Motion Control Cinematography — Dolores , Redmond, WA

KIRA 2 — 6-Axis Cinema Robot • Seattle, WA

There's one cinema robot in Washington state.
This is her.

Our motion control robot, Dolores, adds a hyperreal quality to camera movements. She can run repeatable, complex camera moves at up to 13 feet per second while maintaining perfect focus and framing. It's a beautiful thing.

Dolores can be used in our Redmond studio or she's travel-ready for on-location projects. Two robot operators will help you achieve the incredible results you're looking for. For very large moves, you have the option to add up to 20' of track, expanding Dolores total reach beyond 25'.

KIRA 2 "Dolores" — 6-axis cinema robot
Dolores

Meet Dolores

Hello, beautiful.

Axes

6

Radial Reach

6ft

Repeatability

±0.05mm

Awesomeness

High

What It Makes Possible

Multi-Pass

Match cut made easy

Repetition isn't always bad. Especially when you need to repeat a camera move multiple times for different takes, products, talent, or backgrounds.

Foolproof Focus

Au revoir, human error

We're human; we all make mistakes. But Dolores doesn't. Wide shot or close-up, fast or slow—Dolores will pull focus to where you need it and keep things tack-sharp throughout the move.

Target Tracking

Locked on target

No matter where the camera moves, target tracking ensures it is always looking where you want. Set multiple targets in a shot and transition between them with ease.

Profound Precision

Dial up the details

Punch into extreme close-ups and explore fine details like never before. Fine tune every aspect of your shot with surgical precision.

Complex Choreography

Your imagination is the limit

More dexterity than a yogi and longer reach than Yao Ming. Achieve incredibly complex camera moves never before possible.

Superb Speed

Enhanced super slow motion

Move around people, products, or scenes at up to 13 feet per second. Achieve amazing parallax with background and foreground elements. Works wonders in slow motion… and real time.

Dependable Data

Position, Speed, Roll, Yaw, Yadda-Yadda

Export camera data for your VFX team, reducing time spent on tedious 3D camera position and alignment. With Dolores, the work is already done—giving you more time to work on the rest of the shot.

Inspiring Illumination

The Power of Hyperion

Control more than just a camera. Add dramatic lighting shifts to scenes or product shots and create dynamic results.

How It Works

The Process

01

Brief

Share your idea. We'll help you develop a streamlined strategy for execution.

02

Program

Our team pre-programs any extremely complicated moves before the shoot or builds them in real time during the shoot.

03

Execute

We run it once or run it back again. Multiple passes, identical every time.

04

Deliver

Motion data files are available to handoff after the shoot, should your VFX team need them.

FAQ

Motion control uses a robotic camera arm to execute pre-programmed camera moves with exact repeatability — the same move, frame-perfect, every take. That unlocks shots that are impossible handheld or on a dolly: seamless VFX plates, multi-pass composites, high-speed product moves, and complex choreography between camera and subject.

KIRA 2 — a 6-axis cinema robot with sub-millimeter repeatability. We call her Dolores. She is operated by our in-house team, the only dedicated motion control team in Washington state.

Yes. Dolores is travel-ready and can add up to 20 feet of track on location for larger moves. We regularly run motion control on location across the Seattle area and beyond.

Product commercials, VFX-heavy spots that need identical multi-pass plates, tabletop and food work, and any shot where precision and repeatability are the difference between an effect working or falling apart.

Motion control is available for production hire and day rentals from our Redmond, WA studio. Every shot is different, so share the brief and we will tell you exactly what is possible and what it will cost — usually within a day.

Have a shot in mind? [email protected] or call (206) 717-5455

Ready to move?

Available for production hire and day rentals. Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond, WA.