Dynamo LED Displays has just completed the installation of a professional-grade XR LED studio at Brook 6th Form & Academy in East London. The studio boasts high-resolution LED walls and floor, similar to those used in top-tier virtual production studios. The academy sits in the Barking and Dagenham area of London directly opposite a new film studio complex currently under construction.
The XR stage consists of two LED screens forming an L-shaped wraparound environment plus a digital LED floor. Dynamo LED installed high-resolution 1.9mm-pitch Dynamo DRE series LED panels for the walls and floor with a resolution of 2304×1280 pixels.
The LED floor, which boasts 2304×2304 pixels, is designed to add a layer of immersion, allowing performers to stand directly in their virtual environment.
To power the display, Dynamo LED deployed two NovaStar COEX MX40 Pro controllers using 10G fibre outputs. Behind each LED panel sits a NovaStar A10s Pro receiver card, enabling HDR support, low latency, and pixel-level colour calibration – the same technology used in professional film-grade XR setups.
The company also supplied a NovaStar ET4000 media server, capable of ultra-high resolution output, real-time content blending and irregular screen mapping. Together, these technologies form a powerful real-time visual delivery system that can drive the 10+ million pixel LED volume.
Outside the studio, they installed two additional high-resolution hallway information screens, giving Brook 6th Form a digital signage solution for daily announcements, student showcases, or live event feeds.
Dynamo also expressed some regrets about the installation. The company’s original specification included a Mo-Sys camera tracking system and Unreal Engine integration via nDisplay – both vital components of a complete XR virtual production workflow. Regrettably, these were omitted due to budget constraints.
Camera tracking, the company says, allows the virtual environment on the LED screens to move and shift in sync with the camera – creating proper parallax and depth. Unreal Engine renders real-time 3D environments, generating the correct view dynamically as the camera moves. Without these, the screens can only display static or pre-rendered backgrounds – limiting the immersive, responsive experience that XR is known for.
Dynamo LED commented: “Unfortunately, the system as delivered, while robust, does not yet allow students to learn about camera perspective synchronisation, real-time rendering pipelines, or in-camera VFX workflows – skills that are rapidly becoming essential in modern film production.”
Dynamo had also recommended using RGB lighting fixtures instead of conventional lighting. RGB lighting allows for colour-accurate, dynamic ambient lighting that matches the virtual environments displayed on the LED walls. This is an industry best practice in XR environments – ensuring lighting continuity between the screen content and the physical space. Unfortunately, this too was not adopted.
Dynamo said: “Had these components been included, Brook 6th Form would have had a fully functioning virtual production studio – not just an LED backdrop.”
Even without full tracking and engine integration, the XR stage already offers a huge range of applications:
- Media production: Film, TV and animation students can shoot scenes against realistic LED backdrops with live lighting – significantly reducing the need for green screen work.
- Performing arts: Drama productions can benefit from rapidly changing immersive backgrounds without physical set changes.
- Educational content: STEM and humanities classes can explore virtual environments (historical scenes, scientific simulations, interactive graphs).
- Promotional media: The school can create dynamic marketing content in-house with professional-grade visuals and lighting.
- Community engagement: Opportunities exist for partnerships with East London’s film industry, offering training, workshops and potential rental use of the space.
The system is also ready for future expansion – including full virtual production workflows – and Dynamo believes the XR stage will “grow alongside the school’s ambitions”.
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