EMP Designs Ltd has been involved in film industry special effects since 1999, designing solutions for camera crews, model makers and special effects teams on many high-profile movies such as Casino Royale, Harry Potter, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, and The Golden Compass.  We have built led and lighting effects, motion control platforms, radio control pyrotechnic sequencers and body hit packs to name a few - we specialise in designing high quality innovative electronic solutions.

Film Special Effects Equipment

We have a full range of multi channel sequencers, switch boxes, battery boxes and hit packs available ‘off the shelf’ but we also custom design solutions to meet any special effects requirement - radio control sequencers, pyrotechnic firing controls, equipment automation and lighting effects. More…..

Motion Control Platforms & Automation Solutions

We design and control multi-axis closed loop positional systems either servo driven or hydraulic for any scale from needle positioning to 80 ton platform control for film special effects and industrial automation solutions. More…..

• Film Credits

• Harry Potter

  Control of a multi axis motion control platform for filming on the broom.

• Golden Compass

  Motion control of a hydraulic platform for the airship. Designed and built the controls for the compass needle movement.

• Sweeney Todd

  Motion control of the chair.

• Casino Royale

  Control of an 80 ton platform for the sinking building scene in Casino Royale.

• Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

  Remote Control of the boat on the chocolate river and control of the toothpaste robot arm.

• Die Another Day

  Control of the car mounted guns.

Our motion control rigs, programmable sequence controllers, pyrotechnic firing controllers, and body hit packs have been used on more TV and Film projects than it is possible to mention, along with our battery boxes, breakout boxes, switch boxes and sequence boxes. Contact us to discuss your requirements.