"Virtual Production Complete"
The only class that helps you build your studio step-by-step.
Mixed-Reality & Fully Virtual
Start to build your studio today and get to know every detail of the process in this comprehensive online class.
More than 150 very detailed lessons will guide you step-by-step through the comprehensive process of building a virtual production studio for both 100% virtual productions & mixed reality prodcutions.
You will learn to build and technically operate your studio.
All lessons come straight to the point and don't steal your time.
Course Overview
Here’s What You’ll Get When You Sign Up
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Module 1: Virtual Production Basics
What you need to get started
In this module we discuss exactly which equipment and studio space you need and what results you can expect with different setups. Of course we talk about costs & budget.
Also we will discuss the possibilities and how you can built your studio modular and as efficient as possible. The goal is to create. But there are different ways to do that.
Do you want fast (same day) results?
Do you want to work with more advanced special effects like adding motion to virtual elements or even charcaters to your real world scene?
Do you have limited recording space for lights & camera movements available?
How much time do you have available? Do you plan to work full time or part time in your virtual production studio?
We’ll figure out which way is the best for you.
Please consider the following costs:
If you have a green screen, a good gaming PC and at least a DSLR or mirrorless camera with HDMI Out, you can start with an additional HDMI to USB converter for just $18.
If you want to start with camera tracking you need an additional $170 for a very high quality tracking sensor (Better than Vive Trackers)
If you have around $2500, that’s really amazing, because you can get a very professional solution with genlock.
If you have a budget of $70,000 or more, great! You will get an amazing Indie Studio Setup!! (with multiple great cameras, full body motion capture suit, huge green screen, great lighting and more than you will need)
But also with a small budget the possibilities are endless and you will have a lot of fun and create great results.
For the studio space: You can see that I’m working a lot in a tiny 9x11 sf room in my apartment. And it’s crazy which results I get there!! But, no questions, a bigger room and high ceilings would be a better option. Especially to avoid issues with your green screen.
It’s hard to figure out a way on your own, but we’ll make it straight forward as part of this module. After you finished this module you’ll have a very clear idea of what you need and where to start so that you can take action immediately.
You can buy this module for $200 here, but for best value get the bundle further down on this site.
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Module 2: Create Multi-Million Dollar Sets
The biggest strength of Virtual Production with Unreal Engine is that you get easy access to a wealth of stunning film sets.
You can literally film a scene in a private jet another one in the Hollywood Hills, one in space and on the moon, another one in a hidden cyberpunk bunker, then in a desert at a beautiful Oasis, then in a fantasy world that contains huge products of your sponsor,…
… within 1(!) day!!!
Everything in a 3D world.
And this is the module where we go through all of that!
It’s a very comprehensive module, but we keep it as easy and as efficient as possible. the goal is to get great results fast.
We talk about the Unreal Engine Basics
Scene Creation in Unreal Engine “From ZERO to a great film setting”
But did you know that there is a wealth of Pre-Made Scenes available for commercial use in the Unreal Engine Marketplace. You can get some of them for free, a lot for around $20-$50 and some for around $100-$300.
And the best thing is you combine them as you like!!
This is literally built your dream world like a puzzle.
And you should know a popular way is definitely get a pre-made scene and make some adjustments to it and then start shooting.
But we talk about important details to consider so that your shoot will be successful.
You can buy this module for $200 here, but for best value get the bundle further down on this site.
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Module 3: Setting Up Your Camera & Tracking System
Your Camera and your camera tracking system is the heart of your virtual production studio.
The real advantage (and it’s a big one!) is the real-time workflow.
You can literally navigate and film in your virtual world as if it was real.
I’m using the Vanishing Point System for Virtual Production.
But I’m also paying close attention to changes in the market and checking our alternative solutions.
This system is still the best option for Indie Virtual Production.
It’s affordable.
It’s an all-in-One Solution. There are multiple things you need and for other systems you need to pick them all together and make them work together, which can be challenging. With the Vanishing Point System you get everyhingt you need that just works together well and is easy to setup and operate. (from the included Blackmagic Design Decklink Video capture Card, Multiple Tracking Sensors, Offset Lense calibration, Digital Genlock, full integration into Unreal Engine and 2 great real-time green screen keyer.
