What is Visual Effects (VFX)

Immersive media can be achieved through many types of production techniques, each designed to achieve a specific purpose. This chapter describes Metastage, a volumetric capture studio aligned with Microsoft, that is being used by a wide range of creators to produce their groundbreaking immersive works. The common element in these works is the desire to bring realistic human representation to the productions. In addition to interviews with select practitioners, this chapter also describes techniques and best practices for high end volumetric capture.