06 July 2021 The new On Set Virtual Production initiative is part of an effort to speed up SMPTE work on new technologies (Image credit: SMPTE) NEW YORK—In response to the requests from members to speed up its work on new technologies, SMPTE has launched a new initiative, the Rapid Industry Solution (RIS) and laid out plans to provide guidance and educational materials that will provide ways to improve and simplify virtual productions. The initiatives were laid out in a recent webinar where SMPTE explained how it will speed up the pace of innovation with the RIS initiative and introduced an advisory panel that will be working on it’s new On Set Virtual Production initiative.