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Solis 

Mechanical Rigs & Floor Effects

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Solis was the first production for Strathie Film and is a captivating Sci fi movie starring Walking Dead star Steven Ogg. A space capsule drifts towards the Sun with pilot on board, and oxygen is rapidly depleting.

Project Details 

Our technicians spent six weeks in studio creating the illusion of weightlessness by using a bespoke flying system that enabled Steven Ogg's character to move as if he really was in space.

We also provided Co2 effects for the manoeuvring nozzles on the spacecraft and realistic spark effects as it all begins to go wrong.

The weightless rig in use

The weightless rig in use

Behind the scenes

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We explained that we wanted to have as many practical elements on screen rather than 'fix it in post' CGI. Our budget was incredibly low and we worried that a huge SFX house like ARTEM wouldn't be the right fit for our project, but ARTEM are incredibly supportive of indie low budget filmmakers and managed to provide us with everything we needed to accommodate for our budget and get the results that we wanted on screen. Not only did we have atmospheric effects for SOLIS, we also had spark squibs and a custom made flying rig to simulate that our leading man was actually floating in space!

Charlette Kilby

Producer

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