Immersion photography with dynamic matte screen

1. A method comprising:

generating, for display on one or more display devices in a virtual-reality environment, an image comprising a visual representation of a 3-D virtual scene rendered from the perspective of a subject located in the virtual-reality environment;

modifying the image to further comprise a chroma-key background inserted into the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene, wherein the chroma-key background is positioned in the image such that when the image is displayed on the one or more display devices, the subject is seen against the chroma-key background from the view of a camera recording the subject;

displaying, on the one or more display devices, the image comprising the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene with the chroma-key background inserted, such that the chroma-key background is visible on the one or more display devices; and

recording, using the camera, an image of the subject in the virtual-reality environment against the chroma-key background along with at least a portion of the one or more display devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual representation comprises an interactive scene.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

tracking a location of the subject in the virtual-reality environment;

determining a location in the 3-D virtual scene based on the location of the subject in the virtual reality environment; and

rendering the 3-D virtual scene from the perspective of the location in the 3-D virtual scene to generate the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image is recorded by the camera as the representation of the 3-D virtual scene is displayed on the one or more display devices.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chroma-key background covers at least a portion of the 3-D virtual scene when displaying the chroma-key background with the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a change in a location of the subject in the virtual reality environment;

performing a real-time render of the 3-D virtual scene based on the change in the location of the subject in the virtual-reality environment; and

displaying, on the one or more display devices, an updated visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene based on the real-time render.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising changing the location of the chroma-key background on the one or more display devices based on the detected change in the location of the subject in the virtual-reality environment.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

extracting the image of the subject against the chroma-key background from the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene;

inserting the extracted image of the subject into the 3-D virtual scene to create a frame for digital content.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein creating the frame for the digital media production comprises rendering the 3-D virtual scene and the extracted image to generate a 2-D rendered image.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the chroma-key background with the visual representation comprises interleaving the chroma-key background between displayed frames of the visual representation.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the chroma key background with the visual representation comprises displaying the chroma-key background on at least a portion of the one or more display devices that is visible to the camera.

12. A system comprising:

a virtual-reality environment comprising one or more display devices;

a camera;

and a computer system comprising one or more processors and a memory device having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

generating, for display on the one or more display devices in the virtual-reality environment, an image comprising a visual representation of a 3-D virtual scene rendered from the perspective of a subject located in the virtual-reality environment;

modifying the image to further comprise a chroma-key background inserted into the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene, wherein the chroma-key background is positioned in the image such that when the image is displayed on the one or more display devices, the subject is seen against the chroma-key background from the view of a camera recording the subject;

displaying, on the one or more display devices, the image comprising the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene with the chroma-key background inserted, such that the chroma-key background is visible on the one or more display devices; and

recording, using the camera, an image of the subject in the virtual-reality environment against the chroma-key background along with at least a portion of the one or more display devices.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the visual representation comprises an interactive scene.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:

receiving a location of the subject in the virtual-reality environment;

determining a location in the 3-D virtual scene based on the location of the subject in the virtual reality environment; and

rendering the 3-D virtual scene from the perspective of the location in the 3-D virtual scene to generate the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene.

15. The system of claim 12 , further comprising using the image of the subject in the virtual-reality environment to perform a motion capture of the subject.

16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform further operations comprising:

detecting a change in a location of the subject in the virtual reality environment;

performing a real-time render of the 3-D virtual scene based on the change in the location of the subject in the virtual-reality environment; and

displaying, on the one or more display devices, an updated visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene based on the real-time render; and

changing the location of the chroma-key background on the one or more display devices based on the detected change in the location of the subject in the virtual-reality environment.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein displaying the chroma-key background with the visual representation comprises interleaving the chroma-key background between displayed frames of the visual representation.

18. The system of claim 12 , wherein displaying the chroma key background with the visual representation comprises displaying the chroma-key background on at least a portion of the one or more display devices that is visible to the camera.

19. A non-transitory storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

generating, for display on one or more display devices in a virtual-reality environment, an image comprising a visual representation of a 3-D virtual scene rendered from the perspective of a subject located in the virtual-reality environment;

modifying the image to further comprise a chroma-key background inserted into the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene, wherein the chroma-key background is positioned in the image such that when the image is displayed on the one or more display devices, the subject is seen against the chroma-key background from the view of a camera recording the subject;

displaying, on the one or more display devices, the image comprising the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene with the chroma-key background inserted, such that the chroma-key background is visible on the one or more display devices; and

recording, using the camera, an image of the subject in the virtual-reality environment against the chroma-key background along with at least a portion of the one or more display devices.

20. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform additional operations comprising:

receiving a location of the subject in the virtual-reality environment;

determining a location in the 3-D virtual scene based on the location of the subject in the virtual reality environment; and

rendering the 3-D virtual scene from the perspective of the location in the 3-D virtual scene to generate the visual representation of the 3-D virtual scene.