9 Reasons Why Filmmakers Need To Think About Virtual Production - Keith Sutliff

Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - Watch the video version of this podcast here: Film Director/Producer/Writer Keith Sutliff, originally from Florida, moved to Los Angeles in 2012. His award-winning work in film encompasses feature films, episodic narratives, short form content and commercial productions. Keith’s original screenplays are the foundation for his creative projects. His original screenplay The Refuge (2019), acquired by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is included in the Margaret Herrick Library (The Oscars Library) permanent Core Collection there. His feature films held premieres at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood with theatrical releases to follow. Keith’s creative vision has driven him to master the aspects of filmmaking, writing and now virtual production. He founded his production company, KS Pictures, in early 2016. He is now fully committed to virtual production, opening a film studio in the Arts District-Downtown area of Los Angeles called “Sutliff Studios: Virtual Productions.” The studio focuses on rental to companies for film, TV, commercial, and other related media content productions. The studio also focuses on in-house production of its own virtual productions. This is done using the latest cutting-edge software and equipment to bring productions together on a virtual stage. Gaming software such as Unreal Engine combined with a camera tracking solution to help bring real time rendering along with “parallax” on the LED volume wall to life. He is also heavily involved in the operation of the production and filming techniques used on a virtual stage and In-Camera VFX. Familiarity with 2D and 3D assets used on a LED volume and all the technical elements that goes into filming on these stages. MORE VIDEOS WITH KEITH SUTLIFF CONNECT WITH SUTLIFF STUDIOS: VIRTUAL PRODUCTIONS CONNECT WITH KEITH SUTLIFF / keith-sutliff-402714233 / sutliffstudiosvp / keithsutliff (Affiliates) ►FILMMAKER STARTER KIT BLACKMAGIC Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder - SENNHEISER Professional Shotgun Microphone - NEEWER CB300B 320W LED Video Light - NEEWER 160 LED CN-160 Dimmable Ultra High Power - ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – ►Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!

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This episode was published on Apr 28, 2026.

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