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Hollywood Blockbuster 'Antman' uses the Bolt High Speed Cinebot rig!
MrMoco is no stranger to Hollywood productions; with countless credits in many of the top blockbuster movies, including Avengers: Age of Ultron; Jupiter Ascending; Skyfall and Maleficent to name just a few. Now MrMoco’s ever popular Bolt High Speed CineBot finds itself involved in Marvel’s latest production Ant-Man. High speed motion control photography was needed […]
Bolt & Cyclops in New VFX Course
A new course created by the guys at fxphd covers Motion Control, Nuke & Deep Compositing. A free video preview of the first class reveals some great behind the scenes footage as well as explaining some methods and techniques used to make the slow motion video. Both the Bolt and the Cyclops were used […]
Bolt on Track is a Guitar Hero for Latest Video Game
Guitar Hero Freestyle Games has created the latest instalment of the music video game, Guitar Hero. The upcoming game dubbed Guitar Hero Live reboots the franchise since its first inception back in 2010. The game simulates a real-world concert setting from the perspective of the guitarist. Its soundtrack spans across a diverse range, and includes […]
Urban Sports Shoot with Bolt on Track
Our latest behind the scenes video is an urban sports video short, showcasing the Bolt on track. Shooting both street basketball & football using Love High Speed's Phantom 4K Flex, the film directed by Nick Sawyer demonstrates the versatility and creative potential of the Bolt on Track. There were two shoots, one for Basketball and one […]
Bolt helps Honda capture that 'Feeling'
The MrMoco team took the Bolt rig to Madrid earlier in the year for Honda’s latest Civic Commercial. Produced by RSA films and directed by Johnny Hardstaff the commercial showed Honda’s attention to detail to create that perfect feeling when driving. Shooting a mixture of frame rates on a Phantom flex it appears as though the car is suspended in its surroundings allowing Honda’s engineers to manipulate the environment to […]
Bolt on Track!
Another dimension of movement for the already highly versatile Bolt, you can now run the Cinebot rig on a track. The operator has the ability to run the Bolt along a track and follow any object, person or landscape, giving much more flexibility in terms of visual creativity. With rapid acceleration, the Bolt on Track […]
CINEGEAR EXPO IN LA
We wanted to let you know we will be exhibiting at Cinegear in LA next month. This will be the first show we've ever demonstrated Bolt on track! With speeds of up to 6 metres per second at the camera, it is the only technology of its kind — so you won’t want to miss it!
New Developments at MRMC
At MRMC we are proud of our major new product releases and concentrate so hard on them we often forget the significance of our many incremental feature additions and product upgrades that occur on a daily basis but may not be headline news or create a flurry of press releases. Recently we’ve been looking through […]
MRMC Release BOLT Hi-speed Cinebot rig in the UK
On the 20th of June Mr Moco Rentals in collaboration with Love High Speed and Park Royal studios released the Bolt high speed cinebot rig in the UK. For those of you who couldn’t make it here is a taste of what you missed. [vimeo clip_id=”69887138″] For more information on Bolt High Speed Cinebot rig. […]
Bolt – High Speed Motion Control Rig
Mark Roberts Motion Control, world leaders in customized motion control and robotic automation for the film and television industries, present the Bolt rig, for high-speed, shoot-friendly and broadcast applications. Compatible with almost any high-speed camera, Bolt is a new MRMC innovation in High Speed Motion Control, and is fully controllable using FLAIR Motion Control software. For more information, […]
MRMC creates bespoke High speed rotate Rig
We often get asked to go around a subject at high speed. This month we were asked to create a high speed rig for a client wanting to go at over 5m/s (16’/sec) around a subject while filming with a high speed Olympus i-Speed camera. Additionally they wanted to be able to go around and […]
**New Product Launch** – AFC100 Broadcast Motion Control Head
PRESS RELEASE – AFC100 Head – Accurate, Fast, Compact 3G HD Broadcast head released As part of its expansion of broadcast-related products and services, Mark Roberts Motion Control are releasing the AFC100 compact robotic head. The world’s first broadcast head with the option for full 3G HD-SDI capable slip-rings allowing unlimited, cable-free panning, as well […]
