In the current video production environment, the ability to previsualize shots utilizing a virtual camera system requires expensive hardware and large motion capture spaces making this technology accessible to a limited audience.  To overcome these limitations, a student/faculty Drexel team has developed an innovative low-cost alternative called the Smart VCS that offers the potential to make virtual cinematograhy accessible to the consumer market while  offering an array of novel  features.  The Smart VCS is able to achieve both advantages by integrating consumer technologies such a multi-touch tablet (iPad) and video game motion controller (PS3 Move)  with openly accessible game engines. The Smart VCS system is designed for directors, both amateur and professional, who wish to embrace the notion of Virtual Production for films and game cinematics without a big studio budget. The Smart VCS  enables a director to compose and record camera motions in freespace and manipulate scene elements, such as characters & environments, through a real-time intuitive touch interface that is guided by system intelligence and based on cinematic principles.