UVU, Park City Film Studios complete green screen

UVU, Park City Film Studios complete green screen

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HEBER CITY — Utah Valley University students can now experience advanced movie making technology with the new digital motion capture stage — or green screen — at the university's Heber City campus.

The university teamed up with Park City Film Studios to bring the stage to the campus. The installation began in January as part of the entities’ efforts to create the “top, advanced digital-media program in the world,” according to UVU dean of computer technology, Michael Savoie.

Since its completion, Ron Fischer — a former technical director for Universal Studios’ virtual stage who worked on films like “Polar Express,” “Beowulf” and “Alice in Wonderland” — along with UVU’s Dennis Lisonbee taught 15 UVU photogrammetry and photo panorama design for virtual set construction using the stage. Fischer originally joined the project to direct installation and development of the technology.

Fischer’s teaching model takes advantage of Utah’s natural scenery, as well as state cultural icons and history. Last month, he directed students in a project that used footage of the Heber Valley Railroad.

“The area is just a hotbed of independent filmmaking activity. This is a place that’s a big chunk of the soul of the American west,” Fischer said. “A lot of great stories that revolve around that. It’s time to make this kind of technology available to people in this area to let them tell their stories in new ways.”

Park City Film Studios and UVU sees the stage as a way to bring new technology and attract filmmakers to the area. The $125 million, 30-acre studio currently under development in Park City will include sound stages, a production office, post-production recording studios, lodging services, performance venues and a retail component.

The studios, which broke ground in October, have already attracted filmmakers, video game producers and other productions.

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