Category: Equipment Rental

4 Common Problems on Set in Florida – and How to Fix Them

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

Here’s something you’re going to learn in film if you haven’t already: NOTHING goes as planned. If things go 80% according to plan, you may just be working in a big-budget Hollywood studio! Or not; things don’t go as planned for the “big wigs” either — consider Apocalypse Now. Now factor in that Florida is a unique geographical region, with its own set of particular problems. If you’re directing, producing, shooting, and looking for equipment and camera rentals in Miami and South Florida, here are some things you should know.

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Why We Love The New Canon EOS R

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

There’s no denying that mirrorless full frame cameras are here to stay. With Sony leading the charge, they’ve become crazy popular in a short period of time. It amazes me how these mirrorless cameras have taken the camera rental business by storm.

Our customers demand mirrorless cameras on their camera rental orders along with an Alexa Mini as their B Camera. Mirrorless cameras’ form factor, size and ability to capture full frame or almost full frame is something to behold. It blows my mind how people have all of a sudden forgotten the Canon 5 …

Moving Picture Rental Provides Production Services For Chief Productions

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

Moving Picture Rental, Miami’s one-stop-shop for film production, served as local South Florida production services for UK Lottery’s Lottoland spot.  Chief Productions of Manchester, England traveled to Miami in late 2016 with their directors Nate Camponi and Ben Tonge and Producer Colin Offland to shoot a humorous spot  “Lotto Evolved.”  Their Lottoland job was unique.  Their goal was to show Lottoland’s lottery evolution using the concept of human development.

Achieving Client’s Goals

With MPR’s support, Chief Productions filme …

A Makeup Mirror Rental Makes A Big Difference

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

On a film production or event production, everything, down to choosing a makeup mirror rental, can be consequential. Obviously the shoot location, vendors, camera and lenses, cast and crew are major considerations for the success of an event or production. But so are the lighting conditions available to Hair & Makeup.

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Lighting Continuity with a Makeup Mirror
A makeup artist’s work benefits greatly from the lighting continuity provided by a specialty …

Our NAB Gear Picks 2018

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

In case you missed NAB 2018 Show in Vegas, we’re bringing you inside the action of what it was like! Follow David Wells, owner of Moving Picture Rental as he checks out Mt. Charleston and then scours the NAB floor [@1:08] to show you the latest in film tech including Full Frame and VR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_D1RSZS6fo&list=PL0MmTVdzC2Om5TFxrGbrI8rKctcn5aUfa&index=2&t=0s

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The Top 5 Reasons You May Need Production Supplies

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

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Who would ever think that in addition to all the gear you’ve just rented that you’d also need a truck full of production supplies for your next video production in Miami! Well, we’ve complied a list of the top 5 reasons why you may.
 
1. Traffic
Safety on set is the most important aspect of any production. Crew are struck by cars every year on film sets throughout the country.  Pedestrian accidents in South Florida are very high so any kind of v …

Watch this Super Creative Video & Production Services Challenge

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

Moving Picture Rental provided a “one stop shop” solution for Wrecking Ball’s recent set of Adobe’s commercials.  Wrecking Ball  Studio + Labs is a regular customer who relies on us to help them with various production services situations from simple to complex shots.
On the ground experience and production services support

David Wells, MPR President, offered his expertise and years of production services experience to find Juan Bofill, a stunt coordinator/rigger to fly their actor.  And with safety as a major concern, this was a c …

Why Continuous Lights Are Right for Photography

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

Continuous lights  — Arri M18 , Kinoflo fluorescents, Litegear LiteMat 1×1 LED’s, Litepanel 1×1 Astras Bicolor LED Panel, and the K5600 Joker Bug HMI series — are staples of the motion picture and video industry and they’ve solidly entered into the still photography rental world.

Continuous lighting systems are more powerful, smaller and consume less power than previous versions of motion picture tungsten lights. Present day still-photographer-friendly continuous lights also include daylight and tungsten fluorescents that are cool to the …

Post Hurricane Survival Guide & Rental Generator Hacks

Posted on by Oriana Chacon

Hurricane Irma has come and gone and Moving Picture Rental is still experiencing post-storm effects. Luckily, we have rental generator and hurricane relief supplies! Since 1991 we’ve been through many storms starting with Hurricane Andrew that devastated Miami and Homestead.  We’ve learned and we’re ready to endure a CAT 4 or 5.

However, we’ve discovered in the immediate aftermath of a storm, that no power, no gas and poor communication can be even more trying.  In fact, four days prior to Hurricane Irma we prepped our rental generators that …