Clear Shots thanks to Prodigy Air Deflector

The Prodigy Air Deflector was used last year during the short film: Jason Wright: A Portrait of a Racing Driver.

The director and cinematographer, Kristian Winszewski captured racecar driver and Ferrari owner Jason Stuart Wright in a five and a half minute short film, as he drove in Dubai GPi Revival, as well as on the Goodwood Estate. 

Jon Wetherall, 1st AC, wanted to use Bright Tangerine’s Prodigy Air Deflector because, in stark contrast to Dubai, the car shots at Goodwood Estate were in December and true British weather was to be expected. 

The team wanted to avoid any spray on the lenses that would disrupt the image, as well as focusing on ease and not wasting time cleaning the glass in between shots.

Unusually, that December day in the UK, it didn’t rain! However, Wetherall observed that the Prodigy was great at keeping the dust off the lens and there was a noticeable difference on the shots when the Prodigy wasn’t on.

Easy to set up, the Prodigy Air Deflector works by using pressurised air travelling at over 300mph to instantly clear the frame for a clear shot. The special piece of glass is optically clear, with no effect on image quality or exposure, and has excellent impact resistance. 

See the film here: 

For more details, the FD Times have published an article about the film here: https://www.fdtimes.com/pdfs/free/126FDTimes-June2024-150.pdf

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