Rickshaw at Liverpool FC.

step on rickshaw with seat and balloon wheels

 Steadicam op. Joe Bullen and the crew from Emu Films in Manchester have been shooting the latest New Balance commercial at Liverpool FC. They used the step on rickshaw plus seat to capture dramatic low angle tracking shots across the pitch.
Joe hard mounted his under slung rig to the deck and fitted the balloon wheels to  smooth out the ride and protect the turf.

 

Rickshaw Steadi-cart

rickshaw steadicartRickshaw Steadicart

Barcelona based Steadicam op. Ramon Sanchez Ortega has kindly sent over more shots of his Step On/Off rickshaw in action. He has also found an ingenious use for it as an on set steadi-cart.

“Tell It To The Bees”

Walk on rickshaw

I have recently been shooting Steadicam on feature “Tell It To The Bees” currently filming in Scotland. The step on rickshaw was used extensively for fast tracking shots with a hard and soft mounted Steadicam as well as for hand held work.

Feature Film “Gold” shoots with rickshaw

Standard Rickshaw
The crew of feature film “Gold” have been shooting with the rickshaw in Leeds and Bradford this week.

Rickshaw on “The A Word”

Standard Rickshaw

The standard rickshaw has been up in the Lake District this week with the crew “The A Word” series 2 which is currently filming around Keswick and Derwent Water.

 

Safe House 2 shoots with rickshaw

The rickshaw has recently been out with the crew from the second series of police drama “Safe House”, which has been filming around Merseyside and Cheshire.
Balloon wheels helped to smooth out tracking shots over waste ground.

Rickshaw in Barcelona

Step On/Off Rickshaw

Barcelona based Steadicam operator Ramon Sanchez has recently taken delivery of a step on/off rickshaw with additional balloon wheels and cycle mount.

 

Rickshaw Snow Chase

Just completed Steadicam work on a new feature film adaptation of “Heidi” starring Bill Nighy and Emilia Fox. In order to film a fast paced snow chase, the step on/off rickshaw was configured for two wheel mode with the rig hard mounted and under slung.

BIFA Films shoot feature film in Bradford

I am currently shooting Steadicam on feature film “Lies we Tell” for Dop Santosh Sivan and Director Mitu Misra. Produced by Andy McDermott and Danny Gulliver for BIFA Films, the movie is set within the Pakistani community in Bradford and stars Harvey Kietel and Gabriel Byrne.

The step on rickshaw was used for a long tracking sequence during a big wedding scene along with several drones and a Technocrane.

 

 

 

 

Simon Wood shoots with Step On/Off Rickshaw

Steadicam operator Simon Wood had the step on/off rickshaw on the cobbles of Coronation Street this week on the promo shoot for the upcoming Corry live episode in September. Shooting with the Arri 435 and his Nexus rig, he had to track backwards down a cobbled alleyway ahead of running actors. He configured the rickshaw for two wheel mode, with balloon tyres and seat to smooth out the cobbles.