SAM NICHOLSON, ASC ON VIRTUAL PRODUCTION TOOLS

James Mathers visits with VFX and Virtual Production pioneer Sam Nicholson, ASC, CEO of Stargate Studios during NAB 2026. Sam shares his experience with some of the tools he’s currently using for Virtual Production. These tools include Cartoni’s JibO encoded arm and their Lifto remote controlled elevation system, Blackmagic’s PYXIS 12K camera, lenses from Sigma, AOTO LED VP screens, recording media from Sandisk, a scanner from dConstruct Robotics, and Nanlux lighting instruments.