STEADYCAM

MM shoots with steadicam operators. Our steadicams, worn by professional operators with a sophisticated damping system, will meet your most difficult filming needs with exceptional quality.

Using a steadicam while shooting insures a stable, clean image with a cut that is difficult to obtain with any other system. The steadicam is mostly used to capture moving images at body height and is the ideal tool to shoot an actor in motion. The steadicam which combines the stability of a tripod and the dynamics of a dolly, can easily overcome small obstacles and drive smoothly and without vibrations down stairs, through winding alleyways and along narrow corridors and paths.

GREENSCREEN

MM Productions specializes in the use of chroma key compositing using green screen and blue screen backdrops. With advanced digital cameras and chroma key, our clients can combine two video sources, using a particular color, or “key” color, to signal to the video mixer which source to use at any given time. The chroma key is used to separately set subjects and objects on “virtual” backgrounds using two primary methods:

1. Previously filmed material is integrated with content filmed on a green screen or blue screen.
2. In the most commonly used technique, fully digitally processed materials are integrated with the movement of real actors with the aid of computer graphics. Years of experience have allowed MM Productions to acquire a unique know-how in the use of this technique which is essential for many post-production digital projects. Backdrops of paper, fabric or green or blue screens alone are not enough to insure that the optimal result is achieved. A chroma key expert must also be able to achieve the right tone, light and shading in order to insure the success of a project.

MM Productions uses the chroma key process to isolate people, animals, objects, either whole or in part, for later post-production use. The same process applies to photographic productions.