The specific objectives of the initiative are as follows:

• To provide production companies, both Spanish and international, with assets from the digitisation of images of an outstanding monument that is representative of Spanish architecture and urban planning, recognised as a symbol of our history and culture. These assets can be used directly in different work environments such as virtual scenarios in film productions, series or video games.
• To make visible the potential of the Spanish audiovisual sector in the field of virtual production.
• To position and defend audiovisual production as a major economic objective for the generation of qualified employment, attracting investment, business creation, tourism development, image and positioning and, in short, wealth for the territories that make up Spain.

To carry out the project, the Spain Film Commission selected, among several offers, the company El Ranchito, a Spanish benchmark in visual effects for audiovisual production, which has won several Goya awards, two Emmy awards and has recently received the Medal of Merit in Fine Arts, among others.

The scope of the project is as follows:

• Recording and adaptation of locations located in the Monastery of El Escorial:
  • the main façade of the Monastery
  • the Patio de los Reyes
  • the Royal Library of the Monastery
• Making scans using photogrammetry techniques and their subsequent treatment in standardised assets, which allow them to be used directly in different work environments such as virtual scenarios in film productions, series or video games, ensuring that the final result works correctly on screen.
• Use of advanced techniques, such as photogrammetry and LIDAR, to scan and recreate these elements in great detail. These techniques allow numerous photos or laser measurements to be taken of an object or location from different angles and then use that material to create a three-dimensional digital model. Once scanned, the most appropriate optimisation processes are carried out for direct use by those companies that want to include them in their productions.

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