Virtual Production is a difficult concept to communicate, because as soon as that phrase is mentioned, all sorts of convoluted thoughts spring to mind: LED Screens, Virtual Reality, Point Clouds, all very technical, complicated, messy, and expensive ideas.

So in this article (and accompanying video) I'll endeavour to clarify the core concepts at the heart of Virtual Production, and hopefully inspire the solo artists out there to discover more of what's hiding in this Cloud of Possibility.

Motion Capture (MoCap) is an wondrous technology suspended in a limbo of misunderstanding. For despite the countless workflows and opportunities it enables for productions of all sizes, MoCap's bookcover is almost too easy to read, leaving it shelved far too-often when it could be hugely beneficial to a project.

This article should provide you with that much of an understanding, this whole article is a long read, I won't lie to you - it’s about 10,000 words, but you can skip around to the sections that are most relevant to you. The most important areas to read if you're in a hurry are the Significance Recap, which gives you some grounded foundational knowledge, and the Next Steps conclusion that provides some guidance in the right direction for your journey, you can then jump back to check out specific workflows as they appeal to you.