Native production for domes
We design and produce fulldome content for planetariums, museums, events and installations: from spatial writing to the dome master, with 3D, live action, performance capture, AI-assisted workflows and testing in the real dome.
Overview
Fulldome Production creates images and sound for a hemispherical screen that surrounds the audience. It is not a panoramic video that has simply been warped: composition, scale, pace, motion and points of attention must be designed for the dome geometry and the audience’s real viewing position.
We can develop an original work, adapt existing material or support an in-house team. The scope is agreed before production: objective, audience, duration, diameter, tilt, projection system, resolution, frame rate, audio, languages, rights and distribution method.
Engagement modes
We can work only on the master, complete an existing pipeline or take responsibility for the full production. The first review separates usable material from what is still missing before time and cost are estimated.
You already have a film, 360° video, sequences or a master to check. We assess source files and venue specifications, adapt geometry and formats, review audio and prepare the agreed technical package.
Output: compatibility report, required corrections and delivery master. Assess a conversionYou have assets, a script or an in-house team. We take on the missing stages — from fulldome direction and 3D to compositing and audio — with shared interfaces, reviews and acceptance criteria.
Output: work plan, responsibilities and deliverables for our scope. Define the missing stagesWe start from the objective, audience and dome to develop concept, spatial writing, storyboard, visual and sound production, versions, mastering and final testing. One scope connects creative direction and technical requirements.
Output: production plan and agreed final masters. Set up an original productionReal projects
Two real projects show different scales: a complex original production and an immersive documentary built through storytelling, AI generation, editing and fulldome finishing.
Real project · complete original production
A narrative film developed across live action and 3D, with AI-assisted motion capture, virtual production and finishing for fulldome distribution.
Real project · immersive documentary
A more focused assignment about the history of the Sulmona–Carpinone railway: a three-act story, visual production developed entirely with AI tools, editing, compositing and adaptation to the fulldome format.
What is included
Operational, technical and decision criteria are defined before the commercial proposal.
We translate the objective, audience and venue into verifiable requirements: geometry, orientation, duration, resolution, frame rate, audio and playback.
Scripts, spherical storyboards, animatics and scale tests guide attention without relying on a frontal frame.
We produce motion design, 3D environments, characters, live action, chroma key and compositing in a dome-master-ready pipeline.
We use AI tools when they reduce repetitive work or accelerate previs and performance capture, while retaining artistic and technical supervision.
We deliver the dome master, audio, subtitles or voice-over, preview files and versions required by the playback or distribution system.
We check seams, orientation, legibility, contrast, visual comfort and synchronisation on the real system or a representative setup.
Workflow
Each phase closes a concrete decision before the next one is committed. The process can start from scratch or integrate scripts, assets, footage or data that already exist.
We collect objectives, audience, system, dome geometry, schedule, languages, rights and existing materials.
We define the treatment, spatial grammar, storyboard, animatic, sound concept and acceptance criteria.
We create footage, animation, environments, performance capture, compositing and audio through tracked reviews.
We convert and check the dome master, sequences, codecs, frame rates and required language versions.
We review the content in a dome, correct critical issues and deliver the agreed masters, metadata and materials.
Inside production
These images show real stages from Luna Dolph – The Lost Echo: digital characters, live action, green screen, a dome set and AI-assisted performance capture.
AI Fulldome Production
AI can shorten visual research, previsualisation, rotoscoping, tracking and performance capture. We use it only where it improves time or measurable quality; concept, staging, continuity, rights and final approval remain under human control.
Rapid exploration of moods and alternatives before committing to final production, followed by selection and rebuilding of approved assets.
Markerless systems can derive motion data from video; animators and directors refine poses, contacts, pace and intent.
Classification, versioning, repeatable checks and assisted conversion reduce errors without skipping visual and audio review.
We record sources, licences, versions and AI interventions. Where project tools allow it, we assess C2PA Content Credentials.
No generated asset enters the master automatically. Every element must pass editorial review, rights clearance, brief compliance and dome testing.
Specifications
There is no single file that works for every dome. The master is agreed with the venue or integrator against the real system specifications.
Use cases
What it clarifies
FAQ
These answers cover the variables that materially affect schedule, cost, compatibility and delivery quality.
It is the hemispherical image representation used to distribute fulldome content. It is generally a square frame containing a circular fisheye image; resolution, frame rate, codec, orientation and naming must be agreed with the venue.
Yes, after reviewing the source. Effective adaptation requires recomposition, edge treatment, scale, motion and legibility work; an automatic conversion does not always produce a dome-ready result.
It depends on the projection system, dome diameter and distribution channel. Delivery specifications are set before production rather than treating “4K” or “8K” as a standalone measure of quality.
AI can assist specific tasks, but a dependable master still requires direction, rights control, continuity, compositing, audio, colour management and dome testing. Its use is decided task by task.
Yes. We can handle the full production or provide concept development, fulldome supervision, conversion, mastering, testing or one stage within the client’s pipeline.
Duration, visual complexity, original assets, filming, characters, languages, audio, resolution, versions, rights and review rounds all matter. After the brief we propose phases, deliverables and acceptance criteria.
Technical references
The project is adapted to the venue specifications; these public references explain delivery formats, rendering cameras, performance capture and asset provenance.
Next step
Share your materials, venue and objective. We will reply with technical compatibility, required stages, missing specifications and a proposed scope.