We have known for months that the use of the classic green and blue chroma will gradually disappear, but with the latest Sony announcement the process can be sped up even more. The manufacturer has put up for sale screens that are used to build a recording set like The Mandalorian .
Sony starts selling the Mandalorian screens
One of the most common techniques in cinema, television, advertising and even among streamers is the chroma key or chroma in Spanish. This consists of placing a solid color background, usually green or blue, and then removing it through software to be able to insert new elements to build that set or scenario you want to tell your story or simply to have more creative control when be able to even simulate that you record outdoors when you are actually inside a studio.
Well, Industrial Light & Magic together with Epic Games introduced a new technology where these funds were no longer used in favor of large screens in which any desired scenario and element were dynamically inserted. A disruptive technology that has allowed us to be much more agile in the post-production and filming processes.
Because thanks to these screens it is much easier for the actors to locate themselves and on a technical level there are benefits such as less complication to reproduce the light that would generate that background in real life by taking advantage of the light that the screens project, which can reach values of up to 1,800 nits .
Well, now it is Sony that announces that it will be able to sell these MicroLED displays with a modular design . Thanks to this, any production company can get hold of what they need to create their own recording set in the purest Mandalorian style. Regardless of whether you need a larger or smaller screen.
In addition to the level of brightness that each screen is capable of achieving, Sony also indicates that they offer an anti-reflective coating with which other problems are avoided during shooting. Because you have to remember that right in front of the screen is all the recording equipment, made up of the operators and equipment such as cameras, tripods, etc.
Goodbye to Chroma key
Chroma Key will continue to be used by content creators with a low budget, but for large productions this type of recording sets will make this technique disappear or be noticeably reduced except in very specific situations and it is completely normal.
The advantages of using a giant screen and all that technology developed by Industrial Light & Magic and Epic Games brings so many benefits and time savings that the investment is easy to pay for even for small producers. Because the possibility of placing these backgrounds that can dynamically change in sync with the camera movement is incredible.
In addition, the applications are so many that even for broadcasts of programs and live events we have already seen that it is beginning to be used. So who knows if in a matter of a few years even your favorite streamers have one of these screens at home.
