Specialty Camera Rigs

Here is how this works in practice. We source specialty camera rigs from the operators and rental houses concentrated around Warsaw and Łódź — the historic heart of Polish cinema — where the pro sector has grown since the Polish Film Institute introduced its 30% PISF cash rebates in 2019. Our team matches the rig to the shot: Russian and pursuit arms and chase-car setups for driving sequences, cable cam and wire cam systems for aerial coverage over distance, and motion-control heads and Bolt-style arms for precise, repeatable moves on VFX and product work.

Here is the short of it. Our grip and rigging team can also design custom mounting options — POV mounts, crash housings — for shots standard gear cannot achieve. Because hire from Polish vendors counts as qualifying spend toward the 30% rebates, sourcing rigs locally keeps the budget efficient. For pro rigs not held in-country, gear moves freely by road from operators in Germany and the Czech Republic, since Poland sits inside the EU single market and Schengen with no carnet needed for intra-EU transport.

Here is the breakdown. Specialty rig work demands careful safety planning. Our team conducts thorough risk assessments and works to Polish safety rules on each car-mounted and rigged shot, with skilled operators and technicians handling the gear. Poland's varied locations — the today's skyline and reconstructed Old Town of Warsaw, the preserved historic streets of Kraków, the industrial build style of Łódź and open roads toward the Tatra Mountains — give strong settings for dynamic driving and arm work, and we set up road closures and parking with Polish local authorities.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. The temperate continental climate shapes scheduling: cold, snowy winters demand careful handling of hydraulic arm systems whose fluids stiffen at low temperatures and attention to road ice on chase work, while warm summers ease those constraints. Productions arriving from outside the EU clear imported specialty rigs on ATA Carnets through the National Revenue Administration (Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa), with Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) as the main air-cargo gateway. Billing is in Polish złoty (PLN) with 23% VAT.