
BUY. LEASE. RENT.
We manufacture digitally-balanced, gyro-stabilized remote heads and cranes that are both powerful and customized to meet your specific needs.
Take a look at what we have to offer and let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to you becoming a lifelong member of the Global Black Unicorn Network.
BU PRODUCTS
BU ACCESSORIES

WORLD CLASS QUALITY.

BLACK UNICORN HEAD
GYRO-STABILIZED, UNIVERSAL, POWERFUL & EASY
Designed and engineered with the highest response and stabilization goals in mind, our digitally balanced 3-axis head is built to shine in any type of weather as part of any type of setup. And with our equipment, you can change and re-rig the whole camera-lens setup in minutes, from balancing to tuning, giving you the chance to catch that one perfect shot.
The BU Head is compatible with the largest professional lenses and pairs nicely with matte boxes, spinners, lens motors, MDRs, witness cameras, extra batteries and a moderate 3D rig. It excels in extreme conditions, whether attached to a camera car, helicopter, train or boat, in torrential rain or a frigid winter, but is is also refined, with powerful and smooth direct-drive motors that are quiet enough to work on studio dollies, jibs, telescopic cranes and cable-cam systems without interfering with your sound recording.
37 kg / 80 lbs
23 kg / 50 lbs
±360º x4 full turns each way
360º / can set limits
±360º x4 / automatic & custom horizon
360º in 1.5 seconds (240º/s)
IP65
-30ºC to +50ºC / -22ºF to 122ºF
up to 350 mm
1.5 arcmin
180 km/h / 112 mph
90 km/h / 56 mph off-road
48 VDC
1 A – 12 A
All Axes

BLACK UNICORN CRANE
MOST POWERFUL & VERSATILE DIGITAL CRANE FOR TRACKING SHOTS
BU Crane is the perfect companion for our BU Head when it comes to tracking shots off of a camera car, train or boat, offering industry-leading on- and off-road stabilization at 180 kmh / 112 mph and 90 kmh / 53 mph.
While driving it absorbs carrier movements independently from the boom to push the envelope of image stabilization. Adjust the counterweight angle to get 8 m / 26 ft tall stable shots.
Batteries, doubling as core counterweight, are continuously charged via vehicle alternator. System also powers the head, camera(s) and distributes video. 120 kg / 265 lbs load capacity is good even for 3D rigs. Add/remove boom sections in one hour.
at least 120 kg / 265 lbs
Yaw & Pitch / Pan & Tilt
3,15 – 7,55 m / 10 – 25 ft
180 km/h / 112 mph
90 km/h / 56 mph off-road
-29° to +42°
-62° / +62° w/ angled counterweight
360º in 4,5 seconds (80°/s)
±360º x 2 full rotations
60 VDC
IP65
Integrated into Control Desk
790 kg / 1,740 lbs
275 kg / 606 lbs


BLACK UNICORN LENS CONTROL
3-MOTOR REMOTE FOCUS IRIS ZOOM /FIZ SYSTEM
We understand industry standards for remote operation of camera lenses–Preston and Arri systems are here to stay. However, we developed our own system as an alternative and a backup. BU Head comes with a built-in water resistant motors driver /MDR that can share the control of the lens motors with other systems, typically taking charge of the Zoom, but fully capable of all three: Focus, Iris and Zoom.
We use powerful Heden (and similar) motors, which are provided with various gears to fit almost any lens ring. Our wireless hand unit is able to work non-stop for more than a full filming shift without recharging, and rapidly charges when needed. System is supplied with various camera start/stop cables and extra motor power cables.
1, 2 or 3 motors
7.2 VDC
24 hrs
Via button on MDR or Hand Unit
Focus & Iris
350 m / 1,150 ft
2.4 GHz
Canon, Fujinon
680 g / 1.5 lbs
670 g / 1.5 lbs
ARRI, Red, Sony

BLACK UNICORN SUSPENSION MOUNT
PASSIVE ARM FOR QUADS, BUGGIES, CARS, TRAINS, HELICOPTERS & BOATS

The BU Suspension Mount is a passive stabilization system with remote vertical position controls. It’s a simple, yet effective attachment arm for various camera vehicles such as helicopters, boats, buggies, trains, etc.
Quick and easy assembly, light weight, high dampening and under-/over-slung head attachment makes it an attractive rigging tool.
70 kg / 155 lbs
35 kg / 77 lbs
±60º
±40º, -5º
-30°C to +50°C / -22°F to 122°F
IP65
12 VDC
70 A


BU ACCESSORIES

BU VIBRATION ISOLATOR
Telescoping studio cranes, jibs and mobile cranes (can get very tall) are used in combination with all kinds of camera heads with and without isolators.
When working without stabilization at all or in highly jumpy conditions, BU Vibration isolator can come in handy to cut out high frequency shocks instantly, without decay. It’s dry friction and maintenance free.

CABLE CAM SYSTEMS + BU HEAD
Recently we have been working on arming the BU Head with the adaptor to work effectively and smoothly on virtually any cable cam system. This requires adding wireless remote controls to the head, and housing the flying system on a special cable mount bar.
Additionally, our stabilization algorithms and Motion Control work in tandem with JoyMechanix cable cam system to produce combined repeatable moves.