Perfect burger drop photography rig - GIF, video, and photos

Perfect burger drop photography rig, by Steven Giralt. I was advertising-skeptical of this one until I saw that the burger ingredients are real, and this clever ad is all done with custom homemade photography rigs.

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3:59 video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjj-k1yyhz0



More: https://petapixel.com/2016/08/18/bui...w-motion-shot/

Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...296#post121746

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Perfect burger drop photography rig, by Steven Giralt. I was advertising-skeptical of this one until I saw that the burger ingredients are real, and this clever ad is all done with custom homemade photography rigs.

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3:59 video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjj-k1yyhz0



More: https://petapixel.com/2016/08/18/bui...w-motion-shot/

Previously:

http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/t...296#post121746

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Not only am I impressed, now I'm hungry!

That's a keeper. Well done home made tools! Camera gear is pretty nice too.

Ok, I had to go rabbit holing when I got a few, mainly because his shop/lab reminded me of seeing ILM shops in the early days (late 80's) when I worked next door. Steve is quite gifted in his inventive, creative and artful eye, imho. Got some nice gear like the robot and a Phantom Flex 4k camera (~$150K) but all of his hand built Arduino controls and modeling servos (rubber band cutters) all out of his head like we do around here...and hand built for what he wants to do...stun and captivate us visually.

This About Me video is another brilliant piece of art in my humble opinion. Worth the 3:48 to watch it.

https://www.stevegiralt.com/behind-t...f-37420a9620a7

Thanks Jon for posting this and hope this inspires others.

:hattip: PJ

Labeled as Spiderman 2004.

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Quite a motion gimbal on that camera...and balzy stunt guy.

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Quite a motion gimbal on that camera...and balzy stunt guy.

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Somebody would have to go and find me a pair of dry bluejeans after a stunt like that!!

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Video not happy Jon?

Totally different rig, this time made for a burger flip instead of a drop. Love that spatula motion!

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Wow Jon, quite the setup from the 80/20 grill and flipper setup to the fastest motion robot in the world "Bolt" and another Phantom Flex 4k camera. Note graphics and the name to an Olympic action hero. Wonder if he's getting a piece of the pie. That all took a bit to get that timing and motion synced up. The Bolt specs are off the chart fast and an impressive array of platform options, from rails to track driven and rotary bases. A most impressive bit of Kit! No word on cost, but if you have to ask...

https://www.mrmoco.com/thebolt/wp-co...eaflet_web.pdf Note the power requirements though.

Here is the website. Wow! Also note if you watch any of their videos their editors and Foley guys are alllll about loud...turn your volume down! @¿@
https://www.mrmoco.com/thebolt/

I love this videography and Tech stuff for the effects they make possible to be able to touch, move and motivate folks. It just goes to show why movies and commercials like these cost so much and makes one wonder how the ROI is so valuable to develop the tech. But then again one doesn't wonder at the amount of commercialism if they've watch 8hrs of non-dvr TV without running screaming from the room. Keep in mind the cost of a 1min commercial air time is from ~$100-$4m per spot (avg. $123k) Plus $1500-$150K production cost...now think of how many Big Pharma adds are on the air per hour and do the math.

Out of all the commercials and movies it's one in 30-40 that give me a smile or an emotion worth pondering. Mrs. PJ and my new favorite is the Hump Day Camel, from the expression of the actors to the theme brings a guffa but the camel threw me out of the chair the first time. A brilliant connected mind(s) brought light to a day sorely needed.

Thanks Jon! Perfect when thinking of how all this started in someones garage to become titans of industrial designs.

I really like this type of advertising technique. Complex filming rigs, but no special effects, and I think the food they're using is real.

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I really like this type of advertising technique. Complex filming rigs, but no special effects, and I think the food they're using is real.

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I agree Jon for all those reasons, but think because of the tech they do represent "Special Effects" otherwise they couldn't capture the moments at 2kfps and then edit that much information to form the brief clips we see. These ads do Rock because of the real products.

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Labeled as Spiderman 2004.

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You'd have to have on helluva lot of confidence in your equipment, to forgo any kind of safety net like that.