwvJpE).

Thanks Gibson. Wonderful to meet you and everyone. It's always a pleasure hosting events, getting to know people better and to have the chance to share all that we know to be possible. The future of storytelling is always bright!

Part 3 of a 3 part series that goes behind-the-scenes with Lux Machina, exploring the innovations of Virtual Production in the creation of Apple TV+ ‪ Masters of the Air. In this final episode of Virtual Skies: we look at the tools of the trade. On designing LED screen slates, proprietary colour science calibration, creating new toolsets for #unrealengine from a light card to a "flak spawner" (you heard it heard first folks!) . Why Masters of the Air "would not have been as successful or maybe even possible, without the Sony Rialto". On powering everything with Lux ARCA and creating A & B render systems to always be ready for the next scene. The team spilling the technical knowledge beans are: Philip Galler, Will Newman, Cameron Bishop, Jason Bayever, Nicholas Bennett and Rowan Pitts. Created in collaboration with Sony | Professional Europe and Bild Studios / MARS Volume ‪ Produced by: Jake Alexander and Kyle Olson. Edited by: Alex Hendriks Shot by: Jack Dartford (UK) & Poom Wattanapan (USA) Learn more about Lux ARCA https://lnkd.in/g3BwvJpE Learn more about Sony Rialto Extension System: https://lnkd.in/eD28CZmZ

Camera Speed... Set...Action! "This was an idea Sky Ferren and I dreamed up during #Megalopolis and thanks to the talented team at Lux Machina Consulting it became a reality." Alex Coppedge Witness the combination of a teaser for feature film "Long Live Dick Parker", led by Alex Coppedge, Director, Writer, Executive Producer (Megalopolis, The Instigators, The Bride) combined with testing an all new Megapixel #Ghostframe pipeline (for those in the know: in inner frustum only). Shot at the Lux Stage at Trilith Studios in harmonious partnership with Lux Machina Consulting. Featuring R & D insight on advanced mathematics, controlling flickering in the frustum, shooting 48 frames per second & consequently messing with motion blur, issues with running Ghostframe on a LED volume this large.. potentially changing the workflow of #VFX and #VirtualProduction as we know it!: starring Wesley Goins, Jason Davis, German Perl & last but no means least Hannah Schilsky. Featuring production insight, with Production Designer Sky Ferren, who played a big part in making this test happen, working with Cinematographer Nick Bowser to create (physically AND virtually) an old tobacco farm in North Carolina. They built a physical set, where their actor had a place to live, but accentuated the set so it also lives simultaneously in the virtual world. The aim is to marry the traditional physical world with the new virtual tools, trying to make them as seemless as possible..but where they can't be seemless: to use technology like Megapixel Ghostframe to have a Plan B in post. Hannah, #UnrealEngine Technical Director: "I built a blueprint that, based on the editor's role and the render’s role, it would set the frustum to be blue screen on one cluster and the regular field of view on the other cluster. That way, we were able to swap back and forth on the processors to achieve having GhostFrame in just the frustum. After each take, I would push the shot down directly to Nuke as well ( The Foundry)." Michael McReynolds was the Post Production Supervisor and Nuke lead. Since then, he has developed a GhostFrameExtractor Gizmo for Nuke while collaborating with Alex on his project: https://lnkd.in/gis_aUG8 It's all about collaborative teamwork. It's all about creating in the moment + plan B. Hedge your bets! Get your inner geek on and learn up! Ghostframe linkage : https://lnkd.in/eNUpfaac Discover more about TagLine Film: https://lnkd.in/eEwJ5xme Tagging Epic Games Read more in this Lux Machina interview with Alex and Sky here: https://lnkd.in/eQQEu62c #LuxMachina #LuxStage #TrilithStudios #LongLiveDickParker #Megapixel #Ghostframe #VirtualProduction #ICVFX #VFX #PostProduction #WomeninTech #WomeninVP #EpicGames #Nuke #TheFoundry