SMPIA president Ken Alecxe said the addition of a virtual stage will be a major boost for film production in Saskatchewan, and an “add-on for what our industry will be able to do.”Article content
The stage is made up of LED light-bars, monitors and connected computer tech, and uses CGI and real-time visual effects to virtually replicate any setting or atmosphere desired.“You can take any footage you have collected from around the world, load it up and the actors will be right in that environment — you cannot tell the difference from the real thing.”Article content
For SMPIA, Alecxe said that means now is critical to look at increasing training for seasoned and up-and-coming crew to take advantage of the opportunity. “Will it bring people back? I’m not sure,” he said. “But I think this will grow a whole new workforce.
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