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Digital Scouting for Virtual Production – New Practices in the Art of Film Location

Publication date: 2023

Media Management, 2023, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 25 - 40

https://doi.org/10.4467/23540214ZM.23.002.19489

Authors

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Marta Materska-Samek
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4432-0933 Orcid
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Filip Gabriel Pudło
National Film School in Łódź
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1415-1964 Orcid
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Małgorzata Kotlińska
University of Lodz, Poland, ul. Narutowicza 65, 90-131 Łódź
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4160-7362 Orcid
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Wojciech Olchowski
National Film School in Łódź
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3731-6485 Orcid
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Katarzyna Kopeć
Institute of Culture, Jagiellonian University
ul. prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 4, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2426-0275 Orcid
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Titles

Digital Scouting for Virtual Production – New Practices in the Art of Film Location

Abstract

This article discusses how a digital film scouting for Virtual Production (VP) affects the process of creating diverse audiovisual works, what criteria should be taken into account when choosing a location, what techniques can be used to make the best use of its potential, and how film locations fit into the broader context of the film. For this purpose, various examples and case studies will be presented to better illustrate the impact of location on the process of creating and producing an audiovisual work.

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Information

Information: Media Management, 2023, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 25 - 40

Article type: Original article

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4432-0933

Marta Materska-Samek
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4432-0933 Orcid
All publications →

Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1415-1964

Filip Gabriel Pudło
National Film School in Łódź
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1415-1964 Orcid
All publications →

National Film School in Łódź
Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4160-7362

Małgorzata Kotlińska
University of Lodz, Poland, ul. Narutowicza 65, 90-131 Łódź
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4160-7362 Orcid
All publications →

University of Lodz, Poland, ul. Narutowicza 65, 90-131 Łódź

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3731-6485

Wojciech Olchowski
National Film School in Łódź
, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3731-6485 Orcid
All publications →

National Film School in Łódź
Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2426-0275

Katarzyna Kopeć
Institute of Culture, Jagiellonian University
ul. prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 4, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2426-0275 Orcid
All publications →

Institute of Culture, Jagiellonian University
ul. prof. Stanisława Łojasiewicza 4, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

Published at: 2023

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY  licence icon

Article financing:

The article was developed within the framework of the project “Experience and immersive technologies – from creative practice to educational theory” in partnership with Jagiellonian University, Lodz Film School, University of Malta and University of Athens (project ID number: 2020-1-PL01-KA226-HE-095891)

Percentage share of authors:

Marta Materska-Samek (Author) - 20%
Filip Gabriel Pudło (Author) - 20%
Małgorzata Kotlińska (Author) - 20%
Wojciech Olchowski (Author) - 20%
Katarzyna Kopeć (Author) - 20%

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JEL Classification System:

Management of Technological Innovation and R+D (O32)
Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives (O31)

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Publication languages:

English