portal

A last minute videography job came through in London, and we were happy to jump on board for this one. A unique opportunity to film at East London Studios for Boson Protocol’s new Portal promo video.

We were hired by Leigh-on-Sea based company ultra.studio to provide the cinematography, footage that would be included within animated CGI. It was a cool concept, and only quite a simple setup required.

A black boxed room, with a shiny floor. The brief was to create a sci-fi look, with soft lighting and to capture the reflection of the models off the floor. We hung two Arri S60 skypanels overhead, and slightly forward to create the required reflection. Either side, were two more skypanels, coloured pink and teal (to correspond with the branding used in the video campaign). Titan tubes and poly boards were added to bounce light for the face.

Shooting on the Blackmagic G2 camera, 4.6K pro-res 444 required huge file sizes, but the footage came out clean and sharp. The clips were passed over to ultra.studio for the edit, resulting in being shown not only on the campaign’s website and social videos, but also on the big screens in Times Square, New York City, USA. The videos look great and we’re pleased to have captured the correct tone for the campaign.