The Future of Cinema: Epic Games Gave Us an In-Depth Tour of The Volume (Their Virtual Set Tech)

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  • @hamidvisuals
    @hamidvisuals Рік тому +657

    That torch light tracking is fascinating. Really want to get into virtual production.

  • @Dedtime
    @Dedtime Рік тому +311

    This stuff is the best. Especially for the performers. Being able to see the world in realtime vs a green/blue screen really helps them get into and interact as if they are in the environment. The performance level just goes up for them. And for the directors they get to see their vision in real time instead of just post. Post is now pre. Love it.

    • @perfectionbox
      @perfectionbox Рік тому +8

      yeah now Ian McKellan can stop crying

    • @krosfyah4932
      @krosfyah4932 Рік тому +2

      Post is the new pre. Love that my guy! 👍😂

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Рік тому +1

      It's a step forward but unless you already have all the 3D assets pre made and ready for the pre production you are still going to be suffering that technical debt to make those assets.
      At least with Quixel Megascans and Metahuman they will be able to use stand in assets for the preview stage and get the kinks out before they start hairing away at asset production.

    • @mattheww797
      @mattheww797 Рік тому

      there is no atmosphere to the scene though. No dust outside in the air

  • @rjpm92
    @rjpm92 Рік тому +221

    It's crazy how the dawn of cinema was essentially stage recording and now we're coming full circle thanks to astounding technology.

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 Рік тому +2

      The new technology makes it look cheap and fake.

    • @RaXXha
      @RaXXha Рік тому +14

      @@bighands69 Except it doesn't. 🤔

    • @diollinebranderson6553
      @diollinebranderson6553 Рік тому +3

      ​@@RaXXha while the tech is really cool and jawdropping, RJ is right tho. This makes films disgusting to look at. Filming on location will always be Better.

    • @ici123-r2e
      @ici123-r2e Рік тому +2

      ​@@diollinebranderson6553Filming on such a stage is still better than filming in front of a green screen. Of course filming on location will always look the best

    • @diollinebranderson6553
      @diollinebranderson6553 Рік тому

      @@ici123-r2e nah on this stage it looks faker than green screen. A result of that would be a show that feels compact. It won't feel open. Even though you can see the set it in an open desert, you can still obviously tell it's fake an shot in a warehouse. Just compare any desert scene in the recent star wars show to the one in A New Hope at the beginning

  • @datdamadude
    @datdamadude Рік тому +1100

    Love how gaming tech is bleeding over to film and television

    • @polinttalu7102
      @polinttalu7102 Рік тому +106

      as it should be, videogames seem to have pushed the technology faster and farther than those 2.

    • @jackbenimblejack1
      @jackbenimblejack1 Рік тому +48

      When video games make more money than all other forms of media combined

    • @gerardoguaran6356
      @gerardoguaran6356 Рік тому +11

      It's not a gaming tech, it's just tech.

    • @JackieWelles
      @JackieWelles Рік тому +44

      @@gerardoguaran6356 Whats pushing this tech? Even more and more demanding games and ideas! So its Gaming Tech.

    • @gerardoguaran6356
      @gerardoguaran6356 Рік тому +10

      @@JackieWelles to assume that videogames necessarily require technological advances is to limit their discursive and narrative capacity, what actually drives the technological movement are the laws and trends of the market, in a few words: capitalism.

  • @dreamzdziner8484
    @dreamzdziner8484 Рік тому +205

    Unreal is making everything look real and they are truly Epic!❤

  • @Immortal_BP
    @Immortal_BP Рік тому +4

    whats most amazing to me is how they are rendering such detailed scenes, IN REAL TIME.

  • @Onyyyxx
    @Onyyyxx Рік тому +156

    I’m happy that tech for games has advanced to the point where there are more jobs for folks on a team.

    • @SamosIMP
      @SamosIMP Рік тому

      if anything the jobs will be decreasing.

