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The innovative work carried out by the research and development team is derived from our extensive on-set experience in demanding commercial applications, working on projects of all sizes, including some of the world's biggest feature films.
Custom aircraft and payload mounting equipment as well as unique aircraft components are designed, manufactured, tested and integrated by our highly skilled team of designers, developers, engineers, machining specialists and pilots.
This experience includes detailed knowledge of aerial unit operations and workflow, data management and post processing. This practical, real-world experience keeps us on the leading edge of technological advancement and offers new creative possibilities for our clients.
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XM2 offers a complete suite of aerial and ground-based camera platforms, from drones, helicopters and jets to handheld camera rigs and all-terrain e-bikes. Choosing the right tool for each application comes with experience and this gives our crew the ability to coordinate with directors, DPs and VFX supervisors to ensure that their vision is met in an efficient and safe manner.
007 : No Time To Die
Drone
Film
Mission Impossible 7
Heavy Lift Drone
VFX Data Capture
Film
Star Wars
The Rise of Skywalker
Film
John Wick 4
Heavy Lift Drone
Film
NASA Project Support
Lander Vision System
Mars Mission
Year
2019
Location
Italy
Cliente
MGM
No Time To Die was one of the most highly anticipated films of 2021. This installment of the iconic James Bond franchise was shot around the globe with locations including Scotland, England and Italy.
Operating in coordination with helicopters required a high level of planning and communication.
XM2 was tasked with flying an ARRI 235 film camera to capture the beauty of these locations as well as the action of the intense car chases and stunt sequences.
Our team had the privilege of working on Main Unit with Director Cary Fukunaga and DP Linus Sandgren as well as with Second Unit Director and DP Alexander Witt.
Year:
2020
Location:
Europe
Cliente:
BAD ROBOT
XM2 has covered the biggest stunt in cinema history for Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” The upcoming film is the seventh installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise and the XM2 team worked closely with Director, Christopher McQuarrie and Cinematographer, Fraser Taggart to capture the epic action from every angle. This stunt required over a year of preparation, intricate planning, and aerial coordination to achieve the necessary level of camera precision.
XM2 utilized multiple heavy lift drones as well as several smaller drones simultaneously
Tom Cruise reprises his role as Ethan Hunt and kicked off principal photography in Norway by launching his motorbike off a cliff and parachuting to the ground, with multiple drones and a helicopter filming the primary shots.
XM2 utilized multiple heavy lift drones as well as several smaller drones simultaneously to capture behind the scenes footage. These aircraft enabled the Director and Cinematographer to be flexible in their framing, shooting from various angles and altitudes.
XM2 also provided a multi-camera array to capture background plates. Utilizing seven, synchronized ARRI Alexa Mini LF cameras with Zeiss CP3 lenses, enabled the capture of an ultra-wide field of view at ultra-high resolution for use in post-production. As well as aerial footage and arrays, XM2 provided LIDAR and photogrammetry capture of environments and structures for the Visual Effects department.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is in cinemas 14 July 2023.
Year:
2020
Loscation:
Jordan
Cliente:
Disney
Aerial cinematography experts XM2 provided their services on the Oscar nominated Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. XM2 captured many new aerial paintbrushes for the VFX team to achieve this vision, with multiple drone teams operating simultaneously across different units. The comprehensive aerial VFX capture was a collaboration with Industrial Light and Magic (ILM).
XM2 Sierra, the world’s largest cinematography drone
To achieve the required effects XM2 designed and manufactured the world’s largest cinematography drone, XM2 Sierra, specifically for this project. Sierra is capable of carrying an Alexa 65, Arri 435 or any of our custom-built multi-camera arrays in order to digitally recreate the worlds of the Star Wars universe.
XM2 Sierra, the world’s largest cinematography drone, was designed and built by XM2 engineers and pilots for The Rise of Skywalker. They also engineered a new custom gimbal: the XM2 Stingray. It is a bespoke VFX array that was created by their in-house engineers and machinists, in collaboration with the VFX team behind The Rise of Skywalker. This gimbal carries three Alexa Minis with dedicated power and camera synchronization and has the ability to mount cameras in multiple configurations including cameras toed in or toed out as well as below or above the drone. This platform was used to capture speed racer POVs and pursuits as well as highly detailed shots of the background scenery.
Other drone teams were completing LIDAR and photogrammetry scans in order to quickly and efficiently produce survey-grade 3D models. Aerial LIDAR capture a point cloud while photogrammetry captures images of features from all angles. The combination of these techniques creates a fully colorized and textured 3D model. This data featured heavily in The Rise of Skywalker and will be used in other projects in future.
Year:
2022
Location:
Berlin, Jordan, New York
Cliente:
SUMMIT
The XM2 team followed John Wick on his global endeavor filming action-packed sequences in Berlin, Jordan, and New York. Keanu Reeves returns to the action as the infamous Baba Yaga on a quest around the globe to defeat The High Table in John Wick: Chapter 4.
XM2’s heavy lift drone was the primary camera for the car chase
The XM2 team followed John Wick on his global endeavor filming action-packed sequences in Berlin, Jordan, and New York. Keanu Reeves returns to the action as the infamous Baba Yaga on a quest around the globe to defeat The High Table in John Wick: Chapter 4.
Our team worked closely on main unit with Director, Chad Stahelski and Director of Photographer, Dan Laustsen as well as Second Unit Director, Scott Rogers. XM2’s heavy lift drone was the primary camera for the car chase portion of the sequence filmed in Berlin. The XM2 Tango aircraft enabled the Director’s need for speed during the complex choreographed driving sequence.
