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State of Virtual Production | Unreal Fest Chicago 2026

An overview of where virtual production technology and adoption stand across film and TV, covering LED volume workflows, in-camera VFX, and what has actually changed for productions recently. Aimed at people already familiar with the basics who want the current picture.

Unreal Engine · 42 min · Intermediate · UNR · Unreal Engine · 2026

What you take away

Know which virtual production techniques are now standard enough to pitch to a producer.

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