Gimbal Filming Services

Gimbal filming in Peru runs from handheld units to heavy-lift rigs. The handheld DJI Ronin RS3 Pro and RS4 Pro suit lightweight mirrorless and DSLR-class work. For cinema packages, the Freefly MoVI Pro and MoVI Carbon heavy-lift rigs carry the ARRI Alexa Mini LF, RED V-Raptor and Sony Venice 2.

The Lima operator pool is built around APU Productions, Chita Films and GoPeruFilms. It covers the walk-and-talk plates in Miraflores and Barranco and the colonial-street tracking shots through Cusco and Arequipa's historic centres. The same crews handle the longer-take action work that recent Peruvian features like Magallanes and the Asu Mare comedies have leaned on. Heavy-lift gimbals deliver smooth camera support across the Sacred Valley terraces, the Cordillera Blanca trails above Huaraz, and the dense Amazon canopy around Iquitos, Puerto Maldonado and the Manú reserves.

Specialty rigs include Russian Arm-equivalent stabilised cranes, Techno Cranes and Shotover-equivalent gyro-stabilised heads. We source these through the imported Brazilian and Chilean operator network when the brief demands extra skill. Our skilled Peruvian operators are trained on the global gimbal feature pipeline.

Altitude is the single biggest challenge on a Peruvian gimbal shoot. Cusco sits at 3,400 metres, and the Sacred Valley runs from 1,800 to 3,400 metres. Andean pass shoots routinely climb above 4,500 metres. At that height, battery life, lubricant viscosity and how fast the crew adjusts all shape the call sheet.

Our process starts with the shot list and the movement intent. Gimbal work is an edit decision, not a technology showcase. We work backward through balancing, lens choice and wireless follow-focus setup before the operator commits to the take. A SUNAT carnet records imported cinema-grade gimbal packages. IGV at 18% applies to local invoicing, and DAFO support is secured where the gimbal work supplies a qualifying feature or commercial.

SERNANP permits apply to Manú, Tambopata and Paracas work. INC pre-approval covers the tricky heritage-site interiors at the Larco Museum, Casa de la Literatura and the Cusco cathedral. Ministerio de Cultura sign-off runs alongside the DAFO crew booking. Wireless tracking and follow-focus integration link the gimbal operator into the wider DIT and director pipeline across the shoot.