Jon Favreau has long treated the film set as a laboratory for emerging technology. Having pioneered the use of "The Volume"—the massive, wraparound LED walls that replaced traditional green screens for *The Mandalorian*—Favreau is now turning to spatial computing to solve a fundamental disconnect in high-format cinematography: the gap between the scale of an IMAX frame and the small monitors used on set.
During a recent appearance on *The Town* podcast, Favreau revealed that he commissioned Disney to build a custom Apple Vision Pro application for the production of the upcoming feature *The Mandalorian and Grogu*. The software allows him to virtually sit in a simulated IMAX theater while lining up shots, providing a sense of spatial fidelity that a standard production monitor cannot match. By viewing the live feed through the headset, Favreau can judge how a composition will actually translate to an audience sitting before a seven-story screen.
While other filmmakers, such as *Wicked’s* Jon Chu, have utilized the headset for post-production and remote editing, Favreau’s application focuses on the immediate ergonomics of production. The Vision Pro’s high-resolution micro-OLED displays offer the necessary pixel density to serve as a credible proxy for the IMAX experience, suggesting a future where the "director’s monitor" is no longer a physical screen on a stand, but a virtual seat in the center of a theater.
With reporting from Engadget.
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