Clean from frame one.
A pre-calibrated Orion XR volume gives a DP a stage that reads clean on day-one dailies — no moiré, no color drift, less back-and-forth with camera dept.
§ Project · 2025 · Los Angeles, CA
Episodic
pilot.
A streaming TV pilot shot end-to-end on a Pisces XR volume. An NDA prevents naming the show — but the point stands: an Orion XR volume can replace location days and compress post, and we shipped, calibrated, and commissioned the stage to do exactly that.
IMG · TV PILOT — ENDLESS HORIZON SCENE
Wall
Orion XR 1.95 mm
Wrap
30 ft × 14 ft
Ceiling
18 ft × 18 ft
Floor
Draco XR 4.81 mm
Engine
Unreal 5.4 nDisplay
Tracking
Mo-Sys StarTracker
Pipeline
ACES + Rec.2020
Build
8 weeks
The brief.
Showrunner wanted to shoot 12 of 13 pilot scenes in-volume to control budget and weather. The DP was XR-skeptical from a previous shoot where moiré and color drift killed the schedule. He wanted a stage that looked clean from frame one.
The build.
Orion XR 1.95 mm walls + 18 ft ceiling, Draco XR 4.81 mm floor for vehicle scenes. Pre-calibrated to ACES + Rec.2020 in Houston. Two engineers on-site for the first week of dailies — adjusted gamut shaping in collaboration with the DP and the post supervisor. Zero recalibration after the first three shoot days.
Replace location days.
In-volume capture can carry the bulk of a pilot's scenes, replacing location-shoot days and the weather risk that comes with them.
Compress the cut.
In-camera backgrounds mean less rotoscoping and roto cleanup downstream — confidence in the plate compresses the post timeline.
Built to expand.
A pilot volume can grow — add wall, add a second ceiling rig — when a show goes to series, without re-baselining the pipeline.
Shoot in volume.
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