Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day: Virtual Production Talks for ‘Those About to Die’

Directed by Roland Emmerich, ‘Those About to Die’ is set during political unrest in the Roman Empire, and stars Anthony Hopkins and Iwan Rheon. The show fully embraced virtual production, resulting in Dimension and DNEG 360 delivering 1,800 final pixel shots.

Our Executive Producer, Neil Graham, will be visiting Italy for the Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA), where he’ll present insights from production, advancements in the tech and how this can support wider applications for film and episodic. He’ll be joined by Luno Studio’s Director & CCO Max Rocchetti on the 16th of October at MIA.

If you can’t make MIA, Max Rocchetti will be presenting solo at the View Conference on the 18th of October. You can find full event details below.

Catch the below talk at VIEW Conference and MIA Festival.

“Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day: 110 days in the LED Volume and What That Means for the Rest of Us”

An in-depth look at how approaching virtual production from a filmmaker's perspective allowed us to bring the vision of legendary director Roland Emmerich to life in 'Those About to Die'. This session will explore the innovations that made this possible and how these advancements can be applied to support a wider range of budgets and productions across the industry.

MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo

• Who: Dimension and DNEG 360’s Executive Producer, Neil Graham | Luno Studios’ Director & CCO, Max Rocchetti | Moderator: Nils Pauwels | Founder, Immersive Productions; Co-Founder, Institute of Immersive Media

• Where: October 16th, 2024 | 12:00-1:00 pm CET | Cinema Barberini, Screening room 3

VIEW Conference

• Who: Luno Studios’ Director & CCO, Max Rocchetti

• Where: October 18th, 2024 | 16:30-17:30 CET | In Mezzanino

Take a look at our ‘Those About to Die’ case study with even more show insights.