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The M8 Gran Coupé at night in fog, lit by a drone carrying 65 000 lumens.

The shoot
No. 02

Lit from above.

The M8 Gran Coupé at night in fog, lit by a drone carrying 65 000 lumens.

Client
BMW
Film
M8 Gran Coupé
Year
2019
How it was shot

One light, from the sky.

Stills from the final film.
Rear three-quarter in the fog. Lit from above by the light drone.
Tail lights, road markings. The only other light on set.
Dawn. Drift on the dirt.
On the mountain road.
The hero frame. Fog, one light, nothing else.
Close in. Following the flank.
The closing frame. First light over the mountains.

How it was shot.

BMW wanted the M8 Gran Coupé film to feel like the car had landed from space: alone on a dark mountain road in fog, with no light in the frame except the one coming from above.

Shoot
2 nights, plus a recce
Crew
Pilot, gimbal tech, drone assistant
Light
One source: the drone

Gear used

  • Freefly Alta 8

    Heavy-lift octocopter, 9.1 kg payload. Carries the lights.

  • Airborne lights

    65 000 lumens. On, flash or timed strobe, dimmed in the air.

  • MōVI Pro

    Gimbal that aims the light and holds it steady in wind.

Delivered

  • 1:50 hero film
  • 30 s TV and cinema cut
  • Stills for the launch campaign

SampleThe brief, crew, gear and deliverables on this page are placeholders from the brochure sample, to be replaced with Skyhook’s own account of the job.

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