By Keir Beck
In this section about suspended camera systems I have broken down each camera rig used on films that I have worked on. Each has its own unique rigging. Rigging suspended camera systems is a unique and specialised field. Over the years it has evolved to become commonplace in the film...
The Concept was the fly two performers on rollerblades down the half pipe which was full of obstacles. This represented in the film a vertical environment where the performer was wearing hover boots.
This rig was inspired by studying Evil Knievel’s best bike crashes. Here is a breakdown of how the rig worked with what gear we had at the time. I spent weeks watching motor bike crashes to understand how things can go wrong at in the final moments of landing a...
This rig was one of the more challenging rigs I have been involved with, as the stunt was done from real tower cranes. The big challenge was that the stunt had to be done as an “all in one.” Below is a video of the behind the scenes and a...
Here we take a look at how the performers were set on fire whilst rigged, take a look at how the 30m long cargo net was suspended and how 40 performers were able to climb safely take after take....
Use of ratchets in stunt rigging is about using pneumatic pressure (compressed air or nitrogen) to create an outcome. Ratchets provide far greater power than hand-operated systems. There is a point where hand-operated systems cross the line, meaning a manually operated rig will not produce enough power, speed or distance...
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