Camera Support Systems

Here is how this works in practice. Camera support systems on a Peruvian production have to handle conditions that range from a controlled Tondero Studios soundstage in Lima to a 3,400-metre Cusco plaza at sunrise where every kilogram of grip kit has to be hand-carried up cobblestones, to a Tambopata canopy walkway with a high-humidity dew that fogs every metal surface by 6am.

Here is the short of it. Our inventory pulls through Audiovisual Project Perú, Filmtek Perú, Cinesphere Rentals, and the grip-focused inventories at El Niño and Stock Rental Peru: O'Connor 2575 and Sachtler Video 30 fluid heads for ARRI Alexa Mini LF and Sony Venice 2 builds, Sachtler FSB series for the lighter Sony FX9 and FX6 configurations, Ronford Baker baby and standard legs, and the full carbon-fibre travel kits that get hauled into Manú and Sacred Valley locations where every gram counts. Dolly inventory runs Chapman Hybrid IV and Fisher 11 for Lima scripted productions, with Dana dolly and Inovativ Voyager travel options for documentary teams crossing the Andes.

Here is the breakdown. Stabilisation runs across the full toolkit — Steadicam M-2 and Volt rigs operated by SOC-affiliated Peruvian Steadicam operators trained out of Lima, DJI Ronin 2 and MōVI Pro for electronic stabilisation on vehicle and remote-head work, Easyrig 3 and Flowcine Serene arms for the long handheld days that documentary and feature schedules in the highlands demand.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Scorpio and MōVI Pro remote heads sit ready for crane and Russian arm work where direct operation isn't viable — drone-adjacent inserts across the Sacred Valley, vehicle process shots through Lima's Costa Verde, and the canyon work on Colca and Cotahuasi. Every kit ships prepped and tested from the the capital site, with backup heads, spare plates, and Mitchell-to-Euro adaptor sets travelling alongside. Dolly grips and stabiliser operators can be booked with the gear, technical support runs throughout the schedule, and the inventory scales from a single tripod-and-head for documentary to multi-cart studio builds at Tondero Studios.