Clayton Jacobson is an Australian film director, writer, producer, actor, musician, and editor.
His debut feature film was Kenny, which was released in 2006 in Australia to critical acclaim, winning a number of awards.
Watching his son playing videogames and seeing the 3D technology used in them gave him the basic idea for developing on-set virtual production.
In 2016, Jacobson and his son made one of the first prototypes for a virtual production stage in their shed, using a set of LED screens.
Other filmmakers had also caught on to the idea though, and in 2018 Australian cinematographer Greig Fraser used the technology to film the Star Wars franchise spin-off series, The Mandalorian (released 2019).