A last minute call saw Jimmy Jib Camera Cranes providing a Jimmy Jib and operator for ‘The Renovator’ – a TVC/Advertorial produced by ‘Brand Developers Ltd’.

Shot at Central Studios (Ponsonby Rd, Auckland), the production used a 3.6m Jib on tracks and recorded on the Sony PDW-700 XDCam format.

When the ‘Kiwi Challenge’ came to Cape Kidnapper’s and Kauri Cliffs golf courses, Jimmy Jib Camera Cranes provided crew and jib equipment for promotional video material and coverage of the tournament.

A boutique hotel, bikini clad models – the perfect setting for a television commercial production by agency Panasonic Visuals Osaka for Skyworth TV, Japan.

The Japanese production crew included; Nonaka-san (Creative Director), Matsuura-san (Cinematographer) and Sakurai-san (Video Technician).

Breakers Basketball promo

September 2003, Deep Animation/Sky Television

Produced by Deep Animation and directed by Paul Hammond from Sky Television, this series of promos for the Breakers basketball TV coverage on Sky Sport was shot using the Jimmy Jib and a floor to ceiling green chroma key.

‘Only You’ Promo for  Sky Television

60sec Television Promo

A 60 second promo produced in-house by Sky Television to promote Sky Digital channels.

Shot in the late afternoon and evening on location at Piha, West Auckland on Digital Betacam – Directed by David Pirie, DOP Rhys Duncan.

Jimmy Jib camera cranes provided a 9m Extreme rig for exteriors of the beach house and a view across the sand dunes to Lion Rock.

‘Old Boy’ Feature Film July 2003, Can Do Media A contingent of Korean filmmakers and a local film crew came together for 4 days at Mt Lyford, west of Kaikoura in the South Island, shooting in the snow on a Korean feature film. Auckland-based Line Producer In Hee Jeong organized the NZ crew and coordinated with the Korean film crew to bring the shoot together.

Double Happy Music

4min Music Video

Shot almost entirely on the Jimmy Jib with 120deg Dutch Roll Head, this 4 minute music video was shot within a 12 hour day.

‘Go You Good Thing’ was directed by Leon Sefton, DOP Mark Chamberlin and edited by Phil Green, with funding from NZ on Air.

Jimmy Jib Camera Cranes supplied a 7.3m rig with Dutch Roll and operators Mark Rule (Hothead) and Stephen Grueber (Grip).

‘Go You Good Thing’ is from Splitter’s ‘Devil In The Detail’ album. The band is: Andrew Thorne (Vocals, Guitar), Brett Adams (Guitar), Aidan Phillip-Phillips (Bass) and Wayne Bell (Drums). Splitter’s track ‘Probably Feel Alright’ from the same album features in Grant LaHood’s movie ‘Kombi Nation’.

Eureka TVEven the 9m Jimmy Jib Extreme looked small against a 747 on the tarmac at Auckland International Airport. Fronted by Brad Hills, the 30 second TVC was done in one shot on the jib.