- Project Location: Los Angeles, California
- Product Type: ZR Acoustics® Micro Screens, ZR Acoustics® Hybrid Screens
- Services: Quantum Acoustic Consulting
- Owner / Client: Disney Lucasfilm
ZR Acoustics® | The Standard for Virtual Production
The initial season of Disney +’s accalimed storyline applied ZR Acoustics® Quantum Acoustic Technology hand in hand with the latest in visual effects technology, allowing creative freedom unlike ever before in television and film production. The “Virtual Production” concept created a need for an equally revolutionary Acoustic Technology. To capture intelligible, clear dialogue, ZR Micro and Hybrid Screens were utilized on the new “StageCraft Volume” set. ZR Technology was also used in Season 2 of the Mandalorian.
The result was extensive use of production dialogue, less need for ADR, plus time and budget savings in post-production.
Flexible, lightweight and portable, ZR Acoustics® Screens lived on rolling C-Stands, continuously moving and adapting to the actors, the “StageCraft Volume” and the acoustic relationship between them. The acoustic technology powering the passive, no power required, ZR Screens is called Quantum Acoustics™, currently designed into a wide variety of music, film, tv, internet, podcast, aerospace, transportation and architectural applications worldwide.
On the flip side, ZR Halo and Direct View, Emissive LED Displays are The Future of Cinema for theatrical and post-production facilities. Acoustic technology and VFX technology continue to evolve in parallel for a seamless, ever-improving presentation to the audience.
For more detail read production mixer, Shawn Holden‘s article about the experience of capturing dialogue for the Mandalorian in IATSE Local 695’s online magazine.
“The screens don’t absorb sound or deflect it, rather they take the air that sound travels in and breaks it apart to make the reflecting sound disappear. It’s actually quite remarkable.” – Shawn Holden
The Volume | Videos and Articles
Virtual Production of The Mandalorian, Season One
ILM | Vision & Craft: People. Groundbreaking LED Stage Production Technology Created for hit LucasFilm Series “The Mandalorian”
American Cinematographer | The Mandalorian: This is the Way
GALLERY
The Volume | Images of ZR Acoustics® Screens on Set
Season 1 Gallery (courtesy of Disney)
For more information about ZR Acoustics®, Quantum Acoustics and The Future of Cinema Sound, please contact DHDI at 310-581-2331, email us at info@deltahdesign.com or schedule a ZR Demo at The Ultimate Listening Experience in Los Angeles, California.
