Singapore’s Mediacorp Debuts in Virtual Production With Chinese Dramas ‘Once Upon a New Year’s Eve,’ ‘Strangers in the Dark’ – ATF
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Singapore‘s Mediacorp has begun introducing virtual sets into its scripted content, starting with two Chinese drama series, it was revealed during the ongoing Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF). “Strangers in the Dark” is about an outcast in school, who uses her vivid imagination to help solve various mysteries.
Virtual production allowed the production team to work with a dynamic canvas, where the protagonist could be transported to different locations as well as time periods that were once deemed too challenging to depict.
In “Once Upon a New Year’s Eve” the protagonist meets a man from the future, who helps him travel back in time to different stages of his life to make amends with his family members.
Virtual production helped bring the time-travel narrative to life by recreating historical settings and imaginary landscapes, including buildings and scenes that no longer exist, such as Singapore’s old National Library and National Theatre.
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