Recently, Asia's largest single LED virtual shooting screen was officially put into use at the Bocai AI Virtual Film and Television Base in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province. The screen is a 270-degree panoramic screen with a diameter of 50 meters and a total area of approximately 1,700 square meters, equivalent to the size of four standard basketball courts, making it a leading virtual shooting hardware facility in the industry.
On May 16, reporters at the base witnessed an actor in ancient costume walking through a palace corridor, with the architecture, vegetation, and lighting in the background all virtually displayed on an LED screen. Utilizing this giant screen, complex and expensive real-world sets, such as war scenes and dynamic traffic flow, are created by combining virtual scenes with a small amount of real-world footage. Scene transitions can be completed in minutes, greatly improving shooting efficiency and immersion.
Niu Cong, the project coordinator at BoCai Media, explained that digital set design not only saves time and costs but also enables the digital preservation and reuse of scenes. To support the smooth operation of the giant screen, high-speed fiber optic transmission was used on-site, and 58 high-performance hosts were equipped with AI optimization technology, improving response speed by 20%. The team also used real-time pre-playback technology to achieve high-precision visual scripts, ensuring clear and smooth footage during filming.
Bocai AI Virtual Film and Television Base LED Studio (Image source: Deqing Release)
Furthermore, real-time rendering technology allows directors and actors to preview the final footage instantly, avoiding the need for blind adjustments in traditional post-production. Guo Zhiwei, the virtual set team leader, stated that the new technology triples shooting efficiency, with each shot completed on set becoming the final cut, and any adjustments can be made in real time.
Beyond hardware, Bocai Media's self-developed production management system, Kmoke, enables real-time monitoring and management of multi-dimensional data. This year, the system introduced AI big data models, integrating text, image, audio, and video functions to create an integrated intelligent virtual production platform, expected to launch by the end of the year, driving the industry's intelligent upgrade.
With the development of virtual shooting technology, Deqing County has formed a new film and television industry city with digital film and television and virtual shooting as its core, gathering more than 40 related enterprises and producing 16 film and television works.
