The UK is not currently short of virtual production facilities. Samsung's partnership with Twickenham Film Studios created one of the largest permanent LED stages in the UK, measuring 24 x 4.5m. London's Sugar Studios offers LED walls with 1.9mm pixel pitch. But such impressive facilities don't come cheap: they're built for professionals with budgets to match.
That's what makes Norwich University of the Arts' new virtual production studio genuinely significant. This isn't just another LED wall going up; it's the first educational and commercial facility in the UK to combine Sony's VERONA panels with a VENICE cinema camera. The latter features a full-frame sensor that's specifically designed for LED sync and virtual production work, addressing the technical challenges that arise when shooting high-resolution LED panels.
