Specialty Camera Rigs

Here is how the work lines up. Specialty rig work in Canada runs through a tight network of op-owned platforms with the depth to cover everything from a downtown Toronto chase across the Gardiner Expressway to a Newfoundland coastal helicopter shoot at Cape Spear. Pacific Backlot Services Vancouver anchors the West Coast inventory with Russian Arm, Edge Arm, Black Arm 24-foot crane and process trailers — the standard rig stack for Vancouver and Whistler features and series shooting on Highway 99.

Cinemoves Toronto delivers camera cars and low-loader trailers for 401 and DVP work, with MELS Equipment Montreal handling the Quebec corridor. Gimbal packages cover Movi Pro, DJI Ronin 4D and Ronin 2 for handheld and vehicle inserts. Drone aerials route through Transport Canada RPAS-licensed pilots holding the right certificate class for the operating settings — Advanced Operations for urban Toronto and Vancouver, Basic for rural Yukon and Newfoundland.

Water and air work scale to coast and territory. Jet-ski and boat mounts cover the Vancouver Pacific shoreline, Halifax Atlantic harbour, Toronto Lake Ontario waterfront and St. Lawrence corridor for Quebec City features, with marine-rated camera housings (Aquatech Sports and Petrol cold-rated) for the rougher Pacific and North Atlantic days. Wescam helicopter mounts route through Skyline Helicopters BC for Banff and Whistler aerials, Cougar Helicopters Newfoundland for Cape Breton and Newfoundland coastline, and Discovery Air Yukon for Arctic and territorial shoots.

Risk assessments document stunt coordinator sign-off, ACTRA stunt performer paperwork where applicable, and CBSA ATA carnets cover imported specialty rigs through YYZ Toronto Pearson, YVR Vancouver or YUL Montreal customs. We coordinate Parks Canada Special Activity Permits for Banff, Jasper and other federal park shoots and align rig staging with city film office needs in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.