I was really excited to produce my first car shoot earlier this year - until I realised what a pre-production challenge it was! The simplest of shoots involves detailed traffic management plans, stunt drivers, safety officers, multiple council permits - and then there was the drone....
It was also my first shoot working with the amazingly talented Chris Benny and his team. Chris specialises in automotive and action filming and photography, plus he also has all his drone certifications (working with Axis Aerial Works). This basically means that Chris is the king of gadgets and you need plenty of excess baggage purchased when you go travelling with him (which I discovered recently on another shoot in regional NSW!)
In the end we successfully navigated all of the challenges to capture the city components of this Subaru XV TVC. Looking forward to seeing how difficult the next one will be!