Valkyr

16/01/2024

A little older, a little wiser.
2023 managed to be nearly wall to wall. A warm thank you to all of our wonderful collaborators, clients, cast and crew last year and here's to a fresh 2024.

Not without its fair share of twists and turns, 2023 shaped up as a full vibrant year with a variety of work for us around the world. From a spec project in Portland, to 3 trips to Europe for hyper car launch and finally closing out the year with celebrity talent, we’re proud of the teamwork it to...

24/11/2023

New "Mini" adventures with Alex McCulloch

We put our 1992 Suzuki Carry Mini Kei truck to the test to see if it could four-wheel with the big boys on the Alpine Loop in the San Juan Mountains of Color...

11/10/2023

"Taste of Copenhagen" - The Bicycle Chef
https://youtu.be/iBpBUKqHcQM

Riding a fine line between artist and host, chef Morten Kryger Wulff explores the human condition through the lens of his unique gastronomic concept.

With meticulous preparation, local knowledge, and his mobile kitchen, Morten leads his very personal cooking tours up to 12 on a whirlwind ride through some of the most authentic parts of his beloved Copenhagen, one of the most idyllic cities in Scandinavia.

Sharing his love for food, the outdoors, and above all else, hosting, Morten has transformed his passion into a vibrant experience that anyone with a bike and an open mind can enjoy.

With hundreds of tours under his belt, he has found a way to truly "touch" the city, not only often visiting the harbors, meadows, and gardens around town, but also the historical and sociologically important parts that give the guests a true taste of Copenhagen.

Directed by Jeremy Heslup
DP Oli Watts
Produced by Bonnie Gallanter
© Valkyr 2023

Riding a fine line between artist and host, chef Morten Kryger Wulff explores the human condition through the lens of his unique gastronomic concept. With me...

27/09/2023

🏔️ Frames from “Force of Nature” - Polestar 2
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17/08/2023

🎨 Truly amazing work by the team at bringing our vision for “Thrill of the Hunt” to life for the launch of the hypercar. With a goal of making the car look and feel as realistic as possible in mind, Creative Director and lead animator really outdid himself on this one. Fantastic work to him and for all the heavy lifting handling our plates from Norway, the CAD files from Zenvo and working tirelessly to match the original boards to bring these worlds to life. Also must thank at who wonderfully brought all of these various scenes into the same space. I’m already looking forward to working with all these talented folks again.

Director Jeremy Heslup
Production Company: Valkyr
Executive Producer Bonnie Gallanter & Drew Miller

VFX Impossible Objects
Creative Director & Lead Animator Brian Tang 
Animator and Compositor Kai Patterson 
Founder and Creative Director Joe Sill .sill
Founder & Executive Producer Jerad Anderson 
Executive Producer Sarah James 
Senior Post Coordinator Kim Bifulco

Color
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Colorist

16/08/2023

Very proud to share this one, hot off the press.

Congrats to the Zenvo team and especially Jens Sverdrup for making it all possible.

Introducing the all-new Zenvo Aurora.Sculpted at our factory in Præstø, using our design principle of negative space, inspired by iconic Danish design. Power...

29/06/2023

🏁 Hard to believe it’s been 9 years since I met Erik () during the Carrera in Mexico. This led to a Stratos film a couple years later, which was a fantastic experience. During peak pandemic however I got wind that Erik had purchased his LeMans GT-1 back from Nissan and had begun to restore it. As my first car was a 300zx, I was immediately interested in making something happen when it was finished. Last month we landed in Italy to film this meticulously restored piece of history that has now been registered for road use. With generous access to a proving ground we took advantage of the support we could to do this magnificent story justice. Very proud of what we accomplished with very little and fantastic work by for making it look outstanding, especially in the garage setup and sorting out car to car. Lovely as well to see what the FX3 and anamorphic adapter can achieve in an environment like this. Check out the 60 shared yesterday or full the full story 👉🏼 follow the link in bio. Thanks to Erik for trusting us with this and to everyone involved who made it possible to bring to life.
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Restoration .andrea
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08/02/2023

Behind the wheel of an “all-powerful stagecoach,” a gunslinger rescues a besieged frontier town from a villainous gang, led by a nefarious man in black.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Behind the wheel of an “all-powerful stagecoach,” a gunslinger rescues a besieged frontier town from a villainous gang, led by a nefarious man in black. Writ...

02/01/2023

🎥 ACam, BCam. But who is who?

14/12/2022

🕶️ I love having a walk around camera that can pack a punch at a moment's notice. It's no replacement for a cinema camera but can be a great insert/backup if the situations arises. Also it tends to get less in the way of a fluid story when dipping in and out of the documentary realm. The FX3 fills that void left by the innovative Canon 1DC and 1Dx Mkii I spent so many years with. The Sony may not have built in ND filters, but it may be one of the very few places that it’s lacking. The Clip In filters fill this gap in a way that I’m not sure any other solution could.
I used to rely on variable ND’s (Heliopan, Tiffen), but among other drawbacks, they are required for each lens size to work quickly and often distort at their extremes. To combat this, 4x5.65 filters in a Matte box are a great option. When you are trying to keep things light though, they are a bit cumbersome in the bag.
These Kolari Clip in filters appear to be the solve. A very cool innovation that puts the magnetic filter between the sensor and the lens, allowing you to use whatever lens you like. I prefer the 1/4 Mist which also has 2 companion filters that give a 3 STOP ND and 6 STOP ND combination respectively. The initial impression is a very clean imagine with a creamy glaze, and no-where near as “foggy” as the variables have been in.
I highly recommend these wonderful little guys and am looking forward to further putting them through their paces.
Example photos included are 1st with and 2nd without. As well as the pile of filters they are replacing- making the camera bag that much lighter!