The action doesn’t stop as our team travelled to Wadi Rum, Jordan to capture the opening scene of John Wick on horseback in the desert. The drone utilized the ARRI Mini LF with ARRI Signature Prime lenses to capture the beauty of these distant locations. Additionally, XM2 captured Keanu Reeves up-close during the horseback chase sequence with Delta. XM2 also provided helicopter aerials of New York. This epic project took our XM2 crew from three offices to three different continents, shooting the legend himself Keanu Reeves with drones, helicopters, and handheld rigs.
John Wick: Chapter 4 is in cinemas 24 March 2023.
Year:
2020
Location:
Airport
Cliente:
Hyundai
NASA has launched dozens of missions to explore the Red Planet over the years, but the upcoming Mars 2020 Rover will be unlike any planetary explorer that has gone before it. The new rover, which is scheduled to take off between July and August 2020 and land on Feb. 18, 2021, will feature groundbreaking Terrain-Relative Navigation (TRN) that allows the landing craft to make real-time adjustments as it descends to the Martian surface. Recently, XM2 Pursuit supported NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test key components of this system.
XM2 Pursuit’s Airbus AStar helicopter
XM2 Pursuit’s Airbus AStar helicopter deployed to Death Valley National Park and was equipped with an engineering model of the Lander Vision System (LVS), part of the TRN. During the test flight, the Pursuit team flew while the LVS collected and analyzed images of the ground below. Over the course of two weeks, XM2 Pursuit conducted numerous simulation flights that included altitudes of over 17,000 feet. Because of the unusual challenges of operating a helicopter at such heights, pilot John Tamburro had to complete a rigorous training regimen. Prior to the project, Tamburro underwent altitude chamber training and studied potential physiological issues like hypoxia and decompression sickness. He also studied the atmospheric forces that could impact this unique project. All of this knowledge was key to keeping the crew and NASA’s state-of-the-art equipment safe during the mission. LVS is a central part of the broader Terrain-Relative Navigation system, which makes it possible for NASA to land in previously inaccessible areas like the Jezero Crater. Before Mars 2020 enters the planet’s atmosphere, orbiters will create a map of the landing site and share these images with the spacecraft. As it descends on a parachute, the spacecraft will take pictures of the surface using cameras like those tested in conjunction with XM2 Pursuit. It can then quickly compare the orbiter images with those it has captured and divert itself towards a safer landing zone if necessary. “Mars 2020 will be the first spacecraft in the history of planetary exploration with the ability to accurately retarget its point of touchdown during the landing sequence,” according to JPL. We’re looking forward to the launch and wish all those involved the best of luck with this incredible mission.
Year:
2020
Location:
Airport
Cliente:
Hyundai
NASA has launched dozens of missions to explore the Red Planet over the years, but the upcoming Mars 2020 Rover will be unlike any planetary explorer that has gone before it. The new rover, which is scheduled to take off between July and August 2020 and land on Feb. 18, 2021, will feature groundbreaking Terrain-Relative Navigation (TRN) that allows the landing craft to make real-time adjustments as it descends to the Martian surface. Recently, XM2 Pursuit supported NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test key components of this system.
XM2 Pursuit’s Airbus AStar helicopter
XM2 Pursuit’s Airbus AStar helicopter deployed to Death Valley National Park and was equipped with an engineering model of the Lander Vision System (LVS), part of the TRN. During the test flight, the Pursuit team flew while the LVS collected and analyzed images of the ground below. Over the course of two weeks, XM2 Pursuit conducted numerous simulation flights that included altitudes of over 17,000 feet. Because of the unusual challenges of operating a helicopter at such heights, pilot John Tamburro had to complete a rigorous training regimen. Prior to the project, Tamburro underwent altitude chamber training and studied potential physiological issues like hypoxia and decompression sickness. He also studied the atmospheric forces that could impact this unique project. All of this knowledge was key to keeping the crew and NASA’s state-of-the-art equipment safe during the mission. LVS is a central part of the broader Terrain-Relative Navigation system, which makes it possible for NASA to land in previously inaccessible areas like the Jezero Crater. Before Mars 2020 enters the planet’s atmosphere, orbiters will create a map of the landing site and share these images with the spacecraft. As it descends on a parachute, the spacecraft will take pictures of the surface using cameras like those tested in conjunction with XM2 Pursuit. It can then quickly compare the orbiter images with those it has captured and divert itself towards a safer landing zone if necessary. “Mars 2020 will be the first spacecraft in the history of planetary exploration with the ability to accurately retarget its point of touchdown during the landing sequence,” according to JPL. We’re looking forward to the launch and wish all those involved the best of luck with this incredible mission.
XM2 Tango II was created
with a strong knowledge of
film and industrial
applications.
XM2 crew vehicles
have the capability to
support suspension arms
and remote heads in order
to capture vehicle-based
tracking footage.
Owning and operating single
and dual suspension arms
allows for capture with
single cameras across
a variety of vehicles and
terrains as well as
multi-camera arrays for high
intensity, VFX work.
XM2's powerful, high
performance AS350B3e/H125
ASTARs are designed to
carry out the most
demanding missions in the
most extreme weather and
geographical conditions.
XM2 Tango II was created
with a strong knowledge of
film and industrial
applications.
XM2 crew vehicles
have the capability to
support suspension arms
and remote heads in order
to capture vehicle-based
tracking footage.
Owning and operating single
and dual suspension arms
allows for capture with
single cameras across
a variety of vehicles and
terrains as well as
multi-camera arrays for high
intensity, VFX work.
XM2's powerful, high
performance AS350B3e/H125
ASTARs are designed to
carry out the most
demanding missions in the
most extreme weather and
geographical conditions.
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