The initiative’s specific objectives are as follows:

• Proporcionar a las productoras, tanto españolas como internacionales, unos activos (assets) from the digitalization of images of an outstanding and representative monument of Spanish architecture and urbanism, recognized as a symbol of our history and culture. These assets podrán ser utilizados de forma directa en diversos entornos de trabajo como escenarios virtuales en producciones de cine, series o videojuegos.

• To raise awareness of the potential of the Spanish audiovisual sector in the field of
  virtual production.

• To position and defend audiovisual production as a major economic objective to create qualified
  employment, attract investment, create companies, develop Spain’s tourism, image and positioning
  and, in short, wealth for Spanish territories.

The Spain Film Commission received several bids for the production and selected El Ranchito, a Spanish company that is a leader in visual effects for audiovisual production. The company has won several Goyas and two Emmys and recently received the Medal of Merit in Fine Arts.

The project’s scope is as follows:

• Filming and adaptation of locations in the Monastery of El Escorial:
  • The monastery’s main façade
  • Courtyard of the Kings
  • The monastery’s Royal Library
• Realización de escaneados a través de técnicas de fotogrametría y su posterior tratamiento en assets estandarizados, que permitan su uso de forma directa en diversos entornos de trabajo como escenarios virtuales en producciones de cine, series o videojuegos, asegurando que el resultado final de los mismos funcione de forma correcta en pantalla.

• Utilización de técnicas avanzadas, como la fotogrametría y LIDARto scan and recreate these elements in great detail. These techniques allow taking numerous photos or laser measurements of an object or place from different angles and then using that material to create a three-dimensional digital model. Once scanned, the most appropriate optimization processes are carried out for direct use by those companies that want to include them in their productions.

Patrimonio Nacional has authorized Spain Film Commission to film and has granted free use of the images, which are made available to production companies that require them at no cost. However, it reserves the right to authorize or not each use individually, depending on the purpose of the use of the images.