Turbo 3E
Renault's Turbo 3E campaign turned the Circuito del Jarama into a night-time race between a drifting car and a wall of fire that did not yet exist.
For QUAD, director Lukas Tielke and cinematographer Ottar Gudnason, Andriu FPV scanned and rehearsed the circuit for the VFX choreography, flew within roughly two metres of the car and built a moving launch rig whose reversed shot became a signature transition.
The campaign was shot at night on the 3.85-kilometre Circuito del Jarama with limited visibility and a major virtual element: a wall or trail of fire that would later compete with the car in VFX. Every real camera move had to respect the position, scale and timing of something invisible on set, while the drone held within roughly two metres of the drifting car. The production also required repeatable high-speed lines around the circuit, despite fatigue and the reduced spatial awareness that comes with night operation.
We scouted the circuit extensively in daylight, scanned the track and its curves for 3D reconstruction, and rehearsed the invisible fire choreography before the night work began. We also designed a custom rig that allowed the FPV drone to launch from a moving car. Reversing the shot created the illusion that the drone flew toward the vehicle and landed on its window, a transition captured in just two takes that became one of the project's signature moments.
- Role
- FPV Drone Pilot / Aerial Cinematography
- Director
- Lukas Tielke
- Cinematography
- Ottar Gudnason
- Production
- QUAD
- Location
- Circuito del Jarama, Madrid, Spain
- Year
- 2022
- Camera
- RED Komodo X · DJI Zenmuse X9
- Lenses
- Laowa 15mm · Tokina 11–20mm · full Inspire 3 lens kit
