You've seen the dramatic impact of GO Cam technology on such films as Gangs of New York, Spider-Man 3 and the latest James Bond offering Quantum of Solace. You've felt the effortless effect of gliding through the air just above the action below, and you’ve felt the stop and go exhilaration of participating in a high-speed chase. You've sensed what it would be like to be there, part of the action, part of the story. All of this has been made possible by the cutting-edge technology that is GO Cam.

Nearly a decade ago, three dynamic companies came together to create GO Cam technology. GO Stunts introduced the vision. From years of flying people, we saw a way to allow film audiences deeper access to the action. Fisher Technical Services of Cirque du Soleil fame, with its expertise in high-speed theatrical winches and the most innovative software in the business, gave GO Cam technology a mind and body... BRS Rigging Services, with its world-class expertise in rigging and truss construction, created the skeleton from which the system could come to life.

Whether a camera is suspended on a Fast Track or a cable support system, GO Cam continues to be one of the fastest, most accurate, safe and dependable camera motion systems working in film today. It's left us all on occasion asking ourselves, "How in the world did they do that?"

 

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The Fast Track system is a precision captured track system that can move a camera at high speeds horizontally, vertically or at an angle.

The speed, range and control of this system renders old school camera slides obsolete. To the right, the Fast Track is being prepped by GO Cam technicians.

The Cable support system gives the GO Cam an almost unlimited range of possibilities. It can operate one-dimensionally – vertically or horizontally. It can operate two-dimensionally – up/down and forward/back.

Or, it can operate three-dimensionally over what would seem impossible distances. On the right, the GO Cam operates two-dimensionally in a scene from Spider Man 3 and also on the left in the film Christmas with the Kranks.

Currently, the GO Cam with a two-dimensional rig can reliably travel at speeds in excess of 92 feet per second or over 60 miles per hour... The GO Cam has been used over distances up to four city blocks.

To the left, Daniel Craig of James Bond fame gets up close and personal with a 3-D GO Cam on location in Sienna, Italy for the filming of Quantum of Solace.

Below an enormous 3-D GO Cam Rig is used over ancient Sienna. Here, giant cranes were used to create a 200 by 600 foot area of operation that could support shots 80 feet above the rooftops.

 

 

On the left is a 3-D GO Cam Snorkel Rig, which is used to travel effortlessly down narrow streets, close to walls and between buildings – Impossible maneuvers for conventional camera sleds.

 

Film: Bond 007 ~ Quantum of Solace 
Interview with Pat Daily, Go-Camera Operator/Rigger ( See Video Interview )

Check out Pat Daily's Go Camera Systems Website

Diagrams of GO Cam Configurations ( Adobe .pdf file )