The system augments traditional filmmaking with AI-assisted collaboration tools to create virtual shots and organize teams from pre-to-post.
Lightcraft Technology has unveiled Spark, a platform that connects traditional filmmaking tools such as Maya, Blender, or UE5 with the power of AI, 3D, and traditional filmmaking to allow teams to create shots on day one. Now in development, Spark will build on the power of Jetset and Autoshot and will be accessible through the browser.
“The traditional obstacles of filmmaking — raising money, getting approvals, finding locations, scheduling — wear out the artists and kill the magic of making movies,” said Eliot Mack, CEO and founder of Lightcraft Technology. “Spark knocks aside these barriers and instantly unifies all the talents of a team within a single system. For the first time, one tool combines the human power of filmmakers with the massive technological changes that are occurring now.”
The new hub will be composed of four sections designed to help test story ideas, make shots, and keep projects flowing. These include:
- Spark Shot - A browser-based interactive scene assembly tool that combines scans, USD 3D models, animation, audio, AI tools and realistic camera simulations to revolutionize the process of conceiving shots. Spark Shot transforms shooting from a massively expensive, once-in-a-lifetime endeavor, into something you can do anytime, anywhere.
- Spark Live - An instant communications tool that links artists and actions. It connects voice, video, chat, “push-to-talk” and 3D interactions with the associated shot or asset, and unifies project discussions under one roof, so that artists and producers can stay coordinated. Spark Live integrates external tools, such as Zoom, with its own state-of-the-art internal systems, making it easier to meet other Spark users and form a team.
- Spark Atlas - The first artist-centric database that can handle the storage and coordination needs of an entire production. Based on the open source Supabase/PostgreSQL system, Spark Atlas provides industry-leading encrypted security for nearly every element of the production, from 3D files to EXR sequences to take proxies. Spark Atlas's design centers around parsing scripts and connecting every element in the project to its associated action, scene or dialogue in the script.
- Spark Forge - Coordinates the complex elements of post-production into a simple and organized timeline-based tool. Spark Forge uses Jetset shot metadata and OpenTimelineIO timeline exports to automate laborious VFX tasks — such as tracking, shot building and compositing — into a fast, streamlined process that works with distributed teams worldwide. Spark Forge combines asset storage, metadata and batch processing into a high-speed “shot factory” that can process hundreds of “slap comps” then coordinate with application-specific scripts for Blender, Unreal Engine, Nuke, Maya, Fusion, SynthEyes and others.
Spark is planned for release in 2026, with beta progam signups now available.
Source: Lightcraft Technology
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