In XR News
What’s the story?
Dark Slope, a studio specializing in virtual production, animation and real-time filmmaking, is opening a new virtual production stage at North Shore Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, in December.
Why it matters
Dark Slope’s new stage will bring the capabilities of its Toronto virtual production operation to West Coast producers, alongside the eight existing soundstages at North Shore Studios
The bigger picture
Following its acquisition of assets from Sony and Pixomondo, Dark Slope will take its virtual production business beyond its own stages in Toronto and Vancouver, to custom LED stages built and operated at any studio or production location worldwide.
November 13, 2026 – Dark Slope, a studio specializing in virtual production, animation and real-time filmmaking, has recently announced the opening of a new virtual production stage at North Shore Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, with construction beginning immediately.
The expansion follows Dark Slope’s acquisition of Sony’s virtual production assets from Pinewood Studios Toronto and select assets from Pixomondo’s Vancouver operation. Dark Slope stated that it has delivered virtual production solutions across a wide range of genres, from unscripted television and documentary recreations to scripted dramas and feature films, with credits including The Boys, Gen V, Heated Rivalry, Ginny & Georgia and Blink49’s latest season of Disasters At Sea.
According to the company, the new stage is opening in December and will bring the capabilities of Dark Slope’s Toronto operation to Canada’s West Coast, supporting feature films, scripted and unscripted television, commercials and other productions. Located within North Shore Studios’ eight-stage campus, the facility will combine LED volume technology with Dark Slope’s production workflows.
“With eight soundstages, extensive production facilities and backlot capabilities, North Shore Studios offer filmmakers a comprehensive production environment,” said Amy Lang, President of North Shore Studios. “Dark Slope’s virtual production capabilities are a natural complement to our existing infrastructure, giving producers access to advanced virtual technology alongside our soundstages and resources, and further strengthening Vancouver’s position as a premier destination for film and television production.”
Dark Slope noted that the new space will also serve as a laboratory for greyboxing research and development (greyboxing being an early production stage where designers build a rough draft of a virtual set or environment using basic, untextured grey shapes). Beyond its permanent stages in Toronto and the new location at North Shore Studios, the company will offer to design, build and operate custom LED stages of any size or configuration, deployed at any studio or production location worldwide.
“British Columbia’s production industry is built on exceptional crews, world-leading visual effects companies and a longstanding culture of innovation. We can’t wait to become a new resource in the local industry,” said Dan Fill, President of Dark Slope.
For more information on Dark Slope and its virtual production stages, please visit the company’s website.
Image credit: Dark Slope
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