    • @Extremexboxplayer
      @Extremexboxplayer Рік тому +1

      @@SamosIMP how lmao, the amount of people you'd need for film increase with this. you still have all the roles in a film traditionally but now you could include developers alongside the normal visual fx artists.

    • @russellcountyonline
      @russellcountyonline Рік тому +2

      @@Extremexboxplayer all the small businesses that will be left out of the loop when scenes are shot on location? that impact is huge.

  • @bmabs35
    @bmabs35 Рік тому +11

    This was a fantastic demo. Absolutely ridiculous how far gaming and gaming technology has come.

  • @nicolasdidier822
    @nicolasdidier822 Рік тому +22

    Just imagine how low budget productions or independent cinema will glow up with this technology to look closer and closer to big budget movies with green screens everywhere.

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 Рік тому +1

      It all looks cheap and looks tacky as well.

    • @twinguy9633
      @twinguy9633 Рік тому +2

      yeah the future is bright with this technology advancing

    • @nunobarcelos5809
      @nunobarcelos5809 Рік тому +1

      @@bighands69 nah dude this is advancing , new technology it’s always like that let’s see in 10 years …

  • @OneAndOnlyMe
    @OneAndOnlyMe Рік тому +2

    When they called it "Unreal" back in the day, they nailed the name. It's mind blowing how far the engine has come.

  • @Noobstar25
    @Noobstar25 Рік тому +6

    Epic and Unreal they are truly doing unreal things

  • @bappyhasanjahid4985
    @bappyhasanjahid4985 Рік тому +6

    Gaming and Cinema, one of the best tech collab ever.

  • @comewithcarson8191
    @comewithcarson8191 Рік тому +164

    Dude said this was $400k. Imagine this replicated inside a cube with a projection on all walls and different objects you can interact with other than flashlight like guns. It would be like VR without the goggles.

    • @Fishmaat404
      @Fishmaat404 Рік тому +40

      It would be like VR without VR, genius!

    • @arielshpitzer
      @arielshpitzer Рік тому +9

      non 3D is boring

    • @Ti-kp9gh
      @Ti-kp9gh Рік тому +14

      And VR without 3D. So less immersive.

    • @scorepoint8118
      @scorepoint8118 Рік тому +5

      It would be VR without the V! GENIUS!

    • @SpicyRikers
      @SpicyRikers Рік тому +11

      literally the Holodeck From star trek lol

  • @BearsDenOneinVain
    @BearsDenOneinVain Рік тому +1

    You can tell this dude "loves" his job, and talking about it! Love to see it!

  • @liameneuk
    @liameneuk Рік тому +3

    Now this is immersivity that can be enjoyed comfortably. Imagine it be used for indoor digital tourism...

  • @FTChomp9980
    @FTChomp9980 Рік тому +88

    Filming at a Real Location makes it so much better because it creates a experience like no other makes the character feel like they are there.

    • @rico-228
      @rico-228 Рік тому +5

      but need to 3d render it

    • @sav145
      @sav145 Рік тому +35

      sure but production companies think about profits,they dont give a eff about what actors feel.

    • @Vamatt99218
      @Vamatt99218 Рік тому +18

      Yes, these volume stages help with costs but make the movie less immersive

    • @ChipJones421
      @ChipJones421 Рік тому +2

      @@sav145 Exsctly and filming on location sometimes earns the production a rather handsome rebate. It costs more to digitally shoot with CGI than actual location setsm

    • @phantom3146
      @phantom3146 Рік тому +12

      Obviously this is for when you can’t create a real set or visit a location or If your movie is in a more fantastical/fictional setting

  • @EXDiamondDogs
    @EXDiamondDogs Рік тому +29

    This with VR tech would be amazing. Can't wait til the next 20 years

    • @fireaza
      @fireaza Рік тому +1

      There's actually been a number of productions that have made use of VR! The director being able to check out a virtual set using a VR headset is a VERY useful tool!

