Union VFX on production-ready Gaussian splat crowds
From fxguide: fxpodcast by Mike Seymour, John Montgomery
June 1, 2026 · 28 min
About this episode
The episode discusses how Union VFX and Clear Angle are developing a production pipeline using Gaussian splats.
Union VFX and Clear Angle are turning Gaussian splats from a tech demo into a crowd-pleasing production pipeline. Literally. We speak with David Schneider, VFX and Technical Supervisor at Union, in this fxpodcast episode.
People in this episode
Hosts: Mike Seymour, John Montgomery
Guest: David Schneider
Topics covered
- VFX
- crowd simulation
- Gaussian splats
- production pipeline
- technology
Keywords
- VFX
- Gaussian splats
- crowd simulation
- production pipeline
- Union VFX
- Clear Angle
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Union VFX, Clear Angle
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