Specialty Camera Rigs

Here is how this works in practice. Our team sources specialty camera rigs and rigging cars for shoots across Belgrade and the wider region, working with skilled operators whose skills have grown alongside Serbia's expanding film-services industry. We supply Russian and pursuit arms, chase-car and process-trailer setups, cable and wire cam systems, motion-control heads and the custom mounting options that capture shots standard gear cannot. Each specialty rig job starts with a shot consultation and a thorough risk assessment, since car-mounted and rigged filming carries real safety demands.

Here is the short of it. We pair each rig with skilled Serbian technicians and operators who know both the gear and the safety needs. Our grip and rigging team can design and build bespoke mounts, from POV cameras to crash housings, for unique shots. We set up rig openings, tech specs and logistics so the unit can capture dynamic sequences safely and efficiently. Where a production needs a pro rig not held in Belgrade, such as a specific motion-control system or arm. We supplement from operators across the wider Balkan region.

Here is the breakdown. Serbia's locations and road network suit specialty rig work. The country is centrally placed in the Balkans and well-connected by road, with the wide socialist-modernist boulevards of New Belgrade offering controllable space for driving and chase sequences, and the old town giving tighter, more characterful streets. Belgrade has stood in for other European capitals, as it did for Ralph Fiennes's 'Coriolanus', so specialty rigs are often called on to capture vehicular and dynamic action against that double.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Beyond the capital, the Djerdap gorge on the Danube, the mountains of Tara. Zlatibor and Kopaonik. Routes around Novi Sad give dramatic backdrops for cable cam and tracking work. Driving in Serbia is on the right. All rigging work follows Serbian safety rules, with risk assessments and fitting safety gear for each job. Serbia's 25 to 30 per cent cash rebates, administered through the Film in Serbia programme of the Serbia Film Commission, makes hiring local specialty rigs and operators cost-good. As Serbia is not an EU member, rigs brought in from abroad travel under an ATA carnet for short-term import.