    • @VREmirate
      @VREmirate Рік тому

      Glad you think we have 20 years! Let's go!

  • @jaktek4242
    @jaktek4242 Рік тому +3

    Nothing beats real sets and real locations in film. Your eyes might not notice the difference, but your brain does.

  • @dr_sanhattan
    @dr_sanhattan Рік тому +1

    6:00 screen really tricked me, so well done

  • @stephmo371
    @stephmo371 Рік тому +18

    Reminds me of the set of 1899. Y'all should see the behind the seems of 1899. Very cool set overall.

  • @pseudonymousbeing987
    @pseudonymousbeing987 Рік тому +1

    That flashlight is spectacular

  • @mydreaminorbit9297
    @mydreaminorbit9297 Рік тому +64

    The volume is awesome technology but film studios should not completely depend on this. The sense of depth and scope is lost. Kenobi vs Andor proves this while The Batman shows how it should be used.

    • @bebaguette766
      @bebaguette766 Рік тому +6

      The Batman had similar issues, but to smaller extent. Felt stagey on several occasions.

    • @edenassos
      @edenassos Рік тому +4

      That can be solved easily when transparent displays become mainstream in 10 years via rotoscoping.

    • @stevenbaker153
      @stevenbaker153 Рік тому +16

      Andor used a lot of real locations and didn't feel at all like it was on a soundstage, unlike Kenobi

    • @josephmayfield945
      @josephmayfield945 Рік тому +4

      This tech is garbage, and continues the path of unimaginative film making.

    • @purvue
      @purvue Рік тому

      They can dial in depth of field with this as well.

  • @peteryakubu3434
    @peteryakubu3434 Рік тому +20

    This is a wonderful advancement

    • @rico-228
      @rico-228 Рік тому +2

      2022 a big hop into to the future

  • @Star_cab
    @Star_cab Рік тому +1

    This is very interesting tech. It looks fantasic for grand vistas. I'm sure down the road they will work on the environments to look less static and sterile. Much like in old star wars movies where extras would do things in the background (move boxes,walk around, inspect things etc.)

  • @vicenteahumada8761
    @vicenteahumada8761 Рік тому +16

    This tech is really amazing but in shows like the Book of Boba Fett/The Mandalorian/Obi-Wan. There’s a lot of Volume used scenes that feel like the characters are in a diorama or a stage rather than a lived in environment. Maybe they just haven’t utilized it in the most beneficial way. Still a really awesome advancement regardless though.

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 Рік тому

      It just looks inferior to real environments using 35mm film.

  • @WeareVRMUSIC
    @WeareVRMUSIC Рік тому +3

    We want this for VR Production! ✌️😊

  • @ashishhembrom3905
    @ashishhembrom3905 Рік тому

    After 25890 years ign finally decides to do real gaming journalism.

  • @owenvalenciahageman4892
    @owenvalenciahageman4892 Рік тому +8

    Insane stuff

  • @someoneontheinternet3090
    @someoneontheinternet3090 Рік тому +2

    This is insane. So cool.

  • @SantaJClaus
    @SantaJClaus Рік тому

    Incredible. 💚♥️

  • @RomboutVersluijs
    @RomboutVersluijs Рік тому +20

    If this would have a sort movable floor or something the camera could also move more freely. That would be totally bonkers!

    • @knaditya8228
      @knaditya8228 Рік тому +5

      they did that on 1899! tv show it was amazing!

    • @bighands69
      @bighands69 Рік тому

      How about a real floor with real cameras and not using CCTV production values.

    • @knaditya8228
      @knaditya8228 Рік тому

      @@bighands69 what do you mean? Real cameras and real floor? what are you talking about?

  • @manchesterunitedno7
    @manchesterunitedno7 Рік тому +94

    Disney own several larger 360 degrees (including the floor) of The Volume walls in their soundstages all over the world.

    • @rico-228
      @rico-228 Рік тому +1

      yes

    • @astronotics531
      @astronotics531 Рік тому +20

      Disney doesn’t use UE anymore, they have their own engine for The Volume now.

