QWERTY

PROJECT: QWERTY

PRODUCER: RYAN MCKENNA + CASSETTE VISION

CREATIVE LEADS: ADAM RAEL + JACK QUINN

TECHNICAL LEAD: JACK QUINN

STUDIO PRODUCTION: MO-SYS ENGINEERING

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: JULIETTE THYMI

A virtual production process experiment. Utilising:

  • Virtual production workflow

  • Unreal Engine

  • Virtual environment creation

  • Camera Tracking

  • Object and person tracking

  • LED volume

  • Green Screen Stage

  • Digital 2D stylisation.

A person filming a scene with a green screen in the background, showing a blurry setup with legs and various objects on the floor.
A video camera screen showing a person sitting at a desk with books and sticky notes, holding a game controller, in front of a green screen.
A person wearing a green dinosaur mask with a headband featuring Greek key patterns, in front of colorful background lights.
Behind-the-scenes shot of a person filming a model in front of a green screen, with a monitor displaying the shot.
Person wearing a green mask and a crown-shaped hat, working with electronic equipment at a desk with a green screen background.

VFX pipeline tests:

Blender 3D created room with paper sticky notes - Cassette Vision VFX.
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Blender 3D created room with paper sticky notes - Cassette Vision VFX.
Irish filmmaker Jack Quinn.

Here is one finalised shot we produced to test the overall aesthetic possibilities of the project - including head tracking and the mixed 3D/ 2D aesthetic.

A computer monitor displaying a desktop with various icons, including folders and application shortcuts, and a cartoon figure with a television for a head standing in the center of the screen.

Here is the 2D painterly style test we created prior to the shoot, utilising photo scans and a geometry node configuration.

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Here is a VFX head replacement with integrated physics-based animation.

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A person operating camera equipment in a dark studio with a large colorful screen in the background displaying vibrant, geometric patterns.
Two men working together at a computer with a colorful 3D tunnel visualization on the screen.
Group of five people working on computers and discussing in a room with a green screen on one wall.

Made in partnership with:

Logo of no-sys with the tagline 'Vision in Motion' in pink text on a white background.