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July 26, 2026Media Practice and Education

‘Cheating the shot’: cinematography and creativity in virtual production filmmaking

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LDLevi DeanFGFilippo Gilardi

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Overview

Practice-based study examines spatial manipulation in virtual production, indicating new creative workflows for cinematographers.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore how established cinematographic practices are adapted within virtual production filmmaking.
  • Analyzed a short virtual production film using a practice-based approach.
  • Authors functioned as both cinematographer and director to examine spatial manipulation techniques.
  • Focused on decision-making processes related to cheating shots to maintain spatial believability.
  • Found that 'cheating the shot' is essential in cinematography but is adapted in virtual production settings.
  • VP changes the methods employed to achieve spatial continuity as compared to traditional practices.
  • Insights gathered highlight the evolving role of cinematographers in small-scale VP environments.

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Dean et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a501d3aea3239cd774ddhttps://doi.org/10.1080/25741136.2026.2705350
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