    • @RadfordCastro1
      @RadfordCastro1 Рік тому +7

      @@astronotics531Actually, this is many steps up from what ILM was doing with regards to virtual sets.

    • @boskee
      @boskee Рік тому +7

      @@astronotics531 That's incorrect. StageCraft still uses Unreal, but the final renderer uses their inhouse Helios.

    • @xelaander8429
      @xelaander8429 Рік тому

      Yeah, no. Disney does not own that many sets of this calibre "all over the world"

  • @camovecmin4968
    @camovecmin4968 Рік тому +2

    what an amazing invention!

  • @Gigga101
    @Gigga101 Рік тому +2

    Insane tech man 🔥🔥

  • @MN-jw7mm
    @MN-jw7mm Рік тому +2

    If anyone saw the recent Mandalorian episode, that was mostly this. Fantastic tech.

  • @pencilvania777
    @pencilvania777 Рік тому

    🤩..IT JUST NEEDS FULL CIRCLE ROUND DISPLAY SO LIGHTING CAN MATCHED IN EVERY SHOT...THEN THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BE PERFECT

  • @Nutrafin-3D
    @Nutrafin-3D Рік тому +2

    How is the actual screen made? Is it projection from somewhere or actual massive lcd screens?

  • @AkelaTalamasca
    @AkelaTalamasca Рік тому

    Genuinely magical!

  • @mycollegeshirt
    @mycollegeshirt Рік тому +2

    brings new meaning to the whole world's a stage.

  • @TheOMT
    @TheOMT Рік тому +2

    That's amazing, it must be better for the actors to be able to see the world in real time.

  • @Aveeguides
    @Aveeguides Рік тому +3

    Almost all of The Mandalorian was filmed this way. Jon Favreau was one of the first directors to go all in on this type of filming.
    What they did on set was have almost a 360 screen of this tech-then they filled the floor with real props. It looked so real that actors would walk into the screen sometimes haha.

    • @shoahilarif7957
      @shoahilarif7957 Рік тому +2

      The screen in mandalorian was just a big 360 tv with a 2nd video. This is more like a video game render. Everything in the screen is 3d model not a video

    • @josephmayfield945
      @josephmayfield945 Рік тому

      And that’s why that show is forgettable - like all other Star Wars.

  • @TheVFXbyArt
    @TheVFXbyArt 10 місяців тому

    The only missing component is making this environment as bright as daylight, I.e the screens, this way you would capture actual lens artifacts that were affected by the screen

  • @reeshavroy0
    @reeshavroy0 Рік тому

    Future is Now! 💯

  • @eruannster
    @eruannster Рік тому +1

    Having worked in movies, saying "we've put this very professionally with zipties and ducttape" sounds *exactly* like how most filmmaking is done.

  • @rustyrobots426
    @rustyrobots426 Рік тому +2

    Amazing when utilised correctly. Please note we don't want empty feeling "sets" like in some of the star wars shows

    • @amysteriousviewer3772
      @amysteriousviewer3772 Рік тому +2

      It's best when it's used to extend or enhance real locations or physical sets. It's essentially just a really advanced green-screen.

  • @mrbobo86
    @mrbobo86 Рік тому +1

    That flashlight thing is epic

  • @GreyplayComics
    @GreyplayComics Рік тому +2

    this is pretty brilliant.

  • @AbiNubli
    @AbiNubli Рік тому +5

    The Oblivion started it. The Mandalorian made Hollywood adopted it

  • @DeViceCrimsin_
    @DeViceCrimsin_ Рік тому +3

    Wait, you know what this reminds me of?! When car guys and journalist get together on a track day to lap the hottest hypercar or racecar (yes hypercar not supercar) fresh of the factory line.

