Flankers in the City: Break the internet

Flankers in the city:

break the internet

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The first-ever tandem drift in the historical center of St. Petersburg.
Client
Kabargin
Genre
Viral video
Year
2019
Segment
Motorsports
about project

In the historic center of St. Petersburg, on closed-off city streets, famous drivers Arkady Tsaregradtsev and Sergey Kabargin performed daring stunts in the first Russian drift hypercars, Flanker F.

about project
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In the historic center of St. Petersburg, on closed-off city streets, famous drivers Arkady Tsaregradtsev and Sergey Kabargin performed daring stunts in the first Russian drift hypercars, Flanker F.

Tasks
Create a viral action video that would garner over five million views.
Approach to production
The participation of an experienced team passionate about drift, blocked city streets and a little luck.
IMPLEMENTATION
Everything is filmed without rehearsals and in three takes. We manage to showcase high-speed tandem drifting in the city from unexpected angles and with a dynamic that hasn’t been seen before in action videos. We combine elements of documentary, staged, and artistic filming, using almost no graphics: the shot of flames shooting out of the exhaust pipe is real. One of our favorite tools is the FPV drone. The shot of the boat passing under the bridge is a gift from our beloved city. We film interior details using a robotic arm at the Lenfilm studio. Special attention is given to sound design to make the audience feel as if they are sitting in a race car. To achieve this, we create a soundscape and record the natural sounds of the city, as well as multichannel recordings of both race cars at the track during a track day. We reimagine the beginning of the story with Kabargin and reshoot it the following year, framing the race in an artistic context. We consciously take these risks, delaying the release, knowing that our product is timeless and that no one has done anything like this before.
Direct speech

«I’m glad we managed to create ‘music’ from the unison of the outrageously loud and rough American V8 engines. The recorded sound will leave no petrolhead indifferent. It’s especially gratifying that our project won Best Sound at the prestigious International Motor Film Awards, confirming its high level and significance», — Nikita Shcherbakov, sound director.

Награды
и пресса
Best Sound
The International Motor Film Awards 20
Silver OttoCar
AutoVision Awards 21
Special Mention
Special Mention
Direct speech

«I’m glad we managed to create ‘music’ from the unison of the outrageously loud and rough American V8 engines. The recorded sound will leave no petrolhead indifferent. It’s especially gratifying that our project won Best Sound at the prestigious International Motor Film Awards, confirming its high level and significance», — Nikita Shcherbakov, sound director.

Team

Aleksandr Kuzmichev
Director/
Executive producer
Sergei Oleinik, Maria NightLine producers/Sports producers
Igor ZhilkinLocation Manager
Nikita ShcherbakovSound director/
Car sound recordist/Sound designer
Slava KotovDirector of photography
Kolya Tsarev,
ИIvan Egorov,
Philip Vasiliev,
Nail TimkanovCamera operators
Vladimir Sukharev, Nikita Shcherbakov, Artyom Budnikov, Constantine ChistiakovBoom operators

Sergei Oleinik, Sergei Chistyakov, Vladimir TerentyevAerial filming
Arkadiy Drozdov, Nikita ShchepetilnikovCrane
Mikhail Losev,
Roman HaitinMotion control
Aleksandr Kuzmichev, Sergey ZolotinHigh-speed shooting
Stanislav GerasimovGaffer
Dmitry FrolovDolly
Pavel Smolyakov1st AC
Gleb NeupokoevFirst Assistant Director

Alex Vamp,
Maxim PikalovActors
Sergey Kabargin, Arkadiy TsaregradtsevAthletes
Andrey BiryukovTechnical support
Ilya Gulin,
Peter KrysenkoClean-up
Victor Miller-GaussaPoster
Ilya Shcherbakov,
Nikita Seredin,
Sergei Dmitriev,
Aleksandr UlanovPhotographers

Team

Aleksandr Kuzmichev
Director/
Executive producer
Sergei Oleinik, Maria NightLine producers/Sports producers
Igor ZhilkinLocation Manager
Nikita ShcherbakovSound director/
Car sound recordist/Sound designer
Slava KotovDirector of photography
Kolya Tsarev,
ИIvan Egorov,
Philip Vasiliev,
Nail TimkanovCamera operators
Vladimir Sukharev, Nikita Shcherbakov, Artyom Budnikov, Constantine ChistiakovBoom operators

Sergei Oleinik, Sergei Chistyakov, Vladimir TerentyevAerial filming
Arkadiy Drozdov, Nikita ShchepetilnikovCrane
Mikhail Losev,
Roman HaitinMotion control
Aleksandr Kuzmichev, Sergey ZolotinHigh-speed shooting
Stanislav GerasimovGaffer
Dmitry FrolovDolly
Pavel Smolyakov1st AC
Gleb NeupokoevFirst Assistant Director

Alex Vamp,
Maxim PikalovActors
Sergey Kabargin, Arkadiy TsaregradtsevAthletes
Andrey BiryukovTechnical support
Ilya Gulin,
Peter KrysenkoClean-up
Victor Miller-GaussaPoster
Ilya Shcherbakov,
Nikita Seredin,
Sergei Dmitriev,
Aleksandr UlanovPhotographers