It’s mobile.
As a limited bonus you can get 10% OFF your purchase at Vanishing Point.
(This alone make this course here pay for itself.)
But of course we will also talk about alternative solutions.
The complete setup and operate process.
The goal is that you will be ready from preparing your next shoot until shooting in 5 min.
Video Examples;
Real-time Green screen
Mixed Reality Tracking:
1. Camera movement panning
2. Camera movement back and forth
3. Zoom
4. Focus
You can buy this module for $200 here, but for best value get the bundle further down on this site.
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Module 4: Recording
There are 2 main options to record in Virtual Production:
1. You output your final composite you create in Unreal Engine through your Capture Card Output with an external video recorder
2. You record your camera footage within your camera + your Unreal Engine Scene within the PC and then bring both together in your editing process.
Both options have pros and cons.
In this module we discuss these things and of course have a detailed look on both ways and how to master possible challenges.
You can buy this module for $200 here, but for best value get the bundle further down on this site.
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Module 5: Rendering & Post Production
Depending on your Recording Process your post prodcution and editing workflow can be pretty straight forward or a little more comprehensive.
But now matter which route you choose for your next project, we’ll get you covered with this module.
You will also learn some more comprehensive VFX workflows especially if you want to combine real world and virtual world objects and/or characters in your project which can be pretty exiting.
Also color correction and sound-design for Mixed Reality will be an important part of this module. Since both are important parts of a professional Virtual Production result.
For example your actors voice has to match the “sound of your virtual room” where the scene takes place.
Also also the lighting and color of your actor has to match the light in your scene.
This is what separates really professional results from mediocre ones.
But no worries this won’t be too complicated.
You can buy this module for $200 here, but for best value get the bundle further down on this site.
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Module 6: Ways to make money running your virtual production studio
Maybe you’re already running a film studio
Maybe you work at a educational institution to teach your students.
Maybe you are just fascinated by this incredible technology and want to build your own studio.
Or maybe you have a YouTube channel and want to implement Virtual Production as part of your production process.
In this module I talk about popular and non-popular way on how to make money with your Virtual Production Studio.
Because what’s new with this kind of film production is, that it allows us to monetize our work in new ways.
Did you know that you can upsell your client the creation of a video game for the movie you make for them?
Or that you can work for a studio that is located at the other side of the world?
Or that you can build a production team that is located in different time zone so that work on your project takes place 24hours a day?
This module alone can pay for the whole course a couple of times.
You can buy this module for $200 here, but for best value get the bundle further down on this site.
More than 150 very detailed lessons
More than 150 very detailed lessons will guide you step-by-step through the comprehensive process of building and technically operate a virtual production studio.
Lessons that don't steal your time
All lessons come straight to the point and don't steal your time.
Fully virtual & mixed reality productions
You decide want you want to learn. This course comes as "Home" Edition with lessons for making fully virtual productions.
Or you choose the "Studio" Edition if you also want to get the Mixed-Reality lessons.
Community & Support
Each lessons has a comment section and community feature where you can ask questions and get opinions from other like-minded people. I will also be active in the comment section and reply to your comments if you have any questions.
Always put-to-date
Virtual Production with Unreal Engine is a fast changing and always evolving topic.
The course gets updates every month.
Interactive comment section: Leave your comment and I’m happy to help.
Don’t want to follow my path?
Each section has explanations why I’m doing what I’m doing.
My approach was to find the most cost and time efficient way for Indie Virtual Production Studios to create professional results and to ship.
At the end of the day it’s our job to ship a great product for the customer and/or the audience.
To get a great tree, the best solution is not always to model the tree in-house, but to know where to get a good tree.
Please note you will not learn to model your own assets as part of this course, but you will get all the recourses you need, where you can get all the assets (also custom assets) as quickly, cost efficient and high quality as possible.
For Beginners and experienced Filmmakers
No matter what your experience is with Unreal Engine and Virtual Production, we start with the Basics of Unreal Engine and work all the way up to advanced techniques like filming how real and virtual characters interact with each other in real-time.
You learn how to create and build your own scenes or use one of the endless pre-made scenes, probs and assets out there.
