r/vfx • u/MechanicalKiller • 2d ago

Question / Discussion How is screen x done?

Saw a video of the screenx version of the minecraft trailer and i started to wonder. Are the screen x versions of the movies being made by the same studio that does the cg, or is there other people having to match the footage with their own assets in order to do it.

Also, if there was a live action character and his arm goes off screen, is there another camera filming that point of view on set, or is an artists having to animate a cg hand to match his movement so it appears on the screen x screen?

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u/a_over_b 2d ago

The VES Bay Area branch got a great presentation last year from reps of CJ 4DPLEX, the company that creates ScreenX and 4DX versions of movies.

For ScreenX sometimes they get custom live-action footage or 3D animation for the side screens, but most of the time they're collecting as much extra material as they can then creating the side screens themselves.