High Speed Filming

Here is how the picture comes together. We give high-speed filming from a crew and gear base in Jakarta and Bali, supplying the pro cameras and tech operators that extreme slow motion demands. Our teams run high-frame-rate cinema cameras and dedicated high-speed systems, capturing hundreds or thousands of frames per second for product shots, action beats, splash and impact work, and natural subjects. High-speed cinematography is a discipline of light, since extreme frame rates need far more lighting than standard shooting. Our crews build powerful flicker-free lighting setups and plan exposure with care.

Here is what we have to work with. Indonesia's bright equatorial sun is a genuine asset for high-speed exteriors, giving abundant natural light, though crews still manage the heat and humidity around camera electronics and weatherproof setups against sudden downpours. We work to the 230V/50Hz mains and give power packs power for high-output lighting where needed. For shoots reaching Bali or beyond, we build transport-efficient high-speed packages, and the action heritage of Jakarta's film industry means our crews are used at the precise timing slow-motion action needs. Indonesia gives strong conditions and subjects for high-speed work.

Here is the layout. The intense equatorial sun supplies the abundant light that high frame rates depend on. The dry season, roughly April or May to September or October, gives the most reliable bright conditions for exterior slow-motion shooting. Jakarta, the megacity capital, hosts the deepest pool of studio space, high-output lighting and tech crew, with pro high-speed cameras supplemented from Jakarta and, where needed, from Singapore. The Jakarta-shot action heritage behind Gareth Evans's 'The Raid' and a fast-growing domestic industry have built crews comfortable with the precise choreography that slow-motion action needs.

Here is how the work shapes up. The country's natural subjects, from waterfalls and coastline to wildlife, give high-speed cinematographers rich material. Foreign shoots need filming permits. ATA carnets are accepted for incoming high-speed camera gear, simplifying the movement of pro bodies and lenses. English is widely used in the film-services sector, above all in Bali, so global crews set up high-speed shoots easily with local teams.