Crew In A Box arrives fully assembled at your talent’s doorstep inside a cubic, 2 foot wide, rock-solid,

military-grade case, which has been completely disinfected. After determining the best location for set

up, using location photos or a videoconference, talent simply:

Opens the 3-foot-wide LED cinema light

Repositions the shotgun microphone to the front of the case and clips on the optional lavalier

Plugs the unit in, and

Powers it on…

Crew In A Box automatically connects over the Internet to a highly skilled, award-winning team of

filmmakers, allowing talent to focus on what they do best. The Internet connection is achieved without

talent needing to connect the unit to their home WiFi network, eliminating any security concerns. And

once connected, we control every setting for each component of the system remotely.

The integrated camera is a 6k Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, which shoots 12-bit RAW files with

cinema-quality depth of field and 13 stops of dynamic range. The image rivals that of any camera

available today. As the client, you view the direct output from camera, and can see all adjustments

made by our DP remotely, some of which include focus, iris, ISO, shutter speed, and audio levels. We

can also do a live rough color grade for monitoring, but we record RAW to preserve your color options in

post. The default lens is a 35mm Canon prime, but if your job requires something different, we can

swap it out. Slow motion is available up to 120 frames per second, and the 6k resolution of the camera

allows you to effectively shoot multiple frame sizes in just one take. The system also enables immediate

playback of takes at any time.

Crew In A Box’s 200 watt LED cinema light is divided into 3 panels, each of which can be controlled

separately, including full range dimming and a wide range of color temperature shifts. By remotely

adjusting these settings, we are able to provide various looks for your talent.

On a typical Crew In A Box job, a small crew, including all agency people and clients, join a

videoconference. All participants can view the direct feed from the camera. Like any on-set shoot,

clients can give live feedback to the director on performance or any other aspect of the production, in a

private chatroom, or by phone.

At first, the director appears on the integrated beamsplitter acrylic, which the camera is shooting

through, to talk the talent through the shoot. Then, depending upon the type of job, the beamsplitter

can be used for various purposes, including:

1) As a teleprompter for direct-to-camera addresses, or

2) As an Interrotron, which displays live video of a director, interviewer, or other on-camera talent,

so your talent can simultaneously look into their eyes while also looking directly into the camera. The

Interrotron function can be expanded to display the live video of multiple participants of a roundtable

discussion as well.

Crew in a Box also has an integrated 2nd monitor, which can easily be removed from the side of the unit

and placed on a desk to create an off-camera eyeline for talent. It can display the image of a director or

other talent, or act as a teleprompter as well.

Talent can also see themselves on the beamsplitter acrylic or the 2nd monitor if they like, which comes

in handy if they have a hair and makeup person with them.

Livestreaming options are available, but the full power of the camera is utilized when recording high-

resolution video inside the box. We can send that footage to you right after the shoot by initiating a

remote transfer, ship you a hard drive, or, you can have Wavemaker Creative handle all post production.

Since the camera image is so good, if you prefer a setting other than the talent’s home, one amazing

thing we can do is fully replace the background without the need of greenscreen.