Services

Preparation Phase (Before Filming)

1. Script Breakdowns
Full Script/Story-Breakdowns (scene by scene): Advice & Assessment of what styles & types, makes & models of armoury equipment are required & suited for each character to improve & service the storyline.

What consumables are required for each scene & location (theatrical blank ammunition & or rubber stunt weapons).

2. Budgets
Accurate and detailed armoury budget cost breakdowns scene by scene for equipment & consumables supply, armoury personnel & location costs.

3. Equipment Selection & Preparation
Show & Tell meetings with producers, directors & art departments. Preparation of all required equipment (practical, replica, LED Lighting systems, rubber props, special-makes, stunt & SFX requirements, consumables & ancillary equipment)

4. Workshop & Secure Storage Facilities:
Within 30 minutes from Pinewood Studios. We have our fully operational & well equipped workshop for the manufacture of prototypes, special-makes & prop model making.

5. Inter-Departmental Liaison
Regular meetings with Directors, Producers, cast, production managers, Art Department, Props, Costume, Stunts, SFX, VFX, Locations, AD’s to exchange information and confirm their requirements. Information gathering provides a far smoother, efficient & friendly operation, especially when overcoming unexpected situations or last second fastball decisions.

6. Overseas & Location Planning
Governmental Approval for Exporting & Importing to & from overseas locations is always a complicated & time consuming process, with many potential pitfalls along the way, there is never enough comfort-zone time. We have many years experience navigating within this World of outside decision-makers & bureaucrats.

Shipping to overseas locations is a regular occurrence for us. We keep a very close eye on all aspects from official documentation, packing lists, airline overfly-rights approval as well as airside deliveries & collections.

In-Country Location Co-ordination, Pre-arrival documentation is vital, government/customs inspections are a regular occurrence and friendly liaising with local in-country productions is essential.

7. Weapons Training & Rehearsals
On-set weapons safety etiquette is compulsory & a vital element. Over the years we’ve managed to create a safe, efficient & calm introductory fast-track syllabus as well as advanced level tactics.

The more time actors have to familiarise themselves within this environment will pay huge dividends with safety, security as well as vastly improving performances in front of the camera.

Our unique form of advanced training removes the actor from their day to day routine pressures and creates a safe, secure & confident persona, incorporating smooth minimalist body movement with the desired facial expressions when under pressure during action sequences.

Examples of some of our weapons training projects include:

• Saving Private Ryan: (24 hours a day for 6 days Dale Dye Boot Camp), weapons training and tactics.
• Terminator Dark Fate: Weapons familiarisation and safety training.
• 007 Daniel Craig throughout his 007 career, several bond villains and many Bond girls: weapons safety & tactics.
• 1917 Main and supporting cast weapons safety.
• Indiana Jones (5) The Dial of Destiny: Weapons safety.
• Mission Impossible (7 & 8) Dead Reckoning and The Final Reckoning: Weapons safety & tactics.
• We have also worked closely with military advisors and stunt co-ordinators for a combined effort.

8. Health & Safety
Risk Assessment Preparation: Inter-departmental meetings to discuss risk limitations involving specific scenes, notes are taken for detailed written armoury Risk Assessments for production distribution.

9. Armoury Personnel
Seasoned players ranging from Key Supervising armourers, Standby armourers, workshop technicians, concept designers & specialist model/prop makers. We also assist young students with work experience.

Our armourers maintain a tight running operation & service with a smile on all of the productions film units (Main/1st, Action/2nd, Insert or Splinter units) as well as liaising with all other departments.

10. Equipment Hire & Supply:

• Practical Blank-Firing Weapons (from the latest hi-tec military weaponry to historical museum quality antique weapons from around the World)
• De-Activated, Replica, Airsoft & LED flash-Lighting & Stunt Rubber Weapons
• Special Make Weaponry (designing & manufacturing weapons systems are a regular occurrence)
• Weapons Ancillary Equipment Supply
• Inert & Blank Ammunition Supply
• Military, Police & Security Prop Equipment Supply
• Hire of Guns, Rocket Launchers, Knives, Bows & Arrows, Swords, Spears, Shields, Grenades, Land-Mines, IED’s, Optical Equipment, Targets. If by chance we don’t have it, we can find it or make it

(Photographic Examples can be found in the Equipment section)

In-Production Services (shooting day one to wrap whilst filming)

1. On-Set Standby Armoury Personnel:
Our experienced on-set stand-by armourers ensure all safety & security aspects are adhered to by the Actors, stunts & supporting artists. Competence with authentic tactical handling of weapons is another important aspect that requires close observation & adjustment. Maintenance of weapons is an integral part & constant requirement. Advance schedule planning is undertaken at our office.

2. Health & Safety
Constant Risk Assessments are assessed, written & distributed when required. visit our safety page.

3. Location Preparation & Liaison including Overseas
Assessments of each of the locations armoury requirements. Temporary Export & Import documentation. In country & on the ground coordination with a friendly & respectful approach to all.

4. Security
Our long standing security measures are always in operation.

5. Transport
Police Authorised Secure long wheel-base vehicles with mobile-workshops & secure storage facilities onboard to transport, store & maintain set equipment, whilst in transit, or on location.

Completion of Filming (“Thats a wrap”….. but not quite)

1. Visual effects (VFX): Gun-Flash Elements

2. Foley Services: Sound recording for: Magazine changes, Cocking & safety catches, Ball ammunition live fire outdoor or indoor in rural or urban environments (Discharge, Flight & Impact zones), Silencers.

3. Re-Shoots: The equipment used is documented and stored for potential re-shoots.

4. Storage: Secure storage of props used throughout production for medium or long-term storage

5. Publicity: Marketing and Publicity including photo-shoots, displays and press junkets.