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XMAGDRONE CINEMATOGRAPHY INDUSTRIAL ISSUE 13 COVER STORY LION A LONG WAY HOME TECH NEWS - NEXT LEVEL HEAVY LIFT UAV - XM2 X8 1200 BEHIND THE SCENES - LION (INDIA) - MAJOR FEATURE FILM VFX (NEW ZEALAND) WWW.XM2.COM XM2 PROVEN RELIABLE INNOVATIVE XM2 LION A LONG WAY HOME We are hugely proud of the achievements of the multi-award nominated feature film, Lion, including Best Picture at this year’s Oscars. We were fortunate to be chosen as the prime aerial drone team, capturing the beautiful shots in India, and in particular very excited to have the closing shot of the movie. It was a real pleasure working with Garth Davis and Greig Fraser to help bring their vision to life. We congratulate both of them on the success of the film and the acknowledgement it has gained from movie goers and awards organisations alike. Our Chief Aerial Cinematographer, Stephen Oh has commented that, “shooting Lion was an amazing experience. There were significant challenges we faced as drone use was not common in India and we were filming in some very remote and harsh environments.” XM2 XM2 WWW.XM2.COM WWW.XM2.COM LION A LONG WAY HOME Luke Annells, our Chief Pilot followed on that, “remember, this was 2 1/2 The nomination of Greig Fraser for Best Cinematography has blown years ago and the technology was still in its infancy, so we had to really us away. Being an integral part of his team and seeing our significant innovate to create a solution and workflows that would ensure we had contribution in the final product has been both hugely rewarding and 100% reliability and top quality. Greig had extremely high expectations humbling. and a grand vision, which required us to dig deep and develop a platform and system that didn’t exist anywhere else in the world at that time. It Stephen Oh also said “when we had the crazy idea in 2011 to hang a was a massive achievement, but the result speaks for itself.” camera under a Radio Controlled Helicopter to film a TVC, we had no idea that we would evolve to be a major player globally in aerial We are over the moon for Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman for their Best cinematography, let alone be a key contributor to a multi Golden Supporting Role nominations for this years Oscars as well as for their Globe and Academy Award nominated feature film.” wins in the same categories at the AACTA awards last month. So we thank the producers and crew of Lion for believing in us. XM2 XM2 WWW.XM2.COM WWW.XM2.COM TECH NEWS NEXT LEVEL HEAVY LIFT UAV This is a sneak preview of our UAV which has been designed to fly the Movi XL Gimbal. XM2 Labs team have taken their knowledge of The UAV is capable of carrying a 25KG Payload and features a equipment and workflow and injected those considerations into every aspect of this UAV. Every component has been conceptualized never-seen-before arm design with integrated high-current and designed from the ground up. Take a look at these early CAD models to see what’s coming in the near future! Molex plugs and a new symmetrical (fully adjustable) dampening module. XM2 has big plans for this UAV and you will soon see it carrying something no one has even contemplated carrying before most people will say it is impossible! XM2 XM2 WWW.XM2.COM WWW.XM2.COM AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY INTEGRATED DESIGN 100% RELIABILITY DRONES IN FILM We offer a unique combination of filming experience and skills Our systems represent cutting edge technology and reliability. in piloting, programming, engineering, design and manufacturing. We have a 100% redundancy policy which means we always We design and build our own drones. travel with two identical units as well as spare parts. As designers This increases our dependability and means we offer a fleet that and manufacturers of the UAV, we can make repairs and change In the past, full sized helicopters, airplanes or complex rigging XM2’s drones provide freedom unimaginable with traditional easily exceeds industry standards. It also means our pilots and configurations to ensure minimal downtime on set. systems have been used to showcase a director’s vision. While methods and equipment. Full size helicopters are expensive to operators have greater capabilities which in turn defines new effective, these methods are expensive, time consuming and use, rig with cameras, are not permitted in metropolitan areas and boundaries. typically inflexible. Utilising our drones, setup times are cannot fly at low levels. Drones on the other hand, can skim the dramatically reduced and change is achievable within minutes. ground and then lift to height, can be flown down metropolitan With XM2’s technology flim crews have the option of having streets, chase cars or even follow people down an alleyway. equivalents helicopter, tripod, jib, techno crane or steady cam in the air at a moment’s notice. UNSURPASSED SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE We Design our UAV systems from ground up This creates an Our team consists of professionals with decades of experience unrivalled integrated system that is leading edge in terms of in cinematography and drone operation, which set us apart from performance, reliability and safety it’s modular design mean we our competitors. deploy a highly configurable and flexible platform to suitany We have developed and continue to enhance our expertise situation. in creating aerial content that is unrivalled in the industry. Whether it be a TVC or feature film, we come to set knowing “A game changer.” what to expect and how to execute the task at hand. XM2 XM2 WWW.XM2.COM WWW.XM2.COM XM2 : ATOMOS AMBASSADOR “Our use of ATOMOS in the field, in extreme environments, is proof that their products can be used anywhere.” XM2 XM2 WWW.XM2.COM WWW.XM2.COM BEHIND THE SCENES ”VFX - NEW ZEALAND” HOLLYWOOD ”MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - VFX SPECIALISTS” XM2 XM2 WWW.XM2.COM WWW.XM2.COM BEHIND THE SCENES ”VFX - NEW ZEALAND” XM2 XM2 WWW.XM2.COM WWW.XM2.COM XM2 : TERADEK AMBASSADOR ZERO DELAY WIRELESS HD VIDEO 3000 Pantone 109 1000 3000 1000 Pantone 109 New fi rmware gives you Smaller, lighter, Transmit over 20MHz channels or 2 new rapid reconnection and our and longer range DFS channels for better performance in most robust wireless link ever challenging environments “Our use of Teradek in the field, in extreme environments, is proof that their products can be used anywhere.” cinema.teradek.com XM2 XM2 WWW.XM2.COM WWW.XM2.COM XM2 : GENS ACE AMBASSADOR DID YOU KNOW Over the past two months, teams from XM2 have travelled to South Korea, New Zealand, Rwanda and around Australia to complete a variety of projects from feature films, TV series and commercials to bridges agricultural surveys and asset inspections. In this time, we’ve travelled over 80,000 km and have logged over 65 hours of flight time across the aircraft in our fleet. Conditions have varied from hot, dry and dusty in the urban environment of Seoul, Korea to the freezing cold mountain tops of Queenstown, New Zealand. Our aircraft are always able to perform. This requires comprehensive maintenance of all our aircraft and payloads. We travel with a complete redundant system that ensures we will always get the job done. XM2 XM2 WWW.XM2.COM WWW.XM2.COM XM2 CINEMATOGRAPHY AUSTRALIA M. +61 411 114 052 P. +61 3 9568 8458 E. [email protected] 8 Park Road, Oakleigh VIC 3166, Australia SOCIAL + facebook.com/xm2aerial / + youtube.com/xm2aerial / + vimeo.com/xm2 XM2 WWW.XM2.COM XM2.

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