Floatcam FC14 and Dollycrane put to great use in this short film clip

‘In The Mood’ feat. The Polka Dots

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In the Mood feat. The Polka Dots

Angelic Films recently used the Floatcam FC14 and Dollycrane for their musical short film ‘In The Mood’, from which this excerpt is taken.

The entire 15 minute film was shot in 2 days on location in South Bucks, and the Floatcam kit enabled the production team to move quickly between setups whilst retaining a high level of production value.

It was shot on Sony F3′s using Canon Prime lenses, and the FC14 also had a Preston LCS and cinetape mounted on the sled, and all powered from a single 12v Anton Bauer battery on the sleds dual battery mounts.

The film was photographed by Trevor Coop, and the FC14 operator was our very own Adam Coop.

www.angelicfilms.co.uk

www.thepolkadots.co.uk

Check back for more clips from the film very soon.

Custom Flightcases on the way for the DollyCrane

As with most film grip equipment, our DC spends a lot of time being dragged in and out of the back of vehicles, to and from film sets and even through international airports. So in order to better survive these testing conditions, we have commissioned a set of tough lightweight flightcases to accomodate the DollyCrane, and convey it in warmth and safety to anywhere in the world.
Our first batch should be arriving any day, and it will be offered as an upgrade to new DC orders, or if you have already purchased a DC you can buy the flight case set at a special discount.

Please get in touch for more details.

Case 1: 1920x300x290 in black Astroboard with alu corners and trim, recessed handles and end castors.
Case 2: 920x355x230 as above.
Both cases can be supplied with or without custom foam inserts.

DollyCrane now back in UK stock!

After a brief delay in delivery, we now have the DollyCrane back in the stock in the UK! But get in quick, as they are going fast!

Used FC9C for sale.

This is a rare opportunity to buy a near mint condition FC9C rig for a fraction of the new price.

Originally supplied by us in 2009, the rig has been very lightly used, and well looked after. It comes supplied in a new soft case, and includes the FC9C spring arm, FC9C DV sled, front mounted vest, 7″ monitor & Sony DV battery mount, docking bracket, counterweights, cables and manual.

The new price of this rig is £3395 + vat but we are offering this unit for just £2250 + vat & delivery. That’s a saving of over £1000!!! We’ll even throw in a couple of hours tuition at our Pinewood Studios office. Check out the FC9C page for more details. Ideal for DSLR type camera rigs up to 9kg.

VMI order a 2nd DollyCrane

VMI have become the first multiple DollyCrane owner in the UK after ordering another unit to add to their rental fleet.

FC12C HD-SDI Upgrade now available.

You can now have your FC12 sled upgraded from SD to HD-SDI wiring to make it more RED friendly!

Instead of cluttering your sled up with HD-SD downconverters with taped on 12v batteries, or running a BNC down the outside of the post, you will now be able to run an HD-SDI signal through the sled to your 3rd party HD monitor of choice with this simple and low cost upgrade.

We will disassemble your sled, strip out the old SD video cabling and replace it with shiny new 3GBPS HD-SDI cable instead, along with a new BNC breakout box on the bottom stage. We will check over the sled and ensure that it is returned in perfect condition. If your sled has been damaged, we can also take this opportunity to service the gimbal, replace the handle foam, replace bent or damaged BNC and lemo plugs on the topstage LX box, or anything else that needs doing! Any additional work will be subject to a secondary quote.

We are also working on upgrading the power cabling to 15A RED friendly power, with Lemo6 plugs to ensure that your RED has all the juice it needs when powered through the sled, so no need for on-board RED brick batteries weighing you down. More details coming soon!

Whilst the FC14 is designed specifically with the RED in mind, you can pimp your FC12 to fly this, and other HD only cameras with relative ease.

SD – HD-SDI conversion £200 + vat & delivery

15A power upgrade £tbc

Give us a call for more details, or to book your upgrade.

Shoot HD take delivery of their DollyCrane!

ShootHD, based at Pinewood Studios, have become the latest UK rental company to add the DollyCrane to their grip equipment catalogue. Not only that, it went out on it’s first job on the day of delivery! You can email them at paul@shoothd.co.uk or call them on 01753 651440