We had the good fortune of connecting with Keith Sutliff and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Keith, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
Controlling my own destiny in Hollywood and in this business. Not letting others determine my fate but myself only with starting my own company. Not waiting for opportunities.

What should our readers know about your business?
Sutliff Studios: VP is a full-service Virtual Production Studio for Commercials, Podcasts, Film, TV, Photos, Music Videos, and Interviews. A full-service Virtual Production Studio with state-of-the-art technology for the ultimate user experience. Using high-resolution LED panels to create a 3D environment of the user’s choice gives the production instant access to change the location of filming in a matter of a split second. This allows faster filming to meet the production schedule. Sutliff Studios: VP uses a gaming program called Unreal Engine to create the 3D environment of the user’s preference such as desert, mountains, woods, inner city, roads, and more. This, in conjunction with the term “parallax” (unison of camera movement and elements shifting perspective on screen), enables the environment to change on screen as the camera moves, thereby creating an ultra-realistic appearance of a single physical location. The studio uses a camera tracking system to achieve this.

It certainly has not been easy. Every day is a new hurdle to overcome and a challenge to face. Especially owning the virtual production studio. There were numerous technical aspects to learn in the beginning and master. Also, a lot of trial and error for the latest ideas to improve virtual production from what is already out to the public. Then of course first coming to LA and starting out acting in that side of the business there were challenges and the same with my production company.

We are immensely proud to bring this to the film industry here in Hollywood-Los Angeles California for smaller and larger size budget productions. We work with everyone!

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
Griffith Observatory number 1 hands down at nighttime. The theatre shows they have in the big dome, museum stuff, and night lights of the city on top of the observatory is epic especially in the summertime when the weather is clear and nice. Also Venice Beach, Santa Monica Pier, Pacific Palisades hiking trails, Hollywood walk of fame, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood sign, and bar/night life in Hollywood/LA is great. There are many more but these are some must things to do for new people visiting.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Just friends and family for their support over the years. Starting any business is very tough and is harder than working for others trying to climb the management ladder.

Website: www.sutliffstudiosvp.com

Instagram: SutliffStudiosVP

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-sutliff-402714233/

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