LiDAR scanning for VFX and post-production using Leica RTC360 and RealityCapture sounds a bit technical - so let's ask someone who has been doing exactly that, beyond some demo. Meet Lawren Bancroft-Wilson - if you’ve watched Goosebumps, The Terror or Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, chances are you’ve seen his work—just not in a way you'd notice.
Senior VFX Supervisor and Producer Lawren Bancroft-Wilson bridges on-set precision with post-production magic, using LiDAR, photogrammetry, and evolving tech to make the impossible feel real. He’s a technologist at heart, constantly exploring how new tools can expand what stories we’re able to tell. That means dragging LiDAR scanners into creepy basements, urban crime scenes, or neon-lit chaos and somehow making it all usable in post.With over 20 years on set, Lawren knows the joys and pains of capturing real-world locations for CG-heavy shows—and in this conversation, he opens up about LiDAR scanning for VFX and post-production us...
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