VW Gran Lavida

VW 'Lavida' from Ben Ruffell on Vimeo.

'Small, but powerful'



Filmed over two days. I used a Russian Arm for the tracking shots.



The concert scene was fun to light, and I shot it with a GF-8 crane and a flight head.



I ran two sets in the studio, pre-lighting the rev counter shot, while I was shooting the bathroom scene.



The wake boarding was filmed with a flight head… on a very small boat.



I used a Phantom Flex 4K for the slow motion water shots.



It was another great shoot with Director Jem Chen.

The River One

The River One from Ben Ruffell on Vimeo.

This project was filmed to promote the new apartment building "The River One" designed by Richard Rogers from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.



I shot on Arri Alexa Mini's with Master Primes, and made extensive use of the Freefly MoVI Pro.



Directed by Jem Chen, we shot over two days.



I filmed the time lapses using my Fuji T2, a Canon 5D, and also some were shot on the Alexa Mini.



We had access to a Ferrari for one of the scenes.



I worked in closely with Shannon, my drone operator.



It was a really fun shoot, with a great crew!