It's finally September and The Intern is in theaters now!  We are so proud to be a part of this gem of a film.  Directed by Nancy Meyers and staring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, The Intern is a sweet, funny, and insightful film that everyone should see.  Truly fantastic.  We knew we had a role to play in a few scenes, but I was pleasantly surprised to see how much of a story point the driving scenes were.  It's truly gratifying to see so much screen time devoted to our little process.

New York City is a critical character in the film, so it was appropriate that we got to screen the film in East Village while in the city shooting for another major theatrical comedy starring Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Gardner.

You've spoken and now we can respond.  We've received many requests for "Middle Eastern" footage over the years and we can finally answer the need.  We've just completed an extensive shoot capturing scenes from all corners of Morocco, from urban to rural, desert to coastal.  With over 20 terabytes of new 4k plate footage, it will take us a little while to get it online but we are so excited by what we've captured we couldn't wait to let you in on what's coming.  Stay tuned in the coming weeks for our latest addition, Morocco!

If you're ever in Morocco, experience the culture by staying in a Riad or a Kasbah. A Riad is a guest house in a classic city house and a Kasbah is a castle or an estate. Each can be found for a reasonable fee each night and almost always come with a traditional Moroccan breakfast and likely a dinner. Follow this link for info on Riads, Kasbahs and traditional hotels in Marrakech. 

http://www.booking.com/region/ma/marrakech-tensift-haouz.en.html?aid=852178

In addition to our Big Bear footage, we now have extensive coverage of Palm Springs and the surrounding area available in 1080 and 4k*.

Big Bear, CA - Day

Big Bear, CA - Night

Palm Springs, CA

*Any footage with an ID Number that starts with PL4 is available in 4k and 1080.

With the inclusion of our new plates from Big Bear, CA we have officially started adding 4k clip sets to the library.   We can deliver them as 1080 just like the rest of the library and now you can also get them in all their high res glory.  Any file with the ID Number starting in PL4 is available in 4k.  They are special order for now, so if you would like to partake, please email us.

When our good friends at Master Key VFX needed to match some very specific lighting for the series finale of Justified on FX, it was a great pleasure to have exactly the right look already in the library.  We love shooting new footage for our clients but there is a rare satisfaction when the perfect background is ready and waiting.

We are sad to see Justified come to its conclusion but we are pleased to be a part of its final episode.

CBS's long standing hit, The Good Wife has been a big fan of shooting green screen driving sequences and this episode shows it.  With three major scenes happening in the car, Driving Plates plays a substantial role in the story.  By integrating first unit capture and our stock footage, the show is able to bring Chicago to life.

A key moment at the end of Madame Secretary's 3 episode event featured our Paris driving footage.  A key component to the service we offer is the ability for filmmakers to take their characters to locations where they couldn't otherwise afford.  Our goal is to allow writers the freedom to set the scene anywhere the story requires, without worrying about the budgetary or logistical challenges.  

When Paris is as easy as New York or Burbank, better stories can be told.  We are very pleased that Madame Secretary was able to fulfill the needs of their story with our help.  It's an added bonus for us that they used some of the very first clip we shot after building the first version of our multi-camera rig.

With this spirit in mind we have started a new round of international stock footage shooting in locations from New Zealand, Morocco, Spain and many others.

This weeks episode of The Mindy Project (Season 3, Episode 21: "Best Man") features a quick but very effective scene featuring some of our New York work in the lead up to conclusion of the season finale.  We love when our clients find new ways to integrate our stock footageg allowing for ever increasing realism.  This scene called for rain and the results are fantastic!

You can view the full episode on Fox's website.

“I appreciate the quick turn around most of all.
Time is always of the essence and David came through for us when we needed it the most!!”

— Tom Bryant, Warner Brother's Pictures

Today marks an important day for DrivingPlates.com, we are expanding onto the big screen! Our work been chosen by Warner Brother's Pictures for use in "The Intern" starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, directed by Nancy Meyers.  Look for the film to hit theaters on October 1st.

We are very happy to help keep Battle Creek firmly planted in Battle Creek, Michigan that is.  A few months ago, we packed up the rig and shot an extensive library of the titular town and from what we've seen of the first few episodes, the footage is being put to good use.  If you look closely, you might even see some of our work in the opening montage.  We are looking forward to seeing how the show unfolds.  You can see full episodes on CBS's website.  Enjoy!

We've gotten attached to that little catch phrase around here.  So in the spirit of "More is More" we are happy to add to our library from the following cities to our ever expanding catalog...

Salton Sea, CA 

Portland, OR

Vancouver, BC Canada

Mt. Fuji, Japan - Day

Mt. Fuji, Japan - Night

Tokyo, Japan - Day

Tokyo, Japan - Night

We are thrilled to be a major part of the more than 3 minute chase scene at the heart of Episode 11 of Scorpion.  The fine artists at FuseFX were able to seamlessly blend the footage we shot specifically for the sequence with the wall to wall action shot by the first unit team.

We have contributed to many of the episodes of Scorpion and we're excited to see it finding an audience.  The episode can be viewed on CBS's website.

We are happy to share some of our newest additions to the Library.  We are shooting constantly and love bringing you new locations.  Today we have added these new clip sets to the library, ENJOY!

Savannah, GA

Jacksonville, FL

Central, FL

St. Louis, MO

Be sure to check out Brooklyn Nine Nine tonight at 8:30/7:30c on FOX and keep your eyes pealed for some lovely autumn environments.  Kudos to the VFX team for taking our Charlotte, NC summer driving footage and magically giving them the warm autumn feel needed for the show.

The full episode is now available online, ENJOY!

It's been an exciting month for us!  Vince Gilligan's new show Battle Creek just had us out to shoot an exciting car chase sequence for an upcoming episode.  We turned over the driving duties to the shows talented precision drive team to the smell of burned rubber and squealing tires.  We can't wait to see the adrenaline filled result.

This specialty stunt day adds to the library of driving footage we shot for the show earlier in the year.  We shot on location in Battle Creek, Michigan and captured almost 45 hours of magic making Battle Creek the largest show specific library in our history.

After months of toil, we are finally able to announce the future of DrivingPlates.com... INSTANT DOWNLOAD!  Starting today you can purchase a select group of over 200 driving clips directly from the site and receive your files immediately!  Simply click the INSTANT DOWNLOAD link in the top menu and explore the offerings.

As always, the complete Driving Plates Library is available for preview under the LIBRARY link.  Please contact us if you would like to order a set from the library.

We will be adding new clips to the INSTANT DOWNLOAD section often and plan to eventually have the entire Driving Plates library (over 1000 clips and growing) available for immediate delivery.

We were happy to offer our services for the 3rd episode of Scorpion on CBS  Our team integrated with first unit to provide some exciting footage for the episodes climactic crash sequence.  Seeing Robert Patrick do the "Terminator Run" after a take was a highlight of the day.  Look for the episode to air in early October.

UPDATE:

The episode is now available on CBS's website, our contribution kicks in around the 32 minute mark.  Enjoy!