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LED Wall Virtual Production
In-camera visual effects for your Japanese production.
LED wall virtual production uses large LED volumes to show real-time scenes behind performers, so it swaps the green screen for lifelike in-camera backgrounds. Japan's big studios are backing it hard. Toei is putting ¥2bn into LED stages, Toho Studios in Tokyo runs eight stages from 319 to 1,415m² (Netflix leases Stages 7 and 10), and Toei Kyoto Studios add 11 stages, among them the country's third-largest and the biggest outdoor backlot.
We link you with LED wall venues and Unreal Engine teams across Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, backed by post houses such as OMNIBUS JAPAN, THE SEVEN, Imagica Entertainment and vfxNova. Our team handles stage booking, virtual art department needs and the J-LOC subsidy program (up to 50%), so your production gets a full ICVFX pipeline run by skilled Japanese crews.
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
We build virtual scenes and plan camera moves with real-time previews.
Asset Creation
Our artists craft detailed 3D scenes tuned for the LED wall and the camera.
Stage Setup
We set up the LED wall, camera tracking and lighting to fit your needs.
Production
On the day we shoot with live scene control and on-set tweaks for clean results.
On Location
LED Volume Virtual Production Across Japan
Japan's virtual production capacity has moved past pilot stage.
Toei is putting roughly two billion yen into dedicated LED stages at Toei Kyoto Studios. Toho Studios in Tokyo runs ICVFX-ready volumes inside its eight-stage footprint, where Netflix holds Stages 7 and 10 long-term. NHK has built its own virtual production setting that also serves as an R&D site for broadcast work. Skilled VAD partners such as Sublimation, Marza Animation Planet, and OLM Digital round it out, so the real-time chain is strong enough to host global features as readily as local drama and commercials.
Our job is to make that ecosystem run as one smooth shoot chain. We book stage time, line up Unreal Engine teams in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka, drive the virtual art department asset build, sync camera tracking with the wall, and match in-camera lighting and colour science. The final plate then holds up in post.
Photogrammetry of Kyoto temples, Hokkaido landscapes, Shibuya backstreets, or built-from-scratch sci-fi settings all work as start points. Finishing lands at OMNIBUS JAPAN, THE SEVEN, Imagica Entertainment, or vfxNova. The J-LOC subsidy of up to 50% sits behind eligible shoot spend.
The crew on a volume day spans more disciplines than a green-screen set. A virtual art department builds and dresses the scene in Unreal Engine. A wall technician owns the LED processing and brightness. A tracking operator syncs the camera to the wall so parallax reads true. Our colour scientist matches in-camera lighting on set. One English-speaking producer holds the brief, so overseas directors steer the world without a language gap.
Virtual production lives or dies on prep, so scheduling front-loads the work. We lock asset build and previs weeks before stage day at Toho or Toei Kyoto. A load-in day precedes the shoot for wall calibration and tracking sync. On wrap the plate holds up in-camera, with files and tracking data routed to OMNIBUS JAPAN, Imagica, or vfxNova for finishing. Japanese consumption tax of 10% applies, and all quotes are issued in JPY.
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 live scenes behind actors. The camera catches both the cast and the background at once, which gives true-to-life lighting and reflections.
What are the advantages over green screen?
LED walls light actors in a natural way, catch true reflections in eyes and surfaces, and let the cast see the world they act in. The shots land in-camera, which cuts the VFX work needed in post.
What kind of environments can you create?
We can build almost any setting, from real Japanese spots such as Kyoto temples, Mount Fuji, the neon streets of Shibuya, Hokkaido wilderness and Okinawa beaches, through to sci-fi worlds and past eras. Each scene can come from photogrammetry of real Japanese sites or be built from scratch in Unreal Engine.
Do you have LED stages in Japan?
Yes. Toei Kyoto Studios is putting ¥2bn into a dedicated virtual production setup. Toho Studios in Tokyo runs ICVFX-ready stages (Netflix leases Stages 7 and 10). Our team can also stand up short-term LED volumes for one-off projects.
How does camera tracking work?
Camera tracking gear reads the camera's exact spot and angle as it moves, so the virtual scene shifts with the right parallax in real time. The result is a believable change in viewpoint.
What's involved in pre-production?
Virtual production leans heavily on pre-production, since you build digital scenes, plan camera moves, and set up the tech up front. An early start gives you time to grow assets and refine creative choices.
Related Services
Productions in Japan 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.