#camera robotics

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Chris Cunningham jaqapparatus 1 - Audi City from MrMoco Rentals on Vimeo.

Mr Moco Rentals were honoured to be asked to work with Chris Cunningham to create his live event, Jaqapparatus for the launch of the new Audi City showroom in Mayfair. The live show consisted of two Talos Motion Control rigs fitted with cameras, powerful lasers and CO2 canisters. Our rigs are usually the ones doing the filming, but for this event the roles were flipped and the rigs were actually the ones being filmed. We provided Chris with a 3D generated mock-up of the Talos in Maya that was then used to choreograph the two rigs in a brutal battle. The moves were imported from Maya to the rigs via Flair motion control software.

“Mounted on the robots heads are powerful lasers which they use to attack, repel and communicate with each other,” explains Cunningham, “a kind of duel, a surreal mating display which sees each machine trying to dominate the other.”

nowness.com/day/2012/9/4/2410/chris-cunningham-jaqapparatus-1 audi.co.uk/audi-innovation/audi-city.html mrmocorentals.com/equipment/talos/

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Master Talos MarkRoberts 110704 Rental from MrMoco Rentals on Vimeo.

The Talos is a medium sized rig designed for high speed portable motion control and is the first choice rig for location work where a full rig with arm is required. The Talos' smaller foot-print allows it to be easily manoeuvred on location and is narrow enough to fit through standard doorways. Though smaller than its bigger brother the Milo, the Talos still offers a wide operating envelope.

The Talos head can be mounted over or under slung. Over-slung, a lens height of 3.4m (11ft) can be attained and a reach of just over 2m (7ft). The Talos provides axes for track, rotate, lift, pan, tilt, roll, camera, zoom, focus and iris.

The Talos is transported whole to studios or locations and can be set up and ready to shoot in under an hour. Being half the weight of the Milo yet offering the axes of a full moco rig, the Talos is an affordable option for freighting for remote shoots. Our Talos rigs are the most travelled rigs in our inventory recently shooting in South America, Middle East and all over Europe including as far as the Ukraine.

The Talos can take a wide range of camera packages from IMAX to DSLR and 3D rigs.

The whole rig can be simply controlled manually including pushing the rig along the track like a normal dolly. Moves can be recorded in Flair and frame accurately played back.

Our rigs are programmed using Flair Motion Control software, the most advanced motion control software available. Moves can be planned in 3D packages, fed into Flair and executed by our rigs. Reversely, moves programmed in Flair can be exported to 3D packages. For following live action or adding a handheld feel we have available, for Directors and DPs, handweels and pan bars (encoded Fluid head) as well as options for manual focus/zoom record and playback.

Contact us to arrange a demo or to discuss your requirements and get expert advice from one of our experienced motion control crew.

mrmocorentals.com/equipment/talos/

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MrMoco Rentals Family of Rigs from MrMoco Rentals on Vimeo.

We offer the largest inventory and widest range of motion control equipment in Europe, from small pan/tilt heads up to the Milo and Cyclops with everything in between including the only precision telescopic motion control arm on the market, the Titan. With Engineers and machining facilities we can quickly custom any solution required in software or hardware. Our Operators have more than 20 years of experience and are on hand to discuss your moco shoot. In essence, anything that requires precise controlled movement we can take care of it.

This video shows the Family of Rigs available.

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MrMoco Rentals MILO Rig from MrMoco Rentals on Vimeo.

Synonymous with "motion control rig", the Milo is the industry's finest moco system available, used the world over more than any other rig on the market. Its portable design, precision, repeatable high-speed movement and large operating envelope make it the ideal rig to offer Directors and DPs the most versatility to achieve their creative ideas.

The Milo gives a lens height of just over 4m (13ft) and a reach of over 3m (10ft), providing axes for track, rotate, lift, arm extension, head angle (outer arm), pan, tilt, roll, camera, zoom, focus and iris.

For additional height and reach the Milo can be used with the Titan telescopic arm giving a substantial 8.7m (28ft) lens height and 9.8m (32ft) maximum reach with 6.9m of telescoping motion. The Titan arm is the only telescopic precision motion control arm on the market.

The Milo is transported whole to studios or locations and can be set up and ready to shoot in under an hour. For shooting overseas the Milo can be packed into flight cases and freighted to any location/destination.

The Milo can take a wide range of camera packages from IMAX to DSLR and 3D rigs.

Our rigs are programmed using Flair Motion Control software, the most advanced motion control software available. Moves can be planned in 3D packages, fed into Flair and executed by our rigs. Reversely, moves programmed in Flair can be exported to 3D packages. For following live action or adding a handheld feel we have available, for Directors and DPs, handweels and pan bars (encoded Fluid head) as well as options for manual focus/zoom record and playback.

Contact us to arrange a demo or to discuss your requirements and get expert advice from one of our experienced motion control crew.

mrmocorentals.com/equipment/milo/

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SFH-30 Olympic Head by Mark Roberts Motion Control from MrMoco Rentals on Vimeo.

Mark Roberts Motion Control worked with Nikon and AFP for 6 months leading up to the London Games custom design / build / manufacturing this SFH-30 Pan/Tilt & Roll Head (Portrait to Landscape) for use during the Olympic Games. There were / are 15 of these heads installed and in use at various venues within the Olympic Park. Some were Purchased, and some were rented out by MrMoco Rentals to various Agencies.

The head featured carries 2 Nikon D4′s, one with a 200 -- 400mm zoom for getting close up shots and the other one with a 70-200mm lens for slightly wider shots allowing photographers in the various locations to get the exact shots they want from positions they wouldn't normally be able to shoot from. (Due to organisers concerns over H&S for cameramen being attached to the roof / gantry of these venues)

Please see the making of Video: vimeo.com/48738008

Also please see relevant links: vimeo.com/44868496 vimeo.com/45186250 mrmoco.com/olympics-afp-robotic-making-of-video-featuring-sfh-30/ mrmoco.com/ibc-2012-the-olympics-fully-covered/ mrmocorentals.com/equipment/sfh-30/

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Sky Movies HD Christmas from MrMoco Rentals on Vimeo.

Shot with a MILO

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You C1000 Lemon Water from Mark Roberts Motion Control on Vimeo.

Shot in Jakarta, Indonesia with the Talos Motion Control Rig in collaboration with Kontrol Freax

Please also see the making of Video: vimeo.com/45519335

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You C1000 Lemon Water from MrMoco Rentals on Vimeo.

Shot in Jakarta, Indonesia with the Talos Motion Control Rig in collaboration with Kontrol Freax

mrmocorentals.com/equipment/talos/