Learn to make videos, movies and music videos in a virtual world only. That means making everything only using your computer.
Or make videos, movies and music videos mixed-reality. That means you have your real life talent, actor or even multiple people that you put inside or in front of the virtual world of Unreal Engine.
How much does the course cost?
The course would easily be worth $10,000.
Because this is what it would have saved me.
I wasted so much money on equipment that I ended up not using. I had to do a lot of trial and error and see what works and what not.
I spend so much time trying out things, experimenting,... Don't get me wrong... this can be fun... but also frustrating - especially when you need to shoot something or when something happens in the middle of the shoot and you have actors, artist in front of the camera,...
Unfortunately there was no resource out there that I could use as a reference.
I had to spend all that money and, even worse, I had to spend nearly a year of trial and error to figure everything out.
I'm happy to finally share everything in one comprehensive, but to-the-point class.
And I'm proud to announce
"Virtual Production Complete"
Yes, I would like to order the course "Virtual Production Complete" instead for 1200 USD just
97 USD
Order now to get Instant Access to all lessons included.
You get the following 10 bonus modules worth $2000, when you order today:
Bonus 1: Character Creation Complete
V-Moon
Real MoonLearn to create characters that
a) look amazing
b) are optimized for real-work in Unreal Engine
c) are rigged and ready for full body and facial animation
d) that you can use side-by-side to your real world actors
There are 2 main apps you could use:
- Character Creator 3 (paid app, more possibilities)
- MetaHuman Creator (free, similar quality, but less possibilities)
Learn to create realistic looking characters, fantasy characters, how you can use assets from 3rd party platforms for maximum flexibility when it comes to clothes, hair and accessories.
Learn to make instagram pictures likes virtual social media influencer superstar lil miquela. (A Virtual character that looks super realistic in the real world.)
You can buy this class for $199 here, but it comes as a free bonus as part of this offer on this page.
Bonus 2: Go 100% Virtual -
Create Movies, Short Films & Music Videos that where produced fully Virtual in Unreal Engine. No Real World.
This is a very comprehensive bonus. It’s not a bonus module, it’s a complete bonus class.
Beside Mixed-Reality Virtual Production there is also the possibility to create 100% virtual content. Movies, Short Films, Music Videos, etc…
The possibilities are endless. And while the advantage of Mixed-Reality is, that you have real people in your movie, everything else is easier, faster, better and cheaper when you go fully virtual.
Ok… not everything else…. but a lot!
In this class we talk in detail about Full Body Mocap and how you can get great results with a Rokoko Mocap Suit (which is a affordable mocap suit for Indie Virtual Production).
Character and camera animation are big topics of this class.
This class includes the following modules:
- Equipment you need (Virtual only)
- Facial & Body Animation in iClone
- Using Pre-made Animations
- Importing Character & Animations from Character Creator & iClone into Unreal Engine
- Meta Human Animation in Unreal Engine
- Motion Capture with Rokoko Smart Suit + Gloves
- Motion Capture
- Full-Body Animation (incl. Face & Fingers)
- Cinematography with Virtual Cameras
- Operate Virtual Cameras
- Sequencer Powerhacks
- Render/Export & Post Production (Virtual Only)
- Sound-Design to make your audio fit your scene (Virtual Only)
You can buy this class for $299 here, but it comes as a free bonus as part of this offer on this page.
Bonus 3: Primer: Transition your movie into a game
Get to know the possibilities to make your own game out of your movie or music video.
Please note: This is just a primer that should show you the possibilities. The game development process is much more comprehensive.
Bonus 4: Character & Animations
Download: Get Access to my entire personal Mocap Library
(Constantly growing)
My personal Mocap Library includes animation like vlog poses, long running scenes, long standing poses, long sitting poses.
I haven’t seen pre-made motions like this anywhere else yet. Also it’s free as part of this class.
Bonus 5: Combine Virtual Characters & Real-Life Characters in the same scene
Combine virtual characters & real world characters in the same scene and make them talk and interact with each other. Or let real and virtual dancers dance in sync.
Please note: This is a comprehensive process. It took me a long time to figure that out how that works. I will share my secret process with you here. Once you know how it works, it’s easy to follow.
