GRAN CARARIA ISLAND - The initial phase of Gran Canaria Studios, one of Europe’s largest virtual production stages, has been completed. The effort will provide a cutting-edge environment for international content producers looking to leverage Gran Canaria’s film location incentives. Located on the 1,200-square-meter Stage 1 of the Gran Canaria Platos studio lot, the virtual production infrastructure was designed and delivered by Arri Solutions, integrator Video Cine Import (VCI) and ROE Visual, the manufacturer of premium LED products.
The Economic Promotion Agency of Gran Canaria (SPEGC) commissioned the studio to accommodate both independent and high-end national and international productions with the goal of strengthening the island’s reputation for film production.
“The film industry is one of the region’s economic pillars, we are very committed to the development of this industry on the island and Gran Canaria is spearheading efforts to become a leading hub for TV and film,” states Cosme García Falcón, managing director of the SPEGC. “Creating this virtual stage offers new services to content companies from across the world, with the best state-of-the-art studio and premium technical and operational services created by companies of recognized prestige such as Arri, VCI, and ROE Visual. Gran Canaria Studios will help production companies develop their stories and position the island of Gran Canaria, the region, and Spain as one of the best prepared and most profitable audiovisual production hubs in the market.”
Working together, ROE Visual and VCI’s specialist teams partnered with Arri Solutions’ experts to create a fixed curved space with flexible, adjustable elements. The volume comprises a 40-meter by 8-meter main, horseshoe-shaped wall and two adjustable ceilings (90-square-meters and 45-square-meters) suspended from variable speed motors, allowing for height and tilt changes. To optimize the studio space, the whole volume is suspended from an internal steel structure designed to hold the volume and prepared for holding lighting. Further configurations can be delivered through two supplementary 3-meter by 5-meter mobile LED walls. The volume uses ROE Visual Black Pearl BP2V2 LED panels, known for their image quality and reliability.