03/09/2022

https://youtu.be/XO2qixuQ64s Rolls-Royce North America

Behind the wheel of an “all-powerful stagecoach,” a dead shot gunslinger teams up with a brave saloon girl to rescue a besieged frontier town from the grips ...

30/05/2022

🏔 Seeing an idea like this jump off the page and into real life was something to remember, but watching nail the beats, the look, and the character arc as the lead of a full-blown western with flying colors was truly something special. Proud of your work and thankful to share this project with you!
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29/05/2022

🛋 That's a wrap on Montana. 30 cast, 30 crew, 6 horses, 4 shoot days, 1 magnificent western film set and a very large "lampshade" in the script to top it all off. What a blast - going to take a while to come down from this one!
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28/05/2022

🤠 An unforgettable week on a dream project years in the making. The only thing better than our coast-to-coast cast and crew was the incredible welcome from everyone local contributing to the project in Montana. Thanks so much for hosting us in your beautiful state and can't wait to share with everyone what we've made. Feeling very blessed.
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05/04/2022

🇦🇪 Dubai at night. 3 of 3 for
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24/03/2022

🇦🇪 "Like Minds" 765LT feat for
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08/03/2022

🏕 House in the hills day 3/3 for Ferrari

07/03/2022

🏕 Alpine runner day 2/3 for Ferrari

04/03/2022

🏜 Desert runner day 1/3 with for Ferrari

10/01/2022

👨🏼‍🎨 draws, we listen. "License to Thrill" IS500 Brand film.
Directed by Jeremy Heslup
Production Company: Valkyr 
Produced by Bonnie Gallanter 
Producer/AD Ethan Galvin 
Producer Francisco Mendoza 
Director of Photography Joe Victorine 
A Camera Steadicam Brian Sergot 
B Camera Brendan Banks 
A Cam 1st AC Owen Patry 
A Cam 2nd AC William Hayes 
B Cam 1st AC Cole Koehler 
B Cam 2nd AC Yonathan Wezeli 
Action Cam OP/ Precision Driver Gianni Cabiglio 
Aerial/FPV Saunders Staley - Flying Robot 
Aerial/FPV Chet Jones - Flying Robot
Motocrane John Hebrank - Reel Bros .media
VTR - Reel Bros 
DIT Sam Petrov .lol
Location Sound Joshua Morrison .morrison_
A2 Christopher Mas .a.mas
Gaffer Ryan Breitenbach 
Key Grip Alexander Miller
Best Electric Kurt Meyers 
Electric Driver Bruce Truit
Electric 2nd Grip Dale Cooke
3rd Grip Chris Carson
HMU .co
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Camera Rentals 
Color 
Colonist

06/01/2022

🎬 Lexus "License to Thrill" Director’s Cut
It’s said that a film is written 3 times. Once with the script, once when it’s shot and once in the edit. With the amount of heavy lifting that our incredible cast and crew delivered across the whole project, it felt only right to do a director’s cut that more accurately reflected that effort.
Up against 120 degree Arizona weather in July, only to be hit with a downpour, we were already pushing the limits of what we could do for this project. 10 camera packages, 17 talent, 35 crew from AZ, NY and LA plus the track personal, Black Arm, Motocrane, FPV, we did it all.
There’s showing up for work and then there’s going above and beyond and hopefully this version, free of footage from other projects, encapsulates all this extra effort. I’m immensely grateful for to the cast and crew, even I’m still amazed it went so smooth!

26/11/2021

🇦🇪 Channeling our inner spice for

24/11/2021

🐪 The first of 3 to come from a very sandy week in the UAE for

29/09/2021

🕴🏼🏆 The Autovision 2021 awards may not have taken place in person in Munich this year but thrilled that despite that and the fact that Mr. E was a spec, it still won the Gold Otto Trophy for commercials over 60 seconds! Really amazing to receive a statue in the mail and just makes the whole Mr. E project that much more special! So much gratitude for everyone who helped make a spec of this size possible.
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1st AC: .tursi
1st AC: Jesse Nelson
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Key Grip: Connor Vickers
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Jib: Scott Carrithers
Jib Assist: Steve Winslow
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Cast:
Mr. E -
Sponsor/Engineer -
Soccer Mom -
Vaudeville Girl - Laken Pangle
Vaudeville Audience - Jessica and Christopher Smith-Rolph
Vaudeville Audience - Lindsay Leigh Lewis
Coach -
CC Runner Fainted -
CC Runner # 2 - .obiako
CC Runner # 3 - Aiden Palmer Hunt
Slots Teenager # 1 -
Slots Teenager #2 -
Diner Truck Driver - .c.wolf
Pool Mom -
Pool Girl - Siena Mary Munafo
Pool Mom # 2 - Lizabeth Cruz
Pool Son - Zachary Michael Cruz
Therapy Leader -
Therapy Cryer -
Therapy Member # 1 -
Therapy Member # 2 - Melissa Henderson
Runner -
Runner Friend -

Special Thanks:


Fun Ton Grip
Film LA
Company3

*“Mr. E” is a speculative ad and is not affiliated with Porsche AG, PCNA, or any of its subsidiaries.

Filmed on Cooke Anamorphic SF Primes in Los Angeles, December 2020.