To all you smokers out there, it's time to stop this October and with that there is this ad we shot for M&C Saatchi.
A crazy day traveling around East Anglia amounted to shooting many locations ranging from the beach, garages and car parks all with permission given on the fly, it was certainly a very unorganised day and with the final shot clinched at night when it was supposed to be daytime was a miracle.
I was called in to operate Steadicam for Ian Murray on this one. See the result below
So EasyJet have moved into estate agency and this is the commercial we shot a month or so ago.
The brief for me was "can you be like a motion control Steadicam Operator"
The answer was, yes it turns out I can. The moves had to be precise over multiple takes and timed perfectly to maintain the flow.
From watching the ad you wouldn't know I was two days solid in the rig.
Anyway it turned out ok.
Here is a nice little piece I was Director of Photography on for Frontrow Picture House and a campaign roll out for a new mens hydrator gel by Clinique. Shot simply overhead with an Arri Mini and an Angenieux zoom on a pastel grey colorama, needless to say I ended with some of the product after the days shoot and it is really good. Considering the price tag, it should be.
Anyway, here is the result....