When Sunny Vohra acquired Twickenham Film Studios in 2012 , he inherited more than just soundstages and post-production facilities. He became the custodian of a 113-year-old institution where cinema history was written, from “The Italian Job” through to “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Now, 13 years into his tenure, Vohra is making what he calls “a leap of faith” — one that could position the venerable British studio at the forefront of virtual production technology.
The centrepiece of this transformation is a massive Samsung -powered LED installation in Stage 3, featuring a 24 x 4.5 metre back wall, 105 square metre LED ceiling, mobile LED totem walls and a permanent turntable and motion control crane. It represents Samsung’s first major LED screen build in the U.K. and only its third globally