Digital wall filmmaking lets creators ‘test the boundaries’ [Video]

A state-of-the-art LED wall is the backdrop to a new horror thriller film being produced in Saskatchewan.

“#Vanlife” is billed as the first Indigenous-Canadian independent film to be shot entirely on a virtual set.

“It speeds up production,” said #Vanlife writer and director Trevor Cameron, who originally wrote the film with the idea of shooting it on Saskatchewan’s back roads.

“If I want nighttime, I don’t have to wait until 1 a.m. when it finally gets dark.”

#Vanlife is the second production to be filmed on the LED volume wall in Regina, which was unveiled earlier this year.

The wall is made of thousands of LED panels that can transport the set anywhere in the world at any time. It is one of the biggest volume walls in Canada.

The first production filmed there was set in New York City. Producers say the next production could take place in a …