@googlepixel X
@nba
Director -
@flexgoddaps
ProCo -
@anoncontent
Producer -
@lisarnyc
Pro Super - Kathy Hoffmann
Creative Team -
@makespringhill @theadrianflores @albertochapa @jimiiix @michaeljames @christamelonae @_okaymae
1st AD - Peter Jackson
Gaffer -
@johncardoni
Key Grip -
@davearaki
Cam Op -
@oliverlanzenberg
1st AC A Cam -
@petercmorello
1st AC B Cam -
@rickgioia
2nd AC A Cam -
@mcgarigal
2nd AC B Cam -
@backpack_rig
Head Tech -
@michael.indursky
Skating Op -
@mikedempseyy
One of the best experiences on set in 22’ was this ode to NYC streetball that we got to make with an amazing crew and creative team for Google Pixel.
Daps had a strong vision of keeping every shot alive, wild and energetic. Zooms, cranes, spins, rolls, body cam, 360 cam, RC car, whatever we could dream up we went for, and thanks to the incredible production team, we were able to pull it all off! Working with NBA players you get a very small window to do it all, and we found a way!
To get techy here for a minute…
We had 3 main cameras that needed to change all the time, and to streamline that workflow we went with this plan…
A camera lived on the Stab Head, wherever that head went, from Crane to Dolly, to Rickshaw, etc…
B camera stayed in Rialto mode on the Venice. It mainly bounced from using the massive 12x FF 36-435, and had to quickly transition to handheld with either long or short EZ zoom. Brilliantly operated by my man Oliver! He had to play ball with the likes of Embiid and Giannis, cause for a vertically challenged person as myself, all we would’ve seen was up their noses. 🤷🏽♂️🤣
C camera was a Red Komodo and used for all of our rigs, RC Car, Rollerblading, etc…
Shout out to our op Mike!
Even though this was shot in the last few days of summer we had the great fortune of braving almost every weather condition as well! 😅 Strong winds, Hot sun, heavy clouds, terrential downpour, thunder storms, and our crew really held our ship afloat!
To wrap this up, there was a lot of laughs, epic pickup games, and some great memories taken away from this shoot.
Thanks again everyone!
☀️⛈️🌪️🏀⛹🏾⛹🏼♀️🚕🙌🏽✌🏽