For the world premiere of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class on 2 September 2020, schwäble + wolf produced the trailer “The new S-Class: world premiere”. JRJR was part of the team – including the aerial camera.

Project details

• Client: Mercedes-Benz
• Production: schwäble + wolf
• Location: Frankfurt am Main (Messe Frankfurt), Wetzlar and the Black Forest, Germany
• Shoot date: July 2020
• Deliverables: World premiere trailer
• Aerial camera: DJI Inspire 2 with Zenmuse X7, 4K – pilot and camera Jochen Riehm
• JRJR on set: Jan Radt and Jochen Riehm with our car prep and precision driver network

The shoot

The S-Class stands for comfort, technology and elegance, so the images had to be calm: long, flowing camera moves that give the car room instead of hectic cuts.

As with every premiere, confidentiality applied until release. Locations, framing and data handover were agreed with the client.

How JRJR supports automotive productions

JRJR was founded by Jan Radt and Jochen Riehm. On productions like this, we bring the two of us and our network around the car:

• Direction and camera
• Car-to-car filming – on schwäble + wolf productions often alongside a Filmotechnic U-Crane
• Precision drivers who hit marks and speeds take after take
• Car prep that keeps every car camera-ready
• Drone and FPV for aerial and close dynamic shots

More on the aerial side of this shoot: project page at VR-Copter · All projects: automotive projects

Book JRJR for your production

Tell us shoot date, location, cars and the shots you need – we come back with crew, setup and a quote. Phone +49 151 22840959 · hi@jrjr.film