Patriot had the opportunity to service the local production of the groundbreaking new Formula E commercial, created by Uncommon Creative Studio and directed by Sam Walker.
Shot locally in South Africa, the production was 3 months in the making: bringing the real feeling of flying was no simple task. Our production staff went above and beyond to make it all happen, with Gravitron building the incredible replicate Formula E model car from scratch, and modifying it for flight.
Gravitron and Stunt Network joined forces to build multiple turning, twisting, jumping and flipping rigs. With the help of the world’s best skydivers and Heli-media supplied by the Para-Sky team, and the exhaustive work of our stuntmen, it all came together to create the real feel of hurtling through the air at terminal velocity.
CREDITS
CLIENT: Formula E
Marketing Director: Alex Aidan
Chief Marketing Officer: Henry Chilcott
AGENCY: Uncommon
Director :Sam Walker
Producer: Danielle Sandler
Founder ECD: Nils Leonard
Chief Client Officer: James Drummond
Business Director: Isobel Dixon
PRODUCTION: Patriot Films
Exec Producer : Zayd Halim
Exec Producer : Lauren Dugmore
Line Producer : Kathleen Browne
Production Manager : Valerie Desplantes
Production Coordinator : Leceur Viljoen
CREW:
DOP: Joost Van Gelder
1st AD: Nick Lorentz
Special Effects: Gravitron
SFX Lead: Kobus Verhoef
Stunts: Stunt Network
Stunt Coordinator: Leander Lacey
Skydives: Para-Sky
Safety Officer: Mark Bellingham
Skydiver: Julian Boulle
Drone operators: Big Bird
Helicopter: Helimedia
Rigs + Cranes: Lea Cranes & Lift Up
Art Department: Tracy Perkins
Wardrobe: Sulet Meintjies
POST:
Post Production: Rascal Post
Post Supervisor: Andrew ‘Barnsley’ Wood