    • @DonGraphifx
      @DonGraphifx Рік тому +1

      Well this reminds me of the holodeck in Star Trek Enterprise

  • @ilhmgst
    @ilhmgst Рік тому

    the power of realtime rendering

  • @TheTableReads
    @TheTableReads Рік тому +4

    I’m curious what the pixel density is on these screens

  • @paulbennetjoshua
    @paulbennetjoshua Рік тому +1

    Amazing!
    We now have "moving (motion capable) sets". Or should we say Mo'sets 💡😉

  • @Andryxafication
    @Andryxafication Рік тому

    It's awesome technology!

  • @JulesCalella
    @JulesCalella Рік тому

    This is incredible!

  • @TeamEmperor
    @TeamEmperor Рік тому

    We're getting closer day by day to a VRMMORPG

  • @dennismay9062
    @dennismay9062 Рік тому

    This is truly the beginning of the "holo deck" on star trek - next generation!

  • @a9udn9u-vanced
    @a9udn9u-vanced Рік тому

    This is so freaking cool

  • @GameDynastyPro
    @GameDynastyPro Рік тому +1

    Really amazing

  • @mitchrich6
    @mitchrich6 Рік тому

    Incredible

  • @groundzerostudio773
    @groundzerostudio773 Рік тому

    Crazy stuff!

  • @vandresitor
    @vandresitor Рік тому +1

    It would be very nice to invent an image stabilizer for those who recorded the video

  • @TommyFortunemusic
    @TommyFortunemusic Рік тому

    This is wild

  • @xamurai00
    @xamurai00 Рік тому

    Imagine been inside a cylindrical dome where you can walk on the spot. The walls are high reflective projection screens and behind you at all times is a drone equipped with one of these cameras with eye tracking that projects wherever you are looking. As close to a holodeck as we will get for now.,

  • @SooDamGood
    @SooDamGood Рік тому

    When IGN films "Future of Cinema" video but forgets to colour grade it's own video

  • @ikayabuah1
    @ikayabuah1 Рік тому

    Incredible.

  • @shariarzaman
    @shariarzaman Рік тому

    Damn....This is insane.

  • @Sheriftolba_
    @Sheriftolba_ Рік тому

    This is like Doug Trumbull detailing his matte painting techniques to Ridley Scott for Blade Runner, or Stanley Kubrick ofc!

  • @swiftstreak98
    @swiftstreak98 8 місяців тому

    Toho should consider using this for their next Godzilla film

  • @gxrsky
    @gxrsky Рік тому

    the future of cinema without a rec709 lut put on a timeline. gracious.

  • @AnthonyHadleyJr
    @AnthonyHadleyJr Рік тому +5

    Damn, GoT caught a stray in this video 😂 And it was absolutely deserved lol.

  • @derekarthur512
    @derekarthur512 Рік тому +1

    So basically the concept behind the iconic Matrix vfx shot, except now we can do it practically lol.

  • @imAndrewRussell
    @imAndrewRussell Рік тому

    Ben is so funny! We love to see ben!

  • @robertlawrence9000
    @robertlawrence9000 Рік тому

    Amazing!

  • @TheWatchmaan
    @TheWatchmaan Рік тому

    A complete mindf**k camera

  • @_TheRam
    @_TheRam 11 місяців тому

    Is this in the US or Canada? Are they showcasing this technology at any events or expos in london?

  • @ChipJones421
    @ChipJones421 Рік тому +10

    This feels like an answer to a question that has not been asked, nor needs to be asked as there is no current issue with the methods being used. Nothing will ever beat a real set or filming on location (especially when said location gets your production a rebate).

    • @sdbszz706
      @sdbszz706 Рік тому

      Are you like 12? A child shouldn’t comment. Listening should be your priority for now. If MONEY and BUDGET isn’t a question worth answering in your world, you should wait to move out of parents house before commenting on real world problems dude 😂

    • @airixxxx
      @airixxxx Рік тому

      This is significantly better than green screens, not only for actors but for matching lighting and several other improvements.

