Why a 360 Camera is the Ultimate Budget VFX Tool (HDRI, Tracking & No Green Screen)
Forget expensive tracking markers, green screens, and traditional HDRI setups. If you're doing VFX on a budget, there's one piece of kit that'll save your bacon: a 360 camera.
In this video, I'll show you how modern VFX has evolved from tedious, marker-covered sets to a "just shoot it, we'll figure it out later" approach that would give traditional VFX supervisors heart palpitations - but actually works.
I'm the bloke who'd rather duct tape a camera to a broomstick than wait for the perfect rig, but don't let that fool you - I know when to color inside the lines and when to chuck the whole coloring book out the window. For "Juno & Sensei," we pushed boundaries using tools that separate the pros from the amateurs, without needing a Hollywood budget.
You'll learn about advanced 3D tracking, why green screens are becoming obsolete, AI-assisted rotoscoping, and why my trusty Insta360 is the real MVP of run-and-gun VFX shoots.
(And yes, VFX purists, I know about the metal ball/white ball/color chart combo. We'll talk about when you actually need it.)