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Virtual Production Stage

Motion Capture and Volumetric Capture

Smart Cinema

Edit Suites

A globally unique facility where art meets technology to drive research & development, training and experimental production.

The Sheds offers a unique collection of world class creative research, development and production facilities. Together they form an unparalleled test bed for large scale, live immersive experiences.

  • End to end flexible production workflow.
  • Flexible access to dedicated on-site research networks
    and storage systems.
  • Create, edit and stream media content via ST2110
    network connecting the Studio, Smart Cinema, Edit
    Suites and AV Production Galleries.    ​

Services

Generate real time on set visualisations and deploy in camera visual effects to bring together the digital and physical worlds using our LED wall stage.

High quality performance capture of up to 10 performers at once; body, hands and face. Get real time previsualisation of digital avatars in virtual sets, including freedom to explore shots using virtual cameras.

Capture authentic human performances in 3 dimensions and stream into shared virtual environments in real time.

Explore spatial audio for virtual environments and record professional quality audio content in our purpose-built Experimental Studio sound stage. Our mobile spatial audio recording capability enables high quality audio recording in any remote location outside the studio.

Produce professional standard audio-visual content in the Experimental Studio, which can operate in a live or as live mode and is equipped with 5 studio cameras either on pedestal, jib, or using an Agito camera pedestal.

Generate unparalleled insights into audience immersion via an array of biometric sensing equipment in our unique Smart Cinema.

Built to the same standards as commercial cinemas, the 36 seater Smart Cinema will provide unparalleled insights into how audiences experience new media content and formats. ​

The data we collect will enable directorial and editorial decision-making, as well as empowering audiences themselves with greater understanding of how they are affected by the content they watch.

Finish your production to professional standards using our purpose built edit suites, audio gallery and vision gallery. The building is connected via a ST2110 network, so users can monitor uncompressed live streamed content from the studio.

On-site compute and storage facilities, with 5G and ultra-low latency optical network infrastructure, the on-site data centre enables high quality, low latency connectivity and processing of data across the Sheds facilities.

The mezzanine area provides wifi enabled co-working space for teams who are actively engaged in R&D projects, training and productions using the Sheds facilities.

Shower facilities, secure bike storage and kitchen facilities are available on site.

Dedicated production offices and a green room are available as required.

Technical Specifications

  • 220m² active area
  • 6 meters from floor to bottom of ceiling beams
  • 349² total floor area
  • Multicamera live studio. — 9m x 3 .5m LED Virtual Production stage
  • 28 camera Vicon motion capture system
  • 10 camera Condense Reality volumetric capture system
  • Studio control via a separate production gallery and audio control room
  • Flexible lighting control via VP lighting controller, Vision Gallery or portable floor operated devices
  • 8 x Studio X5 Bi-Colour 200W LED Fresnel
  • 50 x Gemini 1×1 Hard RGBWW LED Panel
  • Sound stage for professional audio recording
  • Range of high quality camera equipment available for use including:
    • Red V Raptor.
    • Arri Alexa mini LF.
    • Sony Venice 2.
    • Phantom 4K GS.
    • Canon ML105 for low light use.

  • 4k Christie cinema projector.
  • Dolby Atmos system utilising Munro acoustics & Dynaudio speaker system.
  • 35 seats including accessible seating.
  • Biometric audience monitoring:
    • EEG brainwave monitoring.
    • Eye-tracking.
    • Thermal imaging.
    • Heart rate and skin response monitoring.

  • IP Enabled.
  • Can be used with external feeds
  • 4k UHD
  • 4M/E Vision Mixer
  • Grandma3 Lighting Control
  • 8 x Studio X5 Bi-Colour 200W LED Fresnel
  • 50 x Gemini 1×1 Hard RGBWW LED Panel
  • Comprehensive Graphics Capability

  • IP Enabled.
  • Calrec Brio 36 Mixer with 96 input channels.
  • Dolby 5 .1 Audio Monitoring.
  • Can be used with external feeds.
  • Dante, MADI, AES67 and Analogue audio. networks supported

  • Multi-resolution capable
  • DaVinci Resolve primary finishing software
  • Unreal and Unity enabled
  • Audio edit
  • Colour grading
  • 100Gb capability I/O 650Tb SAN