Legendary champion Georges St-Pierre is making a surprise return to the octagon to challenge current UFC Middleweight title holder Michael Bisping in what promises to be an explosive event and we got the opportunity to shoot the official commercial. For this shoot, the two fighters were each given their own custom set uniquely suited to their famous personas. For the no-nonsense, tough guy Bisping, the setting was a rough, unglamorous training gym. This was created in an empty warehouse location in Los Angeles. The Art Department did a fantastic job dressing the space with training equipment, hanging heavy bags, etc. The lighting design for this space included stark shadows and dramatic shafts of light. This was achieved by placing several high powered HMI lights outside, shining though the windows.
For the almost mythical figure known as GSP, the setting was literally a superhero gym. We were able to utilize the same specialty space used for Batman’s batcave in ‘The Dark Knight’. Director of Photography Jonathan Belinski and Gaffer Chris Andrus used all RGB and DMX controlled lighting throughout the space and created a “mega key” with 5 Arri Skypanels, and some specialty diffusion. The result is a bright, clean, futuristic space that is in complete contrast with the Bisping space. Shot entirely in 6K with 2 Red Dragon cameras outfitted with Leica Summicron-C Prime lenses, the cinematic spot made it’s television debut just before Saturday night’s huge Mayweather – McGregor fight. The stage is set.
Director of Photography: Jonathan Belinski Director: Adam Condal Producer: Eric Mazer Gaffer: Chris Andrus Colorist: Bryan Smaller Prod Design: Laurent Turlure 1st AC: Joel Swanner Audio: Brian Lahiere
