01For VFX Supervisors
Capture
Cyber scanning, LiDAR, photogrammetry and drones for cast, sets, props and locations.
- Cyber Scanning & Digital Doubles
- Volumetric Capture
- Environments & LiDAR
- Props & Object Capture
- On-Set Capture Support
Precision 3D Scanning
Visualskies is a London 3D scanning studio for film, TV, games, commercials and construction. Our experienced crews capture cast, sets, props and locations with cyber scanning, LiDAR, photogrammetry and drones, and build every job around the production, from a single prop to a whole town.
INDUSTRIES
01 // FILM & TVFilm & TV
Digital doubles, sets and locations for Napoleon, Project Hail Mary and Paddington in Peru.
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02 // ADVERTISINGCommercials
Slates, sets, cast and props, delivered within days of the shoot.
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03 // GAMESGames
Digital humans and FACS for 007 First Light, Fortnite and FIFA 23.
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04 // AECConstruction
Survey-grade LiDAR and digital twins, from viability to handover.
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From Napoleon and House of the Dragon to Coors Light, 007 First Light and the Houses of Parliament, we capture cast, sets, props and locations as production-ready 3D data, planned around each production.
Napoleon
Ridley Scott, Apple Original Films
Sole scanning provider across the UK, Malta and Italy, with around 7,000 LiDAR positions.
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Project Hail Mary
Framestore and ILM
188 environment, 161 cast and 373 asset scans delivered to Framestore and ILM.
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Untold Studios
Landscapes, props, cast and four horses in the snow of Slovenia and Austria.
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007 First Light
IO Interactive
Lenny Kravitz scanned in our New York studio for the game’s villain, Bawma.
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Houses of Parliament
UK Parliament
A heavy-lift drone flown inside the Central Tower instead of scaffolding.
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Paddington in Peru
StudioCanal
Environments across Peru and Colombia, including Machu Picchu.
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Not every scan is for a film set. The same kit and crew build digital twins of aircraft, reveal lost cities, rebuild faces from fragments and supply spatial data to artists and fan experiences.
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AviationAtlantic Airways AW139
A millimetre-accurate digital twin of a search and rescue helicopter, captured with zero downtime. - 02
Heritage · National GeographicLost Cities with Albert Lin
Aerial LiDAR, laser scanning, photogrammetry and AR to reveal five lost cities. - 03
Archaeology · Expedition UnknownPlain of Jars Skull
75 fragments of a 1,000-year-old skull scanned and rebuilt into a face. - 04Art · AI
Refik Anadol
LiDAR point clouds and photogrammetry as training data for a nature installation. - 05Sport · AR
F1 Pit Fanzone
Terrestrial LiDAR and photogrammetry behind an augmented reality fan experience. - 06
FashionVogue China
Models scanned on our cyber rig for Sølve Sundsbø's volumetric editorial.
WHY PRODUCTIONS CHOOSE VISUALSKIES
The pro team for 3D scanning
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Experienced crew on every job
Your shoot is crewed by experienced operators who build and run our own rigs, and who have worked on sets from Pinewood to the mountains of Italy.
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We rise to the challenge
Nine weeks across Italy with a 112-camera cyber rig for The Dog Stars. 54 scans in two days on Another Simple Favour. Tell us the problem.
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Built around your shoot
No fixed menu. We adapt kit, crew and schedule to the production, from a single prop to a whole town.
46Nations served
1M+Total scans
200KCyber scans
100KSet scans
80KDrone scans
55KLiDAR scans
SERVICES
02For Tech Directors
Create
Custom tools, pipeline development and virtual production built on scan data.
- VS Scout
- Virtual Production
- Custom Tools
- Pipeline Development
03For Producers
Experience
Physical builds, immersive installations and VR / AR experiences.
- Custom Physical Builds
- Immersive Creations
- VR / AR
OUR NEWS
With over 30 years embedded in the 3D scanning industry, our perspective offers direct insight into the technologies at play. We explore process developments and provide technical breakdowns on how the industry's leading scenes are created.
FAQS
What does Visualskies do?
Visualskies is a London 3D scanning studio. We capture cast, sets, props and locations with cyber scanning, LiDAR, photogrammetry and drones, and deliver production-ready 3D data for film, TV, games, commercials and construction.
Which industries do you work in?
Film and TV, commercials and advertising, games and construction, plus specialist projects in aviation, heritage and archaeology, art, fashion and live experiences.
Where are you based, and do you travel?
Our headquarters are in Battersea, London, with bases in Dublin, Berlin, New York, Arezzo in Italy and Hong Kong. Our rigs travel by van or by air in flight cases, and we have worked in 46 nations.
What can you scan?
People, props, vehicles, sets, buildings and whole landscapes. Cast are captured in a 150-camera cross-polarised cyber rig, props in object booths or with a handheld Artec Leo, sets and locations with Leica and Trimble LiDAR scanners, and large areas by drone.
What is the difference between LiDAR and photogrammetry?
LiDAR uses laser pulses to measure exact distances, producing a geometrically accurate point cloud. Photogrammetry uses photographs to generate geometry and high-resolution colour textures. We combine the two so that assets are both millimetre-accurate and photorealistic.
What do you deliver?
Meshes as OBJ with colour and normal maps, point clouds, Gaussian splats and Unreal Engine project packages, at the level of processing your team needs, from raw scans to cleaned, retopologised assets.
How do I book a scan?
Tell us what you are shooting, where and when. We will come back with a capture plan and the right crew for the job. Start a conversation.
START A CONVERSATION
Tell us about your project. We’ll help shape the capture.