AOI Pro., TREE Digital Studio, Hibino create MV for Vaundy's new song "NakiJizo" using LED virtual production technology

■ Making: https://youtu.be/1A8XH1h-6Vk

Art straps (front) and CG straps are used together. Challenge new expressions by rotating the subject on a rotary table and combining complex camera work.

Taken using wire mesh as art, which is difficult to pull out with a green background

The reflection of lighting on the railing of art can be taken in a natural way. CG created in advance is projected by fine-tuning the color and effect intensity at the site.

A background LED display that surrounds the back and sides of the shooting area.Environmental lighting LED displays on both sides and the ceiling create the effect of the scene on the subject and bring a realistic texture to the image.

This production started with a collaborative project planned by AOI Pro. And Hibino with the aim of creating a video work that utilizes virtual production using the latest shooting technique "In-Camera VFX". The key to perfection of in-camera VFX shooting is the "pursuit of realism" that erases the boundary between real and virtual to the utmost limit. During the preparation period, multiple test shots were taken at the virtual production studio "Hibino VFX Studio" provided by Hibino. Each section, such as lighting, art, and video, repeated trials and became a place to cross up knowledge. By conducting sufficient verification and establishing a workflow, we have completed shooting with a large number of cuts in two days in production. Challenge the expression unique to in-camera VFX, such as using a rotary table in front of the LED display and using a fine wire mesh as art, which is difficult to synthesize the background with a green background. One of the highlights is the one-shot display of scene switching by changing the CG displayed on the LED display. In addition, AOI Pro. And TREE of the AOITYO group have established a virtual production production system and cooperated to realize more seamless video production. Shooting was carried out at TREE's studio Media Garden. The CRANK division provided photography equipment, the LUDENS division and REALIZE division supervised 3DCG production and virtual production, and the DIGITAL GARDEN division was in charge of grading, online editing, and MA. LUDENS and REALIZE participated from the planning and cooperated with the director and each staff so that the effects unique to virtual production can be effectively expressed. We tried to optimize the scene and ensure the quality because it is depicted in real time. Going forward, we will continue to actively incorporate new technologies such as virtual production and take on the challenge of innovative video production.

■ About Vaundy An active university student, 21 years old. He is a multi-artist who writes, composes, and arranges all by himself, directs design and video, and self-produces. From around the spring of 2019, I started posting songs on YouTube and started activities. When he released songs of a wide range of genres with melody that remained in his ears, such as "Tokyo Flash" and "Fukakouryoku", he quickly became a hot topic on SNS. Nippon TV "Buzz Rhythm 02" won the 1st place in "This year's buzz! BEST10", and now YouTube, the total number of subscription views has exceeded 1 billion times, and it is attracting attention as a symbolic existence of the subscription Reiwa era. collect. All the live concerts he has held so far are completed immediately. He has received a lot of attention from artists and is actively involved in collaboration. The wave crossed the sea, received an offer from LAUV, participated in a global remix album, and "Global Dance Video" produced by the global team was picked up by the global culture site Nowness, both at home and abroad. Actively carry out activities. The released song is charted in for a long time. It has been used in many tie-up songs in various fields such as commercials and dramas. With a natural voice that catches the ears and becomes a habit at first glance, and a wide range of music senses that are not bound by genres that make you feel exceptional talent, fandom is rapidly expanding centering on teens. I would like you to pay attention to the unique CG world view created by MIZUNO CABBAGE and the new challenge with virtual production technology to jump into his world. It seemed really difficult because it was a new technology ...! Thanks to that, the work is very dense and spectacular, so I hope you enjoy it from various perspectives. Do you see people's misfortune as entertainment content? I made an MV with the theme of warning to people. Recently, the chances of seeing people's misfortunes and disasters on SNS have increased. However, I think that it can be easily previewed or consumed as content. Sometimes I unknowingly take that view. It is a warning to myself and people. I dare to make it an abstract expression, so I hope that people who are watching the MV will consider it and feel various feelings. When using virtual production technology, I had a hard time at first how to best use it to create a complex story. After that, by repeating the test shooting many times, I was able to produce an expression and a unique world view that had never been seen before. I feel that there is still a lot of potential in this technology. [AOI Pro.] Executive Producers: Hiroyuki Yamada, Yoshiyuki Suzuki Producers: Itaru Shibamura, Yuzuki Shigenobu Business Producer: Junya Hiraoka Production Manager: Masahiro Oyamada, Naoko Kido, Haruka Ono Making: Masahiro Kawamoto [TREE Digital Studio] Virtual Production Supervisor: Masanari Hirashima Unreal Artist: LUOMENGYUAN Unreal Engineer: Masato Negishi CG Producer: Yuki Yamada, Yoshiaki Ishigaya Studio Staff: Media Garden Shooting Chief: Tatsuro Koga Shooting Third: Kaito Muranaka Online: Nao Yoshida Grading: Mine Iguchi MA: Hiroki Okumura [Hibino] Executive Producer: Junichi Imokawa Coordinator: Shigenori Kikuchi InCameraVFX Coordinator: Toshihisa Takida Unreal Operator: Shinnosuke Watanabe disguise Operator: Yuko Takeda RedSpy Engineer: Takahiro Naito Video Engineer: Shinjiro Kobayashi Vaundy Director: MIZUNO CABBAGE Assistant Director: Michikatsu Yoshihara Stylist: Junji Sato Hair Makeup: Minako Suzuki, Misato Narita Special Makeup: Kaiho Choreographer: Nao Yoshikai, Akino Yokoyama Photographer: Ryoma Konee Second: Yusuke Nagata Special Machine: Takuya Watanabe DIT : Takeshi Yamaguchi Lighting Engineer: Hiroki Nishigaya Lighting Chief: Wataru Ide Art Designer: Etsuko Akiba Device: Toshio Kishiura Wire Action: Tatsuro Koike Casting: Mitsuyo Ishigaki Established the industry's top class position in Japan as a video production. In addition to producing about 1,000 advertising videos a year, we also produce movies and dramas. The group is fully equipped with resources related to video production such as planning, directing, producing, 3DCG production, shooting studio equipped with the latest equipment and post production.

Representative	President and CEO Hajime Ushioda
Headquarters location	8-15-2 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Ginza COM Building 8-10F
Established	October 25, 1963
Capital	100 million yen
URL	https://www.aoi-pro.com/jp/

TREE Digital Studio, which is in charge of the AOITYO Group's post-production business and focuses on the production of various contents such as video, has various business divisions such as planning, shooting, editing, CG, and programming, and their professional human resources. By working together, we provide the best proposals and high-quality content to our customers' needs.

Representative	Shinichi Adachi, President and Representative Director
Headquarters location	Hiroo Plaza 8F, 5-6-6 Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Established	January 4, 2021
Capital	100 million yen
URL	https://www.tdsi.co.jp/

Since its establishment in 1964, under the concept of "sound and video presenter", we have developed a matrix of sales and service businesses in the fields of audio and video. A pioneer in video and audio services that has been a leader in the industry since the dawn of Japanese concerts and events. With the world's largest video equipment and operational technology backed by many years of experience, we support a wide range of markets such as exhibitions, corporate events, and sports competitions, centered on large-scale concerts. Korona-ka provides a service that makes full use of XR technology to realize a new video experience unique to online. In July 2021, we started the virtual production "Hibino VFX Studio", which is an evolution of XR technology, and provide in-camera VFX technology for all kinds of video production.

Representative	Akihisa Hibino, President and CEO
Headquarters location	3-5-14 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established	November 13, 1964
Capital	1,748,650,000 yen
URL	https://www.hibino.co.jp/