SAP - Business Suite Release
3D Virtual Production at Silvertown Riverside & St Marks
Unreal Engine & Camera Tracking
While summer is usually a time for holidays, our VAD and production teams were anything but idle! We were busy bringing to life nine fully bespoke 3D environments for our amazing client, Clockhouse, in Partnership with Thieves Kitchen.
Together, we took on an exciting challenge — to design and build nine unique virtual worlds in just three weeks, and then film six short corporate films in only two!
The shoot spanned both of our studios - St Marks and Riverside - combining pre-rendered video backgrounds with full 3D Virtual Production, complete with camera tracking and real-time rendering in Unreal Engine.
It was a fast-paced, creative adventure and we couldn’t be happier with the results.
What we especially loved about this project was how it showcased the power of virtual production. Using Unreal Engine combined with camera tracking, the team was able to create incredibly convincing interior scenes, complete with ceilings, corners, and realistic depth, all thanks to precise camera perspective. It was a perfect example of how this technology can save production companies’ valuable time and resources, making it possible to shoot multiple interior setups in a single day without building physical sets.
Beyond that, the project beautifully demonstrated the flexibility of Virtual production, bringing a wide range of indoor and outdoor locations into the studio. This enabled the team to seamlessly switch from an airport to a paper mill factory to a cozy bedroom, all without moving crews, rebuilding sets, or traveling between locations — significantly reducing both production costs and the overall carbon footprint.
Credits
SAP - Business Suite, new product portfolio
Production Company: Clockhouse in partnership with Thieves Kitchen
Producer: Drew Waugh
Director: Jay Woods
1st AD: Paul McCan
2nd AD: Adam Reed
DOP: Colm O’Rourke
Focus Puller: Murat Akyildiz
Camera Assistant: Jonathan Boyd
Camera Trainee: Finton Cullen
Gaffer: Yan Murawski
Production Manager: Sinéad Griffin Lennon
Production Assistant: Celia Bayne
Production Assistant: Dylan Draude
Production Runner: Ruby Woods
Art Dept: Gabrielle Bozek
Art Dept: Isadora Charles
Stylist: Samantha Hobart
Hair & Makeup: Megan McPhilemy
Hair & Makeup Assistant: Peggy Nesbitt
Location: Silvertown Studios - Catering: Honest Foods - Camera: Sonic Films - Lighting: FOMO Rentals
Grip: Aim Image
Silvertown Team - Virtual Production Lead: Michal Kyschky - UE Artist & UE Opeator: Miroslav Hora
UE Artist: Jan Adamus - Media Server Operator: Kris Mazia - Studio Manager: Charlie Aglen -Wright