🎬 Filmmaking & Animation · virtual production

Backlot · x402

A high-fidelity staging ground for Unreal Engine filmmakers. No subscriptions or massive asset libraries to buy—pay 0.01 USDC per asset pull or environment bake. Whether it's a volumetric scan or a lighting rig, the scene data streams to your local engine the moment the signature clears. Perfectly tuned for indie virtual production houses and AI-driven storyboarders.

Hedera testnet + x402 paywall· x402 native
Section · Onchain

The primitive.

full primer →

Access to the virtual production engine is metered with x402: 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC per call, paid from the embedded wallet, so filmmakers — or the agents working for them — pay per query and get a HashScan receipt every time.

Why this primitiveMoves virtual production from a 'ownership' model (NFTs) to a 'consumption' model. By metering the access to high-weight scene data (USD/FBX files), creators only pay for the specific lighting setups or environments they actually use in a shoot.

Kernel
an x402 v2 paywall metering access at 0.01 HBAR or 0.01 HTS USDC (token 0.0.429274) per call, paid from the embedded wallet through the relay and verified by a self-hosted facilitator against the Hedera mirror node
Drives the UI as
a 'pay 0.01 HBAR or USDC to unlock' button with a live flow log and a HashScan link for every settlement
Appendix · Secrets

Required keys.

HEDERA_OPERATOR_ID
Hedera testnet account id (0.0.xxxxxx). Create and fund it free.
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HEDERA_OPERATOR_KEY
ECDSA private key for that account, from the Hedera portal dashboard.
open ↗
REOWN_PROJECT_ID
Free project id powering the HashPack pairing modal.
open ↗
HEDERA_RPC_URL
Optional. JSON-RPC relay, defaults to the public Hashio endpoint.
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PINATA_JWT
Pins images / JSON / manifests to IPFS.
open ↗

Add these in your Lovable project under Settings → Secrets before pasting the prompt below.

Appendix · Mega-prompt

The build prompt.

Paste into a fresh Lovable project. Make sure all five secrets above are set first. read the build strategy →

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Appendix · Market

Market sizing.

TAM
$22B
The global animation and VFX production industry shifting toward real-time workflows.
SAM
$1.4B
The virtual production and real-time rendering software market for indie studios.
SOM
$12M
Micro-licensing fees for individual assets and scene presets within the indie film community.

Indicative figures for hackathon pitches — refine with your own research before raising.

See also

Adjacent entries.