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With over 200,000 visitors packed into the Royal Welsh show ground our polecam was ideal for quick relocation. This was the 1st time the BBC had used the polecam at this event and it enabled dynamic crane shots from otherwise impossible areas. Mark is pictured here with TV presenter Rhodri Owen interviewing Gwen Davies the Lady Ambassador and Lucinda Dargavel the 2009 Lady Ambassador.
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2008
For the past several years Mark has been requested to operate his polecam at Goodwood FOS. Great experience and expertise is required at this level of event with hundreds of priceless cars and drivers just inches from the camera lens. He is pictured here as Lewis Hamilton gets ready to launch.
Seiko Television Commercial
Mark recently operated our polecam for the Seiko Sportura Television commercial. This has been broadcast worldwide and can be viewed on the Seiko website.
Digital Link Jockey cam
Another 1st by Feedback Systems is our onboard jockey camera system using miniature Digital video links. This body worn camera system has been developed to eliminate the need of a manned analogue receiver to track the jockey. The receive antennas are mounted on the OB Scanner with the camera and transmitter being part of a purpose built body mount. This is quick and easy to rig on different jockeys enabling coverage of all races.
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2007
Mark and his polecam were positoned at the start of the ultimate motor racing event for the 2nd year running, The greatest drivers including Sir Stirling Moss, Fittipaldi, Derek Bell, Colin McRae, Andy Green and the latest star Lewis Hamilton were all filmed as they blasted off the start line. Over 250 starts/day were shot and sent as SDI via 1 mile of fibre to the Scanner. Footage was shown live on Big screens with TV and DVD programmes to follow.
Faraday 07 Winning Formula Lecture
Held at Sadler's Wells in London, this exciting lecture with interactive demonstrations utilised our polecam alongside five other cameras. All video signals were fed to a mixer, cut live to big screen and streamed onto the internet. A DVD has also been produced of this for The Institution of Engineering and Technology
VW Touareg Advert
- Currently on Sky Interactive and VW website
For
this shoot the polecam was mounted onto a geared head fixed
to a dolly on several lengths of track. This became a 3 man operation which enabled full control of camera in all axis. It worked perfectly, the client
was impressed and the director decided to shoot the whole advert using the
polecam. The results can be seen on Sky interactive and on VW's web site.
www.vw.co.uk/new_cars/touareg/gallery
Spiderweb Man - BBC
Comic Relief
A fight scene was required to take place at the top of Tower Bridge for Spiderweb Man. Being impossible to shoot this from outside we used the polecam through a window in one of the walkways. This gave the point of view of Spiderweb Man (Rowan Atkinson) looking down at the Thames whilst hanging on to a ledge. Other scenes from around the City were also used as templates and overlayed with the actor in post production.
World Indoor Bowls
- BBC Sport
The 2005 World Championship in Sheffield was the 1st time the polecam had been used for live bowls coverage. With a Digital Microwave Link mounted onto the rig we were able to offer shots unavailable from the line cameras. We used a similar rig at the 2006 International Open in Hopton. Again, this is a situation where a conventional jib is too large to be used and could easily disrupt the players concentration.
The Lakeland Challenge
Portability and quick relocation was key for this event. Competitors in the Ford Ranger Lakeland Challenge had to row 10.5 miles of Lake Windermere, cycle 27 miles and then climb 3,208 ft. With various locations to be covered, our polecam was a perfect choice for this shoot.
Bahrain Drag Racing
Mark travelled to Bahrain earlier this year to shoot Dragster racing with his polecam and is seen here shooting at night when it's a cooler 100 degrees! We also used our solid state mini-cam system to capture footage from in and around the cars.
Royal Navy ABA Championship
The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Amateur Boxing
Association 2007 finals made use of our polecam at Crystal Palace. A
dynamic video was produced and footage has recently been re-edited to
produce the 2008 promotional video which can be seen here:
www.royal-navy.mod.uk
The finals are to take place later this year.
Mobil 1 Comparison Sequence
The ultimate test that shows just how fast an F1 car really is. Our polecam was used for the start and at various track locations around Silverstone for this shoot out between a Mercedes C350, CLK 63AMG Black, AMG C class DTM and the McLaren F1 MP422. The result which can be seen on the McLaren website is quite staggering. www.mclaren.com
My Earth Dream Honda F1 Launch
March 2007 took us to Sepang in Malaysia for the
launch of the Honda RA107. This was an opportunity to use our latest
camera which gave excellent results for such a high profile shoot.
Footage from this shoot can be seen here on Honda Racing Television
Honda F1 website
and more information about this radical approach to F1 can
be found at
www.myearthdream.com
2006 Land Rover G4 Challenge
Starting in Bangkok the convoy of 60 vehicles moved across the Mekong River into Laos. Then across the globe to Rio de Janeiro and onto Bolivia. We then went on reaching altitudes of over 4000m with weather conditions from scorching hot to -19° which put the camera equipment and crew to the ultimate test. Footage is being shown worldwide and the finished UK programme can be seen in August on CH4
Honda F1 Launch
For the 2nd year running we have been involved with the official launch for BAR F1 team. The portability of the polecam enabled us to shoot the car from inside the garage, in the pit lane and on the start grid. Although this is a launch, the team still treat it as a serious test and great care and experience is needed in these situations. The shots obtained, especially over the car and driver in the garage would not be possible without using our polecam.
The Shakespearience - Stratford-upon-Avon
A dynamic new attraction in the heart of Stratford upon Avon, presenting Shakespeare in a unique and thrilling way with ground breaking technology and special effects.
Presented by Quentin Wilson, this video utilised our polecam at various locations around Stratford including Shakespeare's house, birthplace, Holy Trinity Church and even his bedroom.
