how we shot this olympic commercial (cinematography breakdown)

here's how we shot this trippy olympic rock climbing commercial. say hey on IG:   / masoncharles   talent:   / kyra_condie   director:   / iamnicknelson   dp:   / masoncharles   producer:   / chey.smith   gaffer:   / trentonmichael   1st ac:   / asheee_bee   robot arm:   / iandzilenski   stills:   / macklambertmedia   key grip:   / arielst_   swing g&e:   / ab.vsqz   swing g&e:   / p.movery   stylist:   / o_millss_   bts video:   / colby.cluff   pa:   / rauschkolb_media   copy writer:   / sarah.chase.foundation   editor:   / ryanscotthansen   color:   / edwardsdan   composer & sd:   / baileyjeffs   vfx:   / stockyardvfx   vfx supervisor:   / chasedeop   vfx artist:   / william_bachman   vfx artist:   / joesiahh   rentals:   / moonrock.camera   -- Let's connect on IG:   / masoncharles   For work Inquiries, email me at [email protected] - don't be a stranger! My color grading film emulation powergrade: https://www.shopmoment.com/products/m... Music licensed through MusicBed - sign up today: https://fm.pxf.io/masoncharles Check out FrameSet: https://frameset.app/stills?via=mason - My Gear (Amazon Links) My Camera: https://amzn.to/3REoCiq My Other Camera: https://amzn.to/4bgNdRe Affordable Sturdy Tripod: https://amzn.to/4ctCJyY My Monitor: https://amzn.to/3VFhzXY My Microphone: https://amzn.to/3VEF7MA My Favorite Doc Lens: https://amzn.to/3xkwtLn My ND Filter: https://amzn.to/4bfLKLk My Favorite Diffusion Filter: https://amzn.to/4bfLZWK Lav Mic: https://amzn.to/3XDxokM My Key Light: https://amzn.to/3XwKYGs Key Light soft box: https://amzn.to/45F6B9m My favorite stills camera: https://amzn.to/3XAgVNY Stills camera lens: https://amzn.to/45F7jU4 My Computer: https://amzn.to/3xGR7Fk SD Cards: https://amzn.to/3xj0Z8o These links are amazon affiliate links which allow me to earn a small commission at no extra cost to you! -- 0:00 - 0:22 intro 0:23 - 1:00 the commercial 1:01 - 1:14 pre production 1:15 - 1:40 the monolith 1:41 - 1:45 vfx creation 1:46 - 2:08 practical monolith 2:09 - 2:43 robot arm clone 2:44 - 2:58 macro textures 2:59 - 3:14 400fps ember 3:15 - 3:39 spotlight salt flats 3:40 - 4:03 spinal scars 4:04 - 4:26 drone light boulder 4:27 - 4:43 spotlight black void 4:44 - 5:15 silhouette vfx 5:16 - 5:56 creating a monolith 5:57 - 6:47 fog, boulder, dronelight 6:48 - 6:45 robot arm black void 6:46 - 7:15 crazy dolly shot 7:16 - 7:23 red void climbing 7:24 - 7:44 macro eye shots and 400fps falling 7:45 - 8:23 matching vfx plates 8:24 - 9:28 our amazing crew