Asia’s leading entertainment and lifestyle Company CJ ENM is partnering with Epic Games Korea to enhance development of virtual production in Korea.
The arrangement extends to using Unreal Engine technology in CJ ENM’s potential future projects starting this year when its real-time virtual production studio is open. The studio will be located in Paju, Gyeonggi-do with a massive LED Wall.
Well-known creator of award-winning film Parasite and TV series Crash Landing on You and Hotel Del Luna, CJ ENM has become the first entertainment company in South Korea to officially partner with Epic Games Korea.
Unreal Engine, the advanced real-time 3D engine, provided by Epic Games, is not only a powerful game development technology, but also used in film and television production in Hollywood studios as it can efficiently and affordably produce high-fidelity real-time rendering. While a cinematographer shoot a scene and later virtual reality specialists complete the materials in post-production in a traditional filmmaking, Unreal Engine allows them all simultaneously as an interactive process on set.
“It is a true excitement to work with Epic Games as the use of Unreal Engine will be a huge benefit to our on-set production,” said Sang Yeop Kim, Head of CJ ENM’s Content R&D Center. “In a plethora of media, our effort to bring virtual production will push forward the creation of the next-generation content.”
"We are excited to partner with global entertainment firm CJ ENM," said Ray Park, Territory Manager of Epic Games Korea. "We hope that CJ ENM's globally recognized content competence benefits from Unreal Engine to further grow its presence in the global market. Epic Games will not hesitate to help CJ ENM succeed."