Went out to Atlanta Motor Speedway in May to hang out with my friends – the Drift Mechaniks and Team Rowdy as they celebrated their 10 year anniversary. Utilized the RED Epic, DJI s1000 with 5D M3 gimbal, and the Panasonic GH4 to capture 4k video in car and on-car.
Category Archives: Will Roegge Director’s Work
The Porsche from the Winter of 53 – Director’s Cut
Jeff Zwart loves to race and drive Porsche automobiles. We had been plotting for all of the winter of 2013-2014 to do this film and the original version that I imagined was something like this video. However with the success of the Porsche Gmund video we did for Porsche Panorama magazine and Porsche YouTube –Continue reading “The Porsche from the Winter of 53 – Director’s Cut”
Updated Camera Car Reel
Over the past few years I’ve been fortunate to log some serious days behind the control desk in a camera car! It takes a team of people to make those smooth car to car commercials happen – precision drivers, camera operators, stabilized camera head technicians, and crane operators – to get a camera to runContinue reading “Updated Camera Car Reel”
Tanner Foust – VW GRC Super Beetle
From Storyboard to Screen – with Tanner Foust’s new GRC machine. Back in June 2014, I was approached by Tanner Foust and his team to create a short promotional video with his new Volkwwagen Beetle GRC rally car. The window to shoot the car would be tight – Andretti racing had just finished building theContinue reading “Tanner Foust – VW GRC Super Beetle”
Keep Drifting Fun – Final Bout
Spent the last weekend in August in Shawano, Wisconsin filming the two day drift event – Final Bout. It was an awesome gathering of the most stylish drift teams in North America. With teams traveling from places as far west as California, as far east as Massachusetts, and as far north as Alberta, Canada.
A New Mountain to Climb – BBI Autosport at Pikes Peak
This year we produced two pieces at the PPIHC. The second and longer documentary video follows BBI Autosport as they prepare Jeff Zwart’s 997 GT3 Cup Turbo – Hill Climb Special for the 2014 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. BBI Autosport is based in Huntington Beach, California they specialize in Porsche and exotic car performanceContinue reading “A New Mountain to Climb – BBI Autosport at Pikes Peak”
Made Man – EATS! BBQ Tour
Director of Photography – EATS! BBQ Tour While cars and racing action usually make up most of my year’s work – I took on a fun project traveling to 6 of the nation’s best BBQ joints with a production called Eats! The show focuses on a variety of restaurants and their back stories. For theseContinue reading “Made Man – EATS! BBQ Tour”
Jeff Zwart – Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2014
2014 marks my fifth year covering the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and the fourth film I’ve done with Jeff Zwart. With the road being fully paved for the past 3 years now – I really wanted to emphasize speed in this year’s film. In 2013 we shot the film with a combination of camerasContinue reading “Jeff Zwart – Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2014”
The Porsche from the Winter of 53
Commercial Director/Racer Jeff Zwart and I exchange photos our cars being pushed to the limit. Whether its drifting or Jeff rallying – its a fun exchange. When Jeff sent me a video of his Porsche 356 Pre-A sliding through the snow in Colorado – I knew we had to make a film about it. ItContinue reading “The Porsche from the Winter of 53”
From Storyboard to Final Frame
Compare my storyboard frames on the left with their finished video frames on the right – taken from my short film: The Porsche from the Winter of 53. Frame direction has been changed on some to accommodate the real locations and available conditions when I arrived in Colorado to shoot. Also worth noting the BarnContinue reading “From Storyboard to Final Frame”