Description:
Pirate's Motion Control Studio is the most cost-effective (see our rates below) and easy to use in London - we are located near Panalux Lighting and prop hire companies and ample parking.
Pirate's motion control equipment has several innovative features:
- An in-house designed and built fast, rigid head incorporating the compact Panasonic AW-E800E broadcast camera totally eliminates head shake.
- A three channel motion controlled dimmer allows lighting changes to be synchronised with camera movements.
- Direct recording of SDI video signals onto a BlackMagic 'Decklink' hard disk recording system elimating didgibeta tape. This uncompressed video recording system (compared to digibeta's 2:1 compression) gives very clean edges for keying work and shots can be loaded directly into your edit suite from disk.
- A comprehensive set of rotary & linear modelmovers and combination rigs can be used at no extra charge, or they may be hired individually.
- A one-off motion controlled microscope.
- Although not shooting 35mm on the main rig, Pirate offer a very cost effective alternative by using a motion controlled hot head.
- Other studios may have modelmaking facilities comprising little more than a home handiman's tools, but Pirate has an integrated workshop.
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Motion Control Rig & Table Specification
| Track movement | 4.77m, max 80mm/s |
| lift movement | 0.38-2.20m, max 60mm/s |
| head tilt | +65 degrees / -180 degrees, max 100 degrees/s |
| head roll | +/-360 degrees, max 80 degrees/s |
| head pan | +/-360 degrees, max 65 degrees/s |
| table rotation | +/-360 degrees, max 150 degrees/s |
| table North - South | 1.4m, max 220mm/s |
| table West - East | 11.m, max 135mm/s |
| Video camera | Panasonic AW-E800E |
| Video lens 1 | Canon J15x8B8 with 2 x converter, built-in motors |
| Video lens 2 | Canon J8x6B4 with 2 x converter, built-in motors |
| Monitor | Sony 21" G1 |
| Mix & Overlay | Panasonic Digital AV Mixer WJ-AVE5 |
| Disk Recorder System | Blackmagic Design Decklink Pro |
| Portable Disk Medium | LaCie 160GB (approximately 150 minutes record time) |
| Super 16mm Film Camera | Arri SR3 Advanced |
| Super 16mm Film Lens (Standard) | Canon 8 - 64mm |
| Video Assist | Sony Umatic VO-5800PS |
Rates:
| Pirate's standard motion control studio and operator day is 8 hours. Additional hours are charged at time-and-a-half. A variety of lighting equipment is included in the studio hire fees - please call for current details. |
| SD Video Shoot | £2200/day |
| HD Video Shoot | £2500/day |
| 16mm Film Shoot | £2600/day |
Please note that whilst the hire fee includes operator, studio, all motion control equipment and some lighting, it does not include a lighting cameraman or camera loader/focus puller.