Get the easy to follow step-by-step instruction in this bonus module.
Bonus 6: Interact with virtual probs
Like real world actor sitting on a virtual couch, placing real world dishes on a virtual table.
Real world actors picks-up a virtual cube.
Please note: This is a comprehensive process. It took me a long time to figure that out how that works. I will share my secret process with you here. Once you know how it works, it’s easy to follow.
Get the easy to follow step-by-step instruction in this bonus module.
Bonus 7: Virtual Production Team Collaboration Setup
Are you planning to work with a team. With at least 2 people or more on the same Unreal Engine project?
You will learn how to master Unreal Engine’s team collaboration feature ”source control”
Which source control solution is the best for you (github, perforce or plastic) and how to set it up.
There are comprehensive instructions out there that leave you alone at the end.
Not here! In this module you get a very easy to follow step-by-step instruction to set this up.
Bonus 8: Virtual Production Remote Operation Setup
Are you planning to work remote?
No matter if you are working with a studio that‘s on the other side of the world or if you plan to hire people that work for your studio and should do real-time remote operations.
It’s like magic. And you can bring the best people together to work on your project. No matter where they are.
You get a easy to follow step-by-step instruction to set this up as part of this module.
Bonus 9: 10% OFF your purchase of the Vanishing Point System for Virtual Production
You heard before that I’m working with the Vanishing Point System for Virtual Production.
It’s a great system that comes with everything you need beside your computer, Unreal Engine and your camera.
It comes with tracking sensors, a Blackmagic Design video capture card and a software that’s fully integrated to Unreal Engine that contains a real-time green screen keyer, software genlock, media input for your camera signal, lens off set calibration (so that the tracking sensor is exactly aligned with the camera sensor. This has to be calibrated for each camera and lens and is needed that real and virtual world is really “attached” and like one world.
The Vanishing Point System for Virtual Production is the only All-in-one solution for all that.
I want to be clear: I’m not getting paid by this company. I’m just convinced that this is the system you need for Indie Virtual Production. And I asked them if they would give my customers of this course here 10% OFF of their purchase for Vector, Vector lite and Viper.
So, they said YES! And that’s great!
Bonus 10: Live-Stream with Virtual Production
It’s already popular to work with virtual backgrounds in a Zoom call.
But I take my Zoom calls and social media live streams to the next level. Because I can move through my virtual world adjust zoom and focus and people really believe I’m in this world.
You can literally do everything that is described on this site and live stream it as webcam signal.
No matter if fully virtual as a VTuber on Twitch or mixed-reality (you in your virtual world)
In this module I share my process how I do that.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee for 60-Days
I'm pretty sure that you will love this course
and that it will help you a lot!
I also rather have one customer less than someone who is unhappy.
For this reason I offer a no question asked 60 day 100% Money-Back-Guarantee. So for whatever reason you don't want to keep this course, send me an email within 60 days after purchase and I'm happy to give you a full refund.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, I will share my process of character creation using Reallusion's Character Creator & Epic Games' Meta Human.
But you need to get the software on your own costs.
"Virtual only" means that you would do all the work needed for the final product with your PC. "Mixed Reality" means that you will film people, props or settings in the real world and combine it with virtual elements from your PC.
The best place to ask this questions is in the comment section below the video that your questions belongs to. I will answer there and everyone can learn from the comment section as well.
Of course it depends on things like how much time do you put into this, which equipment you use, if you follow my path or create your own.
But if you put 2-4 hours/day and take the same way I took, you can be able to shoot amazing videos after a week.
But the more you practice the better you'll get.
This course is created for Virtual Production using green screen. Many things would apply for Virtual Production using a LED wall as well.
However, keep in mind that if you want to do Virtual Production with LED wall there are many more things to consider.
Yes, the Vanishing Point System for Virtual Production is a professional system made for Virtual Production.
This class is a one-time payment with lifetime access class.
About Moon
When I started virtual production I was fixed very quickly and new immediately I have to share what I'm learning here. I felt and still feel the impact it has on my life. And now is the best time to start and get ready for the future of filmmaking.
So happy and proud to do this now!
