The Entertainment Technology Center@USC has released the second installment of its case study, “Fathead: Virtual Production & Beyond.” Section 2 of the four-part white paper is “Sound Mitigation: Performance Matters,” which features compelling interviews with “Fathead” co-producer Brandyn Johnson and former Sony Pictures executive Eric Rigney. The section also addresses “the challenges of recording clean dialogue on LED volumetric stages and in-camera visual effects (ICVFX) during production.” Click here to access Section 2 and the previously released Section 1, “Cloud Computing: Growth Without Bounds.” We’ll post announcements when the remaining two sections become available.

The next two white paper sections: “State of the Industry,” covering “where we’re at, and where we’re going;” and “Fathead: A Proof-of-Concept Short Film,” covering on-stage tools and processes.

Related:
‘Fathead:’ Virtual Production (Almost) Completely in the Cloud, NAB Amplify, 2/20/23
ETC Releases First Section of Virtual Production White Paper, ETCentric, 2/14/23
ETC Short Film ‘Fathead’ Is Nominee for NAACP Image Award, ETCentric, 1/20/23
‘Fathead’ Case Study: HPA Analyzes Color Grading in Cloud, ETCentric, 6/21/22
‘Fathead’ Team Explores Virtual Production During NAB Panel, ETCentric, 5/26/22
ETC Pushes Boundaries of Virtual Production with ‘Fathead’, ETCentric, 3/2/22