The new Ducati Diavel V4 S 2027 has its official video, published on Ducati’s YouTube channel. It was shot on the mountain roads around Abla, in the province of Almería, and our team handled the production service on the ground.
FixerSicily is the production service division of Polarys, which works in Italy and Spain. This job was for JustMaria S.r.l., the Italian production company behind the video. This post explains what we did, and why the same approach applies to any crew planning a vehicle shoot in Sicily.
The project
JustMaria S.r.l. chose Almería to shoot the launch video of the Diavel V4 S 2027. The roads around Abla, in the valley between the Sierra Nevada and the Sierra de los Filabres, gave the bike what the brief asked for: flowing corners, clean tarmac and a landscape with real scale.
Our role was to take care of everything local, so the Italian crew could arrive and focus on filming.
What we handled
1. Service production in Spain and Italy
We organised and coordinated the shoot on both sides: with the team in Italy before they travelled, and on the ground in Almería. The aim is simple. When the crew lands, everything they need is already in place.
2. Locations
We scouted and proposed the roads and shooting points. For a motorcycle film, a location is more than a view. It needs a road surface in good condition, sightlines for the tracking vehicle, safe places to turn around and reset between runs, and space for the unit to park without getting in the way of traffic.
3. Camera car
We supplied the tracking vehicle for the moving shots of the bike. Camera car work sets the rhythm of the day: every run is planned together by the rider, the driver and the camera team.
4. Focus puller
We provided the focus puller for the moving shots. With a bike leaning into a corner and the camera mounted on a moving vehicle, keeping the image sharp is a specialist job.
5. Drone
We shot the aerial footage of the bike on the road, the shots that show the shape of the corners and the size of the landscape around them.
Watch the video
Diavel V4 S 2027 | More sporty, more sophisticated, from Ducati’s official YouTube channel.
What it means for productions coming to Sicily
Almería and Sicily have a lot in common for car and motorcycle shoots: winding mountain roads, strong light for most of the year and landscapes that read well on camera. Sicily adds the Madonie and Nebrodi ranges, the roads around Etna and the coast roads of the south.
The method does not change. A visiting crew needs someone local who knows the roads and the authorities, and who can supply a camera car, a drone operator or a focus puller without weeks of searching. That is the work we do in Sicily, in the rest of Southern Italy and, as this project shows, in Spain. You can see more of our work in our portfolio and in our services.
FAQ
Does FixerSicily work outside Sicily?
Yes. FixerSicily is part of Polarys, a production company based in Agrigento, Rome and Valencia. We provide production services across Italy and Spain.
Can you supply a camera car and a drone for a vehicle shoot?
Yes. On the Ducati Diavel V4 S shoot we supplied the camera car, the focus puller and the drone. We can do the same for car and motorcycle shoots in Sicily.
Where was the Ducati Diavel V4 S 2027 video filmed?
On the roads around Abla, in the province of Almería, in southern Spain.
Planning a car or motorcycle shoot in Sicily or Spain? Tell us about your project at info@fixersicily.com or through our contact page.