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On-set motion control, VFX engineering, and turnkey integration for the most demanding productions.

Motion Control México operates across four complementary fronts: on-set production with a certified operator, in-camera VFX engineering, turnkey workshop and studio integration, and custom rigs for virtual production and stop motion setups. Every service draws on the General Lift International technology portfolio, of which we are the official distributor.

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Live Action MoCo

Motion control operation for high-end film and commercial production. The Genuflex MK III system carries professional cinema cameras with sub-millimeter repeatability and integrates with straight and curved tracks up to 42 ft. Certified operator included.

Sistema Stop-U-Matic Senior de General Lift instalado por Motion Control México en taller de stop motion
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Stop Motion and Table Top

Stop-U-Matic Senior and Junior rig operation for stop motion and table top production. The same technology used by Laika, Stoopid Buddy Studios, and Taller del Chucho. Dragonframe integration via the Kuper/Dragon interface. Certified operator or training for your team.

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On-set VFX engineering

Design of impossible shots that require exact movement repetition: double exposures, chroma key composites, live action plus animation integration, and actor-duplication scenes. We work alongside VFX supervisors and directors of photography.

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Turnkey integration

Full design, importation, installation, and calibration of stop motion workshops and production sets. Flagship case: Taller del Chucho, where Guillermo del Toro filmed Pinocchio, winner of the 2023 Oscar® for Best Animated Feature. Includes training for the client's technical team and ongoing support.

Stop Motion Rigging Solutions

We provide rigs of all scales and the technical mastery essential for high-end stop motion productions. Our track record includes key contributions to projects such as Pinocho (G. del Toro). We were responsible for the assembly of the "Taller del Chucho" studio, the facility where the 2023 Academy Award®-winning film Pinocchio was produced.

 

TWELVE WAYS MOTION CONTROL TRANSFORMS A SHOT

Real-world applications in film and advertising

Twelve verifiable examples of how motion control solves shots that would otherwise be impossible, dangerous, or unrepeatable. Each case, a real film.

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Scale motion control

Filming scenes at different scales simultaneously. The director sees both in real time and directs both.

The Hobbit · Gods of Egypt

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Same actor, doubled

One actor appears twice or more in the same scene. Each pass perfectly synchronized.

Nutty Professor with Eddie Murphy · Matrix Reloaded with Hugo Weaving

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Crowd duplication

A small group of extras multiplied across dozens of passes to fill the scene.

Apocalypto · Michael Jackson's This Is It · Battle of Waterloo

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Impossible choreography

Precise camera moves that synchronize lights and set elements in a single program.

Panic Room · Mitsubishi automotive commercials

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Hazardous scenes

Explosions, heights, crashes — filmed separately to composite the shot without putting the actor at risk.

Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise · Live Free or Die Hard

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Actor and background separated

The background was filmed on location and the actor added later using the tracking data of the original move.

Into the Wild

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Live action with miniatures

Matching camera moves between live action and scale miniatures. Still a vital filmmaking technique today.

The Lord of the Rings · Alien vs Predator · King Kong

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Transparent figures

Invisible characters, semi-transparent figures, or speed effects. Each pass builds the final composite.

Hollow Man · The Chronicles of Riddick

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Precision table top

Exact camera and product moves synchronized. The same shot repeated with small variations.

Food commercials where the product transforms on screen

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Mixed frame rates

Mixing 24, 48, or more fps within a single frame. The world slows down around the actor.

Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can · Green Day's American Idiot

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Scenes with animals

Animal and actor filmed in separate passes. Ideal when the animal is hard to coordinate or the actor prefers not to share the set.

Doctor Dolittle with Eddie Murphy · Gambit

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Music videos

Where directors seek a look never seen before. The impossible shot that stays in the viewer's memory.

Where motion control reveals its full creative potential

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Encodacam: Real-Time Virtual Production.

Our Encodacam service transforms your green screen or LED volume into a live virtual environment, allowing directors to view virtual assets and foreground elements in real time during the shoot. This facilitates immediate creative decision-making on set and significantly reduces uncertainty in the VFX pipeline.

The Perfect Shot for Your Brand.

High-speed, high-precision robotic captures, essential for beauty shots, pack shots and product cinematography

Ideal for automotive, food, or cosmetics commercials, where precise, repeatable camera moves are required for multi-version campaigns.

 

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+25

years of experience 

Motion Control México

operates under the international standards of General Lift, delivering the same cutting-edge systems, precision protocols, and certified technical support, fully adapted to the creative and production ecosystem of Latin America.

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