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SHOOTING NEWS 2010
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The Louma 2 shoots Smurfs characters at eye level.
Louma has solved a problem on director Raja Gosnell’s new feature production “The Smurfs”. The movie mixes CGI animation and live action. The crew was looking for means to film with the lowest possible optical axis the models where evolve the smurfs. Louma 2 solved the problem by suspending the camera from above. This configuration allowed obtaining an optical axis at the height of the smurfs characters who are only a few inches tall. Additionally the very smooth and totally “stick slip” free arm of the Louma 2 has permitted to achieve the perfectly fluid camera movements required for model work.
Louma has solved a problem on director Raja Gosnell’s new feature production “The Smurfs”. The movie mixes CGI animation and live action. The crew was looking for means to film with the lowest possible optical axis the models where evolve the smurfs. Louma 2 solved the problem by suspending the camera from above. This configuration allowed obtaining an optical axis at the height of the smurfs characters who are only a few inches tall. Additionally the very smooth and totally “stick slip” free arm of the Louma 2 has permitted to achieve the perfectly fluid camera movements required for model work.
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Louma 2 goes to the beach for “Boardwalk Empire”.
The new telescopic Louma 2 crane has been used recently for some scenes of the famous HBO series set in the 20’ in Atlantic City.
The crane, which is based with Panavision New York, did not had to do the trip to New Jersey but only to Brooklyn where the production recreated the famous boardwalk, one of the most impressive set ever built for a TV Series. The show is co-produced by Martin Scorsese who directed the Pilot.
The Louma 2, which can bring the camera to a height of 37’ in over slung mode, was used to cover several scenes involving a lot of extras in period costumes.
The new telescopic Louma 2 crane has been used recently for some scenes of the famous HBO series set in the 20’ in Atlantic City.
The crane, which is based with Panavision New York, did not had to do the trip to New Jersey but only to Brooklyn where the production recreated the famous boardwalk, one of the most impressive set ever built for a TV Series. The show is co-produced by Martin Scorsese who directed the Pilot.
The Louma 2, which can bring the camera to a height of 37’ in over slung mode, was used to cover several scenes involving a lot of extras in period costumes.
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Louma 2 solves a problem for “Sherlock Holmes”.
The Louma 2 has participated to several scenes on Guy Ritchie’s new feature film which is a big hit at the Box office.
For one of the sets involving a stairs scene, the director wanted the camera to start as high as possible and as close as possible to the ceiling.
The problem has been solved by mounting the Louma 2 remote head above the arm. In this configuration, the optical axis height can reach 37’ 6’’.
The great rigidity of the correction of level of the Louma 2 insures a great stability to the movements of the camera even in this over slung mode.
The Louma 2 has participated to several scenes on Guy Ritchie’s new feature film which is a big hit at the Box office.
For one of the sets involving a stairs scene, the director wanted the camera to start as high as possible and as close as possible to the ceiling.
The problem has been solved by mounting the Louma 2 remote head above the arm. In this configuration, the optical axis height can reach 37’ 6’’.
The great rigidity of the correction of level of the Louma 2 insures a great stability to the movements of the camera even in this over slung mode.
SHOOTING NEWS 2009
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Louma 2 makes a successful debut in the States.
Loumasystems has recently introduced two Louma 2 cranes in the United States. The Louma 2 has been used in Los Angeles on several commercials and long features like “Iron Man 2”, “You Again”, a Disney comedy with Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lee Curtis, and more recently on Michel Gondry’s new feature film, “Green Hornet”.
On the East coast, The Louma 2 has made a successful début on “Sex and the city 2” : … New York, Manhattan, Tuesday September 1st, first shooting day, first shot and opening shot of the movie, the director Michael Patrick King explains to its crew the shot he has in mind… the camera starts at its maximum height, pointed vertically to the sky, then it tilts downward to discover a building of the Upper East side, then it starts to slide down till the street level then push in onto Sarah Jessica Parker as she exit the building lobby on the top of her Christian Louboutin high heels sandals.
The shot requires a great coordination between the camera operator, the grip on the arm and the grip on the telescope as the path of the camera as it slides downward has be perfectly straight and this necessitate a compensation of the arc of the arm by the telescope.
Thanks to the “Shot assist” real time software of the Louma 2, which allows correlation between the various crane axis, the shot is in the can at the first take. The same shot with a conventional telescopic crane would have required at least a dozen of takes.
Loumasystems has recently introduced two Louma 2 cranes in the United States. The Louma 2 has been used in Los Angeles on several commercials and long features like “Iron Man 2”, “You Again”, a Disney comedy with Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lee Curtis, and more recently on Michel Gondry’s new feature film, “Green Hornet”.
On the East coast, The Louma 2 has made a successful début on “Sex and the city 2” : … New York, Manhattan, Tuesday September 1st, first shooting day, first shot and opening shot of the movie, the director Michael Patrick King explains to its crew the shot he has in mind… the camera starts at its maximum height, pointed vertically to the sky, then it tilts downward to discover a building of the Upper East side, then it starts to slide down till the street level then push in onto Sarah Jessica Parker as she exit the building lobby on the top of her Christian Louboutin high heels sandals.
The shot requires a great coordination between the camera operator, the grip on the arm and the grip on the telescope as the path of the camera as it slides downward has be perfectly straight and this necessitate a compensation of the arc of the arm by the telescope.
Thanks to the “Shot assist” real time software of the Louma 2, which allows correlation between the various crane axis, the shot is in the can at the first take. The same shot with a conventional telescopic crane would have required at least a dozen of takes.
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Triple Salto for the Louma 2 on « Coco ».
The telescopic crane from Loumasystems has participated to the recently released blockbuster comedy directed by famous actor/director Gad Elmaleh. For one sequence Gad Elmaleh (who has been recently chosen by Steven Spielberg as part of the casting of “Tintin”) wanted to follow the evolutions of his son on an ice skating ring. The software assistance of the crane has eased the work of the camera operator as the arm of the Louma 2 was following the evolutions of the young skater. The “Back pan” assistance, automatic compensation of the Pan of the camera when the arm pans around, has allowed the operator to free himself of this purely mechanical compensation in order to concentrate exclusively on the artistic composition of his framing.
The telescopic crane from Loumasystems has participated to the recently released blockbuster comedy directed by famous actor/director Gad Elmaleh. For one sequence Gad Elmaleh (who has been recently chosen by Steven Spielberg as part of the casting of “Tintin”) wanted to follow the evolutions of his son on an ice skating ring. The software assistance of the crane has eased the work of the camera operator as the arm of the Louma 2 was following the evolutions of the young skater. The “Back pan” assistance, automatic compensation of the Pan of the camera when the arm pans around, has allowed the operator to free himself of this purely mechanical compensation in order to concentrate exclusively on the artistic composition of his framing.