LED screens are now taking over more and more areas, transforming from an ordinary advertising medium into an innovative tool for creating virtual reality. Particularly impressive results from using LED displays can be seen in cinematography. Entire pavilions of LED screens allow filmmakers to transport their characters to any location without creating large-scale decorations.
A striking example of unrealistically cool filming is the series "The Mandalorian". With the help of LED screens, incredible landscapes and special effects were created in the film. The technology is borrowed from the video game industry, but it has become more and more popular in the film industry lately.
Some of The Mandalorian's scenes were filmed in an LED pavilion, a room in which the walls and ceiling are made of LED modules and are essentially a solid LED screen. With the help of special trackers, the position of the camera was constantly fixed, the data was transmitted to the screens and the image of the location on them was shifted, creating a completely realistic effect of being in a specific place. Even the members of the film crew admitted that sometimes they themselves got lost, and casual visitors believed that they were not screens, but real scenery, and were surprised at the scale of the buildings.
LED screen in cinema
• Helps the actors better feel the stage, see how this or that scene will look for the viewer.
• Provides the ability to change the perspective and position of objects depending on the position of the camera.
• Allows you to immediately shoot everything you need in one frame, and not finalize the picture after using computer graphics.
• There is no time limit for shooting during certain periods, for example, at sunset or in the rain, etc.
• Gives great freedom for creativity due to the ability to quickly change the surroundings.
In addition, the use of an LED screen on the set allows you to avoid the usual problems with lighting, the frames come out as realistic as possible, and you have to process the footage much less.
How to choose an LED screen for cinema
Not every LED screen is suitable for creating an LED pavilion. Before buying an LED screen, you need to decide on its characteristics. The smallest pixel pitch today is 0.9 mm. Such LED modules allow you to achieve very high resolution, which is necessary to create the most realistic picture.
You should also pay attention to the frequency of image refresh. The optimal figure is 3840 Hz. Frame rate 60 per second. The price of an LED screen with such parameters will be up to 1.5 million per m2. But even this amount allows you to save money, since it is still several times less than the costs that are required when moving from one location to another, computer revision, etc.
It is possible to order an LED screen for filming much cheaper. One increase in pixel pitch by 1 mm will reduce costs significantly. The specialists of the GT Light company will help to calculate the exact cost of the LED screen and choose the optimal model. More information about us on our website: https://www.gtlamp.ru/