    • @edenassos
      @edenassos Рік тому +2

      You can tell when someone has a pea-brain. When you have infinite location options at your fingertips, why go to a real location and sweat?

  • @fredymendez855
    @fredymendez855 Рік тому +1

    Honestly this is awsome but you still cant beat real locations, but this does benifit the actors who are performing as they will no longer be working with a dull green screen.

  • @kunangkunang7643
    @kunangkunang7643 Рік тому

    This is Awsome dudes

  • @JohnnyNubs
    @JohnnyNubs Рік тому

    Can someone call up Zack and have him make the metaverse with Unreal Engine?
    His metaverse is like walking into Lago land.

  • @prayfawind
    @prayfawind Рік тому

    they are getting closer to making a Holodeck

  • @DeViceCrimsin_
    @DeViceCrimsin_ Рік тому +5

    Rich person VR. (For clarification, this is a compliment. It's very exciting tech). (Now for fun, imagine it with sci-fi level “hard light” magic. And what we can do with that).

  • @denotdotdeblong
    @denotdotdeblong Рік тому +10

    Hope they put the same effort for their EGS Launcher

  • @MarcelTrindade
    @MarcelTrindade Рік тому

    That's exciting. And scary. And fun.

  • @rsouthgate
    @rsouthgate Рік тому

    So the system is rendering only the computed backdrop to the camera? But with a subject in shot doesn’t that mean there are reflections from the out-of-shot background that won’t be accurate? And can the background handle multiple cameras capturing the scene at the same time?

  • @gruskoda8511
    @gruskoda8511 Рік тому

    Wow….just wow

  • @oldie-se
    @oldie-se Рік тому

    Thats a big step to a holodeck!

  • @Introvert_Rider
    @Introvert_Rider Рік тому

    Everyone has fantasys that made to be real.. like you into it old and young

  • @Gary_Hun
    @Gary_Hun Рік тому

    There isn't such a thing called Digital Space. Virtual, damn it.

  • @miquelangeloliver7626
    @miquelangeloliver7626 Рік тому +5

    It looks so real that it almost seems unimpressive !!!

  • @SilverUnderworld
    @SilverUnderworld Рік тому

    this is amazing

  • @dndsmith1ify
    @dndsmith1ify Рік тому

    Oh.... That's insane...

  • @christiandebney1989
    @christiandebney1989 Рік тому

    What about the color space? ive used professional VP plates and you cant grade it

  • @MichaelSupelano
    @MichaelSupelano Рік тому

    Please bring CorridorCrew there! they would make some great content

  • @whateveri
    @whateveri Рік тому

    Sick !!

  • @HorribleMuttonChops
    @HorribleMuttonChops Рік тому +54

    The Volume was created by ILM, not Epic Games.

    • @ChipJones421
      @ChipJones421 Рік тому +10

      Finally someone cultured

    • @marcomello101
      @marcomello101 Рік тому +35

      With Epic's unreal engine. The Volume has always been UE.

    • @dragonspike101
      @dragonspike101 Рік тому

      Using unreal engine you dumbass

    • @SEANLIGHTZTV
      @SEANLIGHTZTV Рік тому +7

      ILM Actually collaborated with epic in order to design it because it would be obsolete without programs like blender & unreal.. so your comment is somewhat debatable

  • @artbyaline
    @artbyaline Рік тому

    Motive! Nice :)

  • @IvanOfficial96
    @IvanOfficial96 Рік тому

    Is this how they going to continue visiting other planets in space and discover new ones

  • @felixgrun3560
    @felixgrun3560 Рік тому

    Schönes Hemd hat der Kameraman an. Wofür stehen noch mal diese Symbole ?

  • @j2_zero
    @j2_zero Рік тому

    Imagine if Inception was filmed with this.

  • @moow950
    @moow950 Рік тому

    So, can you make 3D movies with this 2D background? So capturing the actors in 3D (2 camera's for the left and right eye) and replace the curved 2D background with the original 3D background as used in Unreal?