The Doka Camera Car is a highly versatile, purpose built camera car, designed to perform in today's budget-conscience and environmentally aware industry. Perfect for the narrow UK roads and tight streets of central London. The daily rental includes everything and more that you would expect from a camera tracking vehicle.
Custom built camera tracking vehicle designed and built with manufacturer approved coach builders, completely uprated running gear, uprated racing spec brake setup, REVO Stage 2 remap and the list goes on…
4k 12G HD/SDI Playback/video village system with 12"HD/SDI & 7"HD/SDI monitors
240v sine wave mains
Integrated wireless talkback system
Comprehensive harness kit for those on the outside of the vehicle
Climate controlled comfort behind privacy glass for those inside the vehicle
Cameras can be mounted anywhere on the vehicle utilising the speed rail or via the removable and variable platform system which can be fitted to the front, side or rear of the vehicle. From this "rolling studio" can then be mounted a mirriad of equipment from vibration isolators, gimbals, cranes to stabilised and non-stabilised remote heads.
From decades of experience this, the third generation of vehicle, has evolved to be the ultimate in its class and has been endorsed by the Metropolitan Police Film Unit - approval letter - and vetted by a multitude of safety groups including 1st OPTION Safety Group, for whom we are an approved supplier of camera tracking vehicles, and MSS Safety. This is a highly customised vehicle which is now a long way from the original vehicle it started life as. The Doka Camera Car undergoes constant investment and improvements as technology opens the door for even better equipment, techniques and setups. The vehicle is serviced beyond the original manufacturers recommendation to ensure it is in the best of health for your shoot.
Doka Camera Car Tracking Vehicle - Basic package
The Doka Camera Car is supplied with the bare bones to ensure your camera crew have just what they need to begin filming in a competent and safe manner. Whether its a modest crew with a single camera or a slightly more involved setup, this package is affordable on even the tightest of budgets
NB *this vehicle is road legal. It was designed and certified for public road tracking as a vehicle “built for purpose” by manufacturer approved coach builders and conforms to VOSA requirements and the Met Police Filming Guidelines, as opposed to filming out of a crew members car! This ‘basic package’ mode can be used on private land and on the Public Highway where we are not required to have a Police Escort.
Doka Camera Car Tracking Vehicle - Basic package with a budget stabilized system
Its not always possible for a productions budget to extend to the luxury of a high end 5 axis fully stabilised head so we have a few budget friendly workarounds which include using Steadicam Arms/Rigs, Lightweight stabilised gimbals like the Freefly Movi / DJi Ronin / BeSteady, and horizontal vibration isolators. These setups can prove extremely effective and yield perfectly smooth footage for the right shoots.
NB *this vehicle is road legal. It was designed and certified for public road tracking as a vehicle “built for purpose” by manufacturer approved coach builders and conforms to VOSA requirements and the Met Police Filming Guidelines, as opposed to filming out of a crew members car! This package with a front platform, can be used on private land and on the Public Highway with a Police Escort or road closure in place.
Doka Camera Car Tracking Vehicle - Basic package with a fully stabilised Flighthead Mini3 and Black-Tek Motorised Tower
The fantastic combination of the Black-Tek motorised tower and the Filmotechnic Flighthead Mini3 enables us to get shots like no other piece of equipment can offer. We are able to achieve shots with a very different look to those achieved hard mounting to the vehicle or from a crane arm. This compact and lightweight package can be mounted front/rear or even side of the vehicle if necessary.
NB *this vehicle is road legal. It was designed and certified for public road tracking as a vehicle “built for purpose” by manufacturer approved coach builders and conforms to VOSA requirements and the Met Police Filming Guidelines, as opposed to filming out of a crew members car! This ‘Motorised Tower Package’, can be used on private land and on the Public Highway without a Police Escort or road closure in place. If the tower is mounted on the front of the vehicle however, as in some of the photographs below, we are can only operate on closed roads or with a Police Escort.
Doka Camera Car Tracking Vehicle - Basic package with a budget jib arm and 3axis hot-head
This simple setup is capable of yielding extremely dynamic results on a respectable budget. One of the most popular requests, the swooping shots of a Jib arm twinned with the tracking vehicles' agility can prove extremely effective in the right environment.
NB *this vehicle is road legal. It was designed and certified for public road tracking as a vehicle “built for purpose” by manufacturer approved coach builders and conforms to VOSA requirements and the Met Police Filming Guidelines, as opposed to filming out of a crew members car! This package with a budget jib arm, can be used on private land and on the Public Highway with a Police Escort or road closure in place.
Doka Camera Car Tracking Vehicle - Basic package with a fully stabilised remote head on a lightweight crane arm
The FlightHead Mini3 is a state of the art stabilised head from Filmotechnic capable of taking a multitude of camera and lens configurations. The FlightHead Mini3 can be mounted directly to the vehicle, to the Black-Tek motorised Tower (see above) or onto a lightweight crane arm facing the rear or the front of the Doka Camera Car. With the right crew at the controls, this setup can achieve some truly stunning footage.
NB *this vehicle is road legal. It was designed and certified for public road tracking as a vehicle “built for purpose” by manufacturer approved coach builders and conforms to VOSA requirements and the Met Police Filming Guidelines, as opposed to filming out of a crew members car! This package with a jib arm and stabilised remote head can be used on private land and on the Public Highway with a Police Escort or road closure in place.