The RED Epic on the SFH-30 pan tilt head
The RED Epic on the SFH-30 pan tilt head The highly anticipated release of the RED Epic has begun rolling out with production versions now quickly making their way on to film sets and motion control rigs. We gave a new Epic, supplied by RED Europe based at Pinewood Studios, a test with one of […]
Mark Roberts Motion Control launch new website
Mark Roberts Motion Control launch new website: www.mrmoco.com Mark Roberts Motion Control are proud to announce the launch of our new website. Loaded with information on all of our rigs, heads and our full range of products including many on set shots and behind the scenes footage of our equipment in action. Take a look […]
MRMC at Cine Gear Expo, Los Angeles
MRMC at Cine Gear Expo, Los Angeles 3-4 June 2011, Los Angeles Register today MRMC will be exhibiting again this year at Cine Gear, Paramount Pictures Studio Lot. On display and available for demo will be some of our smaller rigs, the Ulti-Head and SFH-50. Follow the link above to register for free before […]
A 3rd Axis for the Ulti-Head
A 3rd Axis for the Ulti-Head Mark Roberts Motion Control are proud to announce their latest new option for the high precision pan-tilt Ulti-Head, the MRMC manufactured full roll or 3rd axis. This option was also released at this year’s IBC and was shown on the Talos rig. The 3rd axis can take a wide range of cameras, […]
Need Rental Advice on Motion Control Equipment?
Need Rental Advice on Motion Control Equipment? In a recent survey conducted by Mark Roberts Motion Control we found that one of the services you wanted from us was advice and options of what to rent and where to rent motion control equipment from. We are more than happy to offer this service and answer any […]
The RED Camera used on Mark Roberts Motion Control rigs
The RED Camera used on Mark Roberts Motion Control rigs With the first RED cameras shipping at the end of 2007, we are now starting to see them being used in conjunction with precision motion control. Dennis Henry, owner of MC2 used a RED camera on his Cyclops motion control rig and had the following to say, “The shoot […]
Exhibitions, Expos & Conventions – BSC, Cinegear, BIR-TV, IBC
Exhibitions, Expos & Conventions – BSC, Cinegear, BIR-TV, IBC Mark Roberts Motion Control have exhibited newly developed equipment at a number of shows recently and there are some more major exhibitions in the coming weeks. First this year was the British Society of Cinematographers exhibition which was the first public outing for the new Modula’ […]
COMPANY PROFILE – MOTION CONTROL CAMERAS
MOTION CONTROL CAMERAS Ian Menzies of Motion Control Cameras speaks to us about how his close association with our team here at Mark Roberts Motion Control has enabled them to be pioneers in the field of Motion Control filming. Ian, a highly experienced motion control operator and in the business for the last 15 years, was the very first operator to […]
MRMC’s 40th Birthday Celebrations
MRMC’s 40th Birthday Celebrations This year sees the celebration of forty years of innovation from Mark Roberts Motion Control. The history of our company started with Mark Roberts, our founder and chairman, who was born in Western Australia in the early 30’s. After his education in civil engineering he moved to the UK where upon he had several careers including a […]
New MSA-20 STAND ALONE SYSTEM
New MSA-20 STAND ALONE SYSTEM We are proud to announce the that the Ulti-head as well being offered as a full motion control head now has an option which allows it to be purchased as a stand alone remote repeat head, without the Flair software. Connecting the Ulti-head to the newly developed MSA-20 handwheels, allows the head to […]
Greetings from IBC
Greetings from IBC We would like to thank all the visitors who came to see us last month at IBC 2005 in Amsterdam. This was a very successful, ever growing event, and we hope you liked what you saw, including a prototype for the new 360-degree roll for the Ulti-Head. As usual the DVD showreel was […]
British Airways Shoot for “Knucklehead”
British Airways Shoot for “Knucklehead” The latest BA commercial, directed by award winner Daniel Barber from Knucklehead , used extensive motion control techniques supplied by the Visual Effects Company based in London. The commercial begins outside the window of a flat looking at a man inside. With the hero character staying centre frame, the camera […]