Motion Control Services

Here is how this works in practice. Our motion control inventory in New Zealand spans Bolt high-speed cinebot, Milo and Cyclops mid-range arms, Kira and Eos compact rigs, Syrp Genie II, Edelkrone HeadONE and SliderONE, eMotimo Spectrum, Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC) Talos and Bolt X arms, and Dynamic Perception Stage-R sliders. Where heavier feature-tier MRMC arms are needed, we set up cross-Tasman with Mark Roberts Motion Control Sydney via the 3-hour Sydney-Auckland flight window and MEAA-Equity NZ reciprocal credentialing.

Here is how this works in practice. Standard pairings have RED V-Raptor / Komodo-X / Helium 8K, Sony Venice 2, and ARRI Alexa Mini LF, with Mocha Pro and Flame integration for VFX plate delivery. Tabletop and commercial work runs out of Auckland's commercial-VFX cluster. Feature and VFX motion control routes through Stone Street Studios and Park Road Post in Wellington alongside Kumeu Film Studios (the Avatar 2/3 production hub).

Here is the short of it. The country's motion control heritage runs through Peter Jackson's LOTR / Hobbit / King Kong miniature work (Weta Workshop physical-effects pipeline retained by Jackson post the Weta FX Unity sale). Mortal Engines (wide miniatures and motion control), Avatar Way of Water with its underwater performance capture and motion control hybrid pipeline at Stone Street Manukau Wellington and Kumeu, and Thor: Ragnarok. Stop-motion and animation studios — Mukpuddy Animation, Plot Point Productions — also draw on the same motion control pool. WorkSafe NZ studio compliance, ACC universal accident cover, NZSPG 20% + 5% productivity uplift records processed through the New Zealand Film Commission, and the extra 5% post-prod NZ-content uplift where finishing stays domestic are bundled into each booking. Manatū Taonga (Ministry of Culture & Heritage) liaison applies for projects with major cultural-heritage subject matter.