VP Pro XR arrives at the Oscars

VP Pro XR arrives at the Oscars as ITV and Mo-Sys showcase next-generation virtual set extension

 

London, UK - April 7, 2026 – ITV’s latest Oscars coverage has brought Virtual Production firmly into the spotlight for awards season, using Mo-Sys technology to create a spectacular, ceremonial hall-style ceiling that never had to be physically built.

Instead of rebuilding the venue at prohibitive cost, ITV integrated an LED wall into the studio and used VP Pro XR to add a fully virtual ceiling above the set. The virtual architecture moved correctly with the cameras and lighting, giving viewers the impression of a completely resculpted location while keeping real-world construction to a minimum.

“It’s projects like ITV’s Academy Awards coverage that show what happens when creative ambition meets dependable XR,” said Michael Geissler, CEO of Mo-Sys Engineering. “You get premium, prestigious sets without having to rebuild venues from scratch.”

The two London-based companies took advantage of their close proximity to collaborate directly on the project. Two technicians were able to set up the system in a single day, aligning the real and virtual worlds, including being able to freely move the camera – demonstrating how mature Mo-Sys’s XR (extended reality) pipeline has become.

“For ITV's Oscars Live prime time show hosted by Jonathan Ross, the studio designs were complemented for the first time with a virtual ceiling,” added Sue Walton, Executive Producer, Oscars Live, MultiStory Media, ITV Studios. “Our design team's creative work was interpreted with technical expertise and equal creative flair as they collaborated with the brilliant Mo-Sys team on camera tracking and VP Pro XR software.”

The reliability seen on Oscars night is the result of many years of development and on-air experience. Mo-Sys’s XR platform was strongly shaped by a long-term collaboration with Disney Star in India, for their XR-enhanced cricket coverage of the IPL.

“For the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), we deployed advanced virtual production workflows powered by VP PRO XR from Mo-Sys Engineering,” said Rahul Manglik, CTO, Disney Star (JioStar), at the time. “By combining real-time tracking, graphics, and extended reality (XR), we are redefining sports storytelling and setting a new benchmark for immersive broadcasts reaching 70 million fans across television and 250 million viewers on digital platforms.”

As part of the drive to turn Unreal based XR into a mainstream, day-to-day broadcast tool, Mo-Sys has developed what it believes to be the most advanced process for matching the real and virtual worlds – a four-phase auto-alignment system executed with a single button press. It's Unreal based XR system can now calibrate and align itself with a fast, repeatable and highly accurate five-minute process, without the need for lengthy manual tweaking.

“Broadcasters want creative freedom and reliability, not black-box lock-in,” concluded Geissler. “Our unique, automated four-pass process, combined with an open Unreal approach, is why we see Mo-Sys as being at the forefront of practical XR set extensions for live broadcast and events.”

With tools for the seamless alignment of real studio sets, LED wall content and extended virtual sets, Mo-Sys provides broadcasters with easy-to-use software interfaces while keeping the Unreal Engine workflow open – enabling teams to work directly in Unreal as desired, instead of restricting access with proprietary, closed software wrappers.