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eBay Commercial, “It Has It All – Director’s Cut” – Filmed with the Graphlite

Garritt — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:09:06 +0000

eBay – It Has It All – Director’s Cut
Directed by Mike Goubeaux
Motion Control Operator – Paul Maples
Motion Control Tech – Craig Shumard
Ad Agency – DDB / DDB Tribal

Behind The Scenes
The portability of the Graphlite allowed us to film multiple setups in multiple locations. Here the Graphlite is shooting on a sandy beach.

The Wizards Return: Alex Vs. Alex – Filmed with the Technodolly

Garritt — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:08:02 +0000

The Wizards Return: Alex Vs. Alex – Alex Fights Her Evil Side
Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place Reunion Special
Director – Victor Gonzales
VFX Supervisor – Armen Kevorkian
Technodolly Operator – Rob Menapace
Technodolly Tech – Garritt Hampton
Filmed with a Red Epic on the Technodolly.

Behind The Scenes
All “Alex Vs. Alex” fight scenes were filmed with the Technodolly.

Behind The Scenes

Impala Featured in Sound and Picture Article About “Valibation”

Garritt — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:02:09 +0000

The first time we took the new Impala out was for an exciting independent short film directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson, called “Valibation”. The crew worked very quickly and was able to get a ton of great shots in a very short time. Sound and Picture magazine was out to cover the shoot and the article featured a great behind-the-scenes video of the impala in action. The director was really happy with the rig and thanked Pacific Motion in the interview. The article also features some great behind-the-scenes pictures of the creature effects used in the short film.

Check out the article here.

BEHIND THE SCENES VALIBATION from ulteriorproductions.com on Vimeo.

American Military University “Military Run” Commercial

Garritt — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:45:25 +0000

American Military University “Military Run” Commercial
Filmed with the Technodolly
Production Company – Aero Film
Technodolly Operator – Rob Menapace
Technodolly Tech – Garritt Hampton

Franklin Templeton “Emerging Opportunities” Commercial

Garritt — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:42:11 +0000

Franklin Templeton “Emerging Opportunities” Commercial
Filmed with the Graphlite motion control camera crane
Motion Control Operator – Mike Leben
Motion Control Tech – Garritt Hampton

Glade 2 in 1 Candles Commercial

Garritt — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:43:32 +0000

“Glade 2 in 1 Candles”
Shot with the Zebra motion control dolly.

DICK’S Sporting Goods Baseball Commercial – Every Pitch

Garritt — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:48:43 +0000

DICK’S Sporting Goods – “Every Pitch”
Director – Derek Cianfrance
Produced by – @Radical Media
Motion Control Operator – Mike Leben
Motion Control Tech – Adam Francis

This commercial offers a heartfelt and intimate look at baseball. It was filmed using the Zebra on curved and straight track. I hesitate to post these pictures, because it seems like whenever I post pictures of an impressive rig setup or new custom rig I get requests for the same thing, right away. This was a tough one. Curved track is difficult on its own. Curved-to-straight track is a nightmare. This track setup was curved-to-straight-to-curved on grass! Yes we can do it again, but it takes a lot of prep and a ton of setup which means time and money, but in the end the spot looks great.

“Valibation” Behind the Scenes – Filmed with the Impala Motion Control Crane

Garritt — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:01:39 +0000

BEHIND THE SCENES VALIBATION from ulteriorproductions.com on Vimeo.

The small size and light weight of the Impala motion control crane and Talon Pan/Tilt head allowed us to get the rig into some very tight spots to shoot this short film.

Anthony Davis’ Arsenal on the Court – Redbull Commercial and Behind the Scenes

Garritt — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:45:21 +0000

This exciting Redbull spot was filmed in Louisiana, with the Gazelle motion control crane and a Phantom camera. The Gazelle was fitted with the Cheetah high-speed track drive to be able to keep up with the very fast movements of this amazing basketball player.

Anthony Davis’ arsenal on the court – Slow motion sequence shot

Anthony Davis’ arsenal on the court – Behind the scenes

Director – Nicholas Schrunk
Producer – Andy Carlson
Technical Producer – Rashad Floyd
Director of Photography – Marc Ritzema

Motion Control Operator – Mike Leben
Motion Control Tech – Adam Francis

http://redbull.com

The Impala Motion Control Crane is Here!

Garritt — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:08:10 +0000

Pacific Motion Control just completed work on the Impala motion control camera crane! The compact size and flexibility of the new Impala made shooting a recent independent short film possible. The project was shot at a very small house in Van Nuys, and because of the rig’s light weight, compact size, and relatively long arm the rig was able to acheive shots that no other motion control rig could. During one shoot day, 4 separate setups and very complicate shots were completed, with two setups in a very small kitchen, and two in a small living room, with the track laid in a very narrow space between a wall and a bed. The house had a very high step in the entry way, and the Impala’s light weight allowed it to be easily lifted in to the location by 2 men.

With a width of less than 32 inches, the Impala is able to pass through standard doorways. The light weight and compact frame of the Impala allow it to fit in standar elevators, or to be carried up stairs by a few people.