Cinematography in the Metaverse: Exploring the Lighting Education on a Soundstage

Xian Xu, Wai Tong, Zheng Wei, Meng Xia, Lik-Hang Lee, Huamin Qu

Abstract: Lighting education is a foundational component of cinematography education. However, there is still a lack of knowledge on the design of a VR system for teaching cinematography. In this work, we present our VR soundstage system for instructors and learners to emulate cinematography lighting in virtual scenarios and then evaluate it from five aspects in the user study. Qualitative and quantitative feedback in our user study shows promising results. We further discuss the benefits of the approach and opportunities for future research.