Rig Breakdown
Title:
Title:
12x12 Moonbox On A Condor

Commercial

Commercial

Commercial
about the rig
12x12x4 moonbox on a JLG 800S condor. Rigged the center of gravity as far toward the back of the bucket without interfering with any bucket tilt capabilities in order to help with adjusted weight. Attached the 12x12 box to the condor basket with some pipe verticals and triangulated more pipe to each corner for rigidity and safety. Created a separate frame for the 4 skypanel S60’s inside of the box and secured it to both a box cross section and the condor bucket. Diffusion was 1/4 grid.
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
Condor Rigging
Condor Rigging
Condor Rigging
Lighting
Lighting
Lighting
Key Grip
Brendan Riel
the crew
DP: | Zoë Simone-Yi |
Grip Crew: | Connor Colby, Steve Forbes, Logan Alesso, Stephen Chang, Vic Roca, Owen Migel, Cody Ingham, Will Gonzalez, Erik Covarrubias |









built with
Cheeseboros
Cheeseboros
Cheeseboros
Hollaender Fittings
Hollaender Fittings
Hollaender Fittings
Speedrail
Speedrail
Speedrail



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