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Finland premieres ICVFX Studio with ROE Visual

Fireframe has finalized the build of a new ICVFX Studio in Helsinki, premiering the virtual production technology for Finland. ROE Visual LED products are at the heart of this facility. The studio has been hosting demo days for local talent. Still, it will kick off a wider campaign in September by hosting private events for the international film industry players to experience the studio’s capabilities.

Fireframe started to explore the creative possibilities of virtual production a year ago by doing real-time engine tests in a green screen environment. At the same time, the company looked at how to build an LED volume. “After a comprehensive study with industry experts, we ended up choosing ROE Visual as our provider”, states Mikko Kodisoja, Fireframe Founder and CEO.

“One of the factors that determined our choice for ROE Visual LED panels in combination with Helios LED processing is the fact that it also gives us access to the GhostFrame technology. We’re very much interested in the GhostFrame Chroma feature”, continues Kodisoja.

The LED volume in the ICVFX studio consists of an ROE Visual Ruby RB2.3 LED wall. This curved wall is 18.5 m wide and 5 m high and is built from 370 Ruby panels, bringing the total pixel count to over 17 million. The LED ceiling is constructed of 120 ROE Visual Black Quartz BQ4.6 LED panels, using the integrated wind-bracing system to give the ceiling its required structural integrity.

Another batch of Black Quartz LED panels is placed on three dollies, creating flexible side fills for additional lighting. The capacity of the Black Quartz LED panels goes up to 5000 nit brightness. “Using the dollies, we can adapt the placement of the side fills in the set to any requirements. The lighting dollies are synced with a 3D engine”, comments Kodisoja. “We were eager to learn everything about LED technology before we started to build the volume. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, we couldn’t get ROE Visual’s technicians to fly over to Finland. Still, with the help of local ROE Visual experts appointed to us by ROE Visual, we managed to get the volume up and running in a couple of days.”

“One of the individuals who has been instrumental in the process is Johan West. We had our entire team building the LED volume, from engineers to VFX artists to cinematographers, as we wanted everyone to learn how the system works”, concludes Kodisoja.

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