Astera Titan Tubes specified for D1 Studios
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Dakanalis has also been a stuntman and stunt coordinator for many years, cutting his teeth working on numerous feature films and commercials. When he’s not been jumping out of helicopters and spectacularly crashing cars, his other company D2 Motion has developed a highly accurate robotic motion-controlled camera system.
This can produce gravity-defying camera angles, aspects and footage for more standard studio stunt effects quickly and efficiently.
Harry has also recently invested in 64 Astera Titan Tube LED battens for the studio which are part of the specialist light box set up that D1 offers its clients.
The Titans, purchased through ULA Group, Astera’s Australian distributor, are attached to a 9m-wide by 5m-deep motorised box truss that forms the light box, and they provide a flexible and ready-to-use lighting system for any scenario.
Run wired with data via ArtNet from a laptop, the Titans are controlled via D2 Motion’s proprietary software developed by Daniel Miller specifically for the studio and this light box application.
The light box was evolved to create a comprehensive overhead lighting set up - particularly for car commercials - with a high degree of granular control that can give the impression of light shifting in each frame and simulating movement.
“We needed a fixture that could match the colour temperature of other light sources as well as give the very precise control so we could create waves, patterns and beautifully finessed flowing kinetic effects,” explains Dakanalis.
Clients like Audi, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Suzuki and many others have all shot materials in the studio utilising the robotic camera system and Asteras.
(Jim Evans)
