BPS 362: How Indie Films Can Use The Mandalorian Virtual Production Tech with Rene Amador

What if indie filmmakers could access the same virtual production
systems used on the hit Disney+ show The Mandalorian? What if you
could use that same technology at home for your productions? What
if it cost less than most RED Camera packages? Today's guest wants
to do exactly that. Rene Amador is the co-founder and CEO of the
virtual production tech company ARWall.Rene boasts 24 years of
working with 16 startups, starting young working for his parent’s
startups in silicon valley. He’s also directed over 350
commercials, short films, and pilots. Most recently as co-founder
at ARwall, Rene won the SXSW Accelerator 2018 AR/VR category pitch,
has been acknowledged as a top AR tech evangelist in Hollywood, and
designed the first ARwall Lab in Burbank.

Rene and his team have developed a professional virtual production
system that filmmakers can use at home powered by the most powerful
real-time graphic engine on the market. How does this all work you
may ask? ARFX requires a tracker and at least two sensors installed
on set.Once the tracker is calibrated and attached to the camera,
the director of photography has the ability to move anywhere inside
the tracked space. The virtual scene runs on the system updates in
perfect real-time, no matter where the camera is positioned. This
creates a seamless window illusion into the virtual
space.Filmmakers really put this tech to the test on Disney+'s Star
Wars show The Mandalorian. If you haven't seen this show do
yourself a favor and get a monthly subscription to Disney+, sit
back and enjoy.I also recommend you watch The Gallery, a
behind-the-scenes show on how they made The Mandalorian.

I'm not saying a newcomer to the filmmaking process will just be
able to pick up this tech and make The Mandalorian but the tools
are there for filmmakers who are ready to make that leap.This is a
massive jump in how filmmakers tell their stories. ARWall's Home
Studio is the next jump for indie filmmakers. The cost is cheaper
than most RED or ALEXA cameras.This technology is one of the most
exciting filmmaking tools to come out since digital cameras became
the norm. Not only is this tech cool but the speed that it became
affordable for the independent filmmaker is mind-blowing.It took a
decade before we had access to the same ground-breaking technology
that was used in Jurassic Park.Rene and I talk virtual production,
The Mandalorian, the future of the AR Wall, and how indie
filmmakers can start using this technology today.

Enjoy my conversation with Rene Amador.

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