Camera car company Filmotechnic has won a 2018 cinecAward for its telescoping Russian arm. The cinecAwards are presented by the Society for CineTechnik Bayern (CTB), with honors going to innovative products and developments in motion picture technology. The cinecAwards are part of Cinec’s annual international trade fair for people engaged in the film, TV and video industries. The award-winning arm is available in the U.S. through Filmotechnic facilities in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit and Orlando.
“This year’s cinecAward is a great prize for our collective hard work and is a strong motivation,” said Denis Kokush, general manager at Filmotechnic Europe. “We thank all jury members for this recognition. Our innovative robotic camera arm, widely known as the Russian arm or U-CRANE, is state of the art, a high performance telescopic camera crane system that represents a big step forward in camera arm technology. The arm offers filmmakers new creative opportunities for camera movements once thought impossible.”
Kokush was referring to the telescopic arm’s impressive specs. The boom length adjusts from 4.5’ to 20.5’ while the arm is remotely (robotically) operated. The crane can pan a complete 360 degrees in eight seconds. The arm can be mounted on many different camera cars/shooting platforms, has numerous options for movement and can be used in studios, paired with Filmotechnic’s new electric EVU. In the U.S., director Tim Damon applied the arm for a just-wrapped shoot for automaker Nissan and agency The Designory.
