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LED Wall Virtual Production
In-camera visual effects for your Chinese production.
Here is how this works in practice. LED wall virtual production uses large LED display volumes to project real-time rendered environments behind performers, replacing traditional green screen with photorealistic in-camera backgrounds. China hosts some of Asia's most ambitious virtual production infrastructure, with Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis (Wanda) running 40+ stages including underwater tanks and Hengdian World Studios operating over 130 stages — the world's largest reaches 12,000m² and supports the Wandering Earth franchise.
Here is the short of it. We connect you with LED wall facilities and Unreal Engine teams across China, supported by post houses including Base FX, Digital Domain China, MPC Shanghai, Mindwalk Studios and Light Chaser Animation. Our team sets up stage booking through local partners, virtual art department resources and provincial production subsidies administered by the China Film Administration so your project has a complete ICVFX pipeline.
Capabilities
Virtual Production Services
Complete LED wall production from environment creation to shooting.
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LED Stages
- Partner studio access
- Custom configurations
- High-resolution walls
- Curved displays
- Ceiling integration
Premium Facilities
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Real-Time Engine
- Unreal Engine
- Custom environments
- Asset creation
- Live tracking
- Interactive control
Real-Time Content
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Production Support
- Virtual art department
- Technical supervision
- Camera tracking
- Color science
- Lighting integration
Full Service
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Applications
- Location replacement
- Driving scenes
- Sci-fi environments
- Period recreations
- Impossible locations
Any World
Next-Generation Filmmaking
Capabilities
Our Process
Pre-Visualization
Developing virtual environments and planning camera moves with real-time visualization.
Asset Creation
Building detailed 3D environments optimized for LED wall display and camera capture.
Stage Setup
Configuring LED wall, camera tracking, and lighting for your specific needs.
Production
Shooting with real-time environment control and on-set adjustments for perfect results.
On Location
ICVFX volumes from Qingdao Wanda to Songjiang Shanghai
Here is how the picture comes together. LED wall virtual production replaces traditional green screen with a large display volume that projects photorealistic environments behind performers, captured directly in camera with realistic lighting, eye reflections and parallax-correct backgrounds across each focal length. China now hosts some of Asia's most ambitious ICVFX infrastructure and is fast expanding capacity: Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis runs forty-plus stages including underwater tanks and dedicated virtual production volumes built into the Wanda complex, anchoring the city's forty-per-cent rebates give for qualifying shoots.
Here is how this works in practice. . While hengdian World Studios operates over 130 stages — the world's largest at 12,000 square metres — with integrated real-time rendering pipelines supporting the Wandering Earth franchise and other tentpole features. The Shanghai Songjiang Film Industrial Park has stood up a dedicated LED volume that anchors a growing commercial and episodic pipeline. Extra XR studios across Beijing and Shanghai. Feeding work from Pixomondo Beijing, More VFX, Tencent Animation and Bilibili shoots — round out the national capacity for commercials, music videos and branded content for tech and automotive brands.
Here is what we have to work with. Real-time rendering runs on Unreal Engine 5 through partnered virtual art departments staffed by Chinese virtual production supervisors trained at the Beijing Film Academy and on the post-prod side of Base FX Beijing, MPC Shanghai, Digital Domain China and More VFX. Our crew builds environments from photogrammetry of authentic Chinese locations. The Forbidden City and Beijing hutong districts, the Bund and Pudong skylines in Shanghai, the karst peaks of Guilin and Zhangjiajie, Sichuan mountain ranges and the Tibetan plateau.
Here is the layout. The picture on the ground is more specific. Or designs sci-fi, period and impossible-location worlds from scratch using the standing sets that around seventy per cent of Chinese period dramas already shoot at Hengdian. Camera tracking systems via Disguise locks parallax to the moving body so the wall responds correctly through dollies, jibs, Steadicam and handheld pieces, and our colour scientists match the LED panels to the cinema camera and post pipeline before stage day. Post and finishing run through Base FX Beijing, MPC Shanghai, Digital Domain China, Mindwalk Studios and Light Chaser Animation Shanghai. Our team sets up NRTA sign-ups and CFA forms, secures provincial production subsidies, manages 17-per-cent VAT forms and arranges the required Chinese co-producer relationship that foreign shoots need under the China Film Administration framework.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is LED wall virtual production?
LED wall virtual production (also called ICVFX - In-Camera Visual Effects) uses large LED displays to show real-time rendered environments behind actors. The camera captures both performers and background in-camera, giving realistic lighting and reflections.
What are the advantages over green screen?
LED walls give realistic lighting that illuminates actors naturally, capture accurate reflections in eyes and surfaces, and allow actors to see the environment they're performing in. Results are captured in-camera, reducing post-prod VFX work.
What kind of environments can you create?
Here is the breakdown. Virtually any environment—from authentic Chinese locations such as the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Hutong districts and Sichuan mountains to sci-fi worlds and historical periods. Around 70% of Chinese period dramas use Hengdian's standing sets. These can be combined with photogrammetry assets in Unreal Engine.
Do you have LED stages in China?
Here is what that looks like on the ground. Yes. Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis and Wanda Studios in Qingdao have advanced virtual production and motion capture facilities. Hengdian World Studios has integrated real-time rendering pipelines. A Chinese local partner is needed for most foreign shoots.
How does camera tracking work?
Camera tracking systems measure the camera's exact position and rotation in real-time, allowing the virtual environment to respond with correct parallax as the camera moves. This creates convincing perspective shifts.
What's involved in pre-production?
Virtual production needs major pre-production—building digital environments, planning camera moves, and tech setup. Starting early allows time to develop assets and iterate on creative decisions.
Related Services
Productions in China that need this often pair it with Virtual Production, AR Production, and Motion Control Filming for full coverage. Most projects also draw on Cinema Lens Kits and TV & Film Production Services.
On Set
Ready for Virtual Production?
Tell us about your project and discover what's possible with LED wall production.