About Us

What: Surface and Hydroflex Underwater Lighting, Power Generation, Logistics and Support.  Hoyo Negro Cenote Tulum

Mike Madden, Exec. Producer & UW Camera, Nohoch Productions: 

"If you want it right, you get Riviera Maya Grip and Adair Crow... Thank you for your part in making this one of the greatest projects I’ve had the pleasure to work on. It is amazing what happens when you combine friendship and talent."

Rene Blanco, Riviera Maya Films: "Experienced, Hypercreative, Lightning fast". 

What: Lighting, Grip & Electric. Deep dry cenote in Muna, Yucatan for illumination, Green Screen Rigging in Merida w/Cirque du Soliel.

Chris Holder & Wiggie Andrews, Local Producers: "Fantastic, just fantastic."

MOTION: WHIZZ KID LONDON:

EX ON THE BEACH3 REALITY

What: Local Producers, Fixers, Local Production Company, Lighting, Grip, Electric, Transpo.

Lisa McCormack, Exec. Producer: "The most fun I have ever had on a production" 

What: Lighting, Grip & Electric, Generators, Dolly, Track and Dolly Grips on Isla Blanca.

Phil Keoghan:, "Thank you for your professionalism, it was a relief for us to have a pro on hand". 

Sam Correia, Production Manager: "Yours and your team’s contribution on Thursday was indispensable and very much appreciated so, thank you so very much for your hard work and very helpful and knowledgeable insight."

What: Permitting, Logistics, Lighting Grip and Electric for Stills and Motion, Denise Shenton Productions.

Johnny Pascucchi, Exec. Producer: "You guys were just incredible. Thank you Riviera Maya Grip for all your multifaceted help." 

What: Lighting for Stills, Fashion/Product

Stefano Ortega, 1st: " Adair thank you so much for your professionalism and company! It was great to meet you and get to work with you, I hope there will be more soon!"

Arno Frugier, Photog.: "You guys were amazing!"

What: Support, rigging and lighting for Product photography.

Naoko Kakuta, Photog: I didn't expect to find such a nice equipment service in Merida, and it was so nice to have you there! I would recommend you to anyone who is looking for rental gear in Mexico.

Alfred Fouz, Exec Producer:

... Thanx very much for helping me getting this job done... very GOOD JOB!

Imad Rhayem, DP: We really clicked! Let's do this again sometime!

Adel, Director: Thank you, you did a great job. Was pleasure working with you and your wife! 

Alex D. Levin, DP/AP: Awesome - thanks again! Click for Link 

Alexa Mini, current update

- 16/9, 4/3 RAW OPEN GATE

8x Cards 256 o 518 GB

2x D Box

2x Rods de 15mm & 19mm Large & Short (Carbon)

Teradek (up to three monitors)

10 AB Gold Mount Digital 90 Batts

10@ AB Gold Mount 140 Batts

MattBox 

1x Set Compact Prime 2's

18 (T3.6) 25, 35, 85, 135, MACRO 50 (T2.1)

1x ANGENIEUX  25-250mm T 2.8 PL Optimo w/Microforce

Hand Held Follow Focus

Bartech Digital 2 Motor Follow Focus / Zoom or Iris

On Request

1x Close Up 138 mm (food and product, custom acrylic table at Studio) 

O' Connor 2575D (With Quick Release Plate)

1x Ronfrobaker Quick Release

Short Legs

Normal Legs

Hi and Lo Hats

1x Easy Rig Vario 5 + Seren Stabilizer

Car Mounts

Sliders from Trost and Modern Grip

Yeager or Mag Liner Carts

2x Monitor Small HD 703 with Battery on Board

1x Small HD on Board 503  with Battery on Board

Teradek 1000 w/1 transmitter, 2@ recievers

Short Extension

Long Extension

Rotating Head

Track Wheels

4x Curved Track

5x Straight Track

Accessory Cart

Hi Mode

Lo Mode

Western Dolly w/Street and Balloon Beach Tires for transport 

We get it done on the beach! 

4x5.6

1x Serie Completa ND 3, 6, 9, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1

1x Serie Completa ND ir

1x Ultra Pola

1x Rotapola

1x Serie ND Soft 3, 6, 9, 1.2

1x serie ND Hard

6x6

1x Serie Completa ND 3, 6, 9, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1

1x Ultra Pola

1x Serie Completa ND 3, 6, 9, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1

1x Serie Completa ND ir

1x Ultra Pola

1x Rotapola

1x Serie ND Soft 3, 6, 9, 1.2

2x Optical Flat

• Aputure Full Line
• Arri Skypanels
  1@ s360, 2@ s60, 2@ s120
• Lupo SuperColor rgbW
  3@ s30's 1@ s60
• Lupo SuperPanels bicolor
  6@ (400w Joker equivalents), 
• Cinemills Sufa 800's 4K HMI Equal
  3@ with dimmer and gel package
• SumoSpace LED M18 Equivalent
  3@ BiColor w Domes, Targets 
• LitePanel 1x1's, 4@ LS100's with rain jackets
• Astera & SGC Tube LEDS

• Silver Bullets,  K5600's Alpha 18k/12ks w/modified Powergems ballasts
• Arri M Series: M90's, M40's and M18's
• Arrisun 12k, 6k, 4k, 2.5k & 1.2k
• Arri Fresnels 12k, 6k, 4k, 2.5k & 1.2k

• 20k, 10k, 5k, 2k, 1k, 650w, 400w, 150w, in LTM, Arri & Desisti
• 24 (DINO, 9 & 5-lite Maxibrutes, 100A & 60A, 1k & 650w Dimmers 
• Kino Flathead 80 w/Power Gems Ballasts
• Kino FatMen, SkinnyMen, Fat Boys & Skinny Boys
• Kino Interview Kit
• Encapsulites for Realities (60@ Kinos self ballasting in 3200 and 5600k)

• 40 & 20" C Stands Built
• Monbos, Combos & Jr's
• Premie Combos & Jr's
• Med. & Hi Rollers
• Hi & Hi Hi Walkers
• Baby Pin & Kit
• Manfrotto for Stills
• Minvators & CrankoVators
• Beach C Stand & Combos
• Crankos and Chain Drives
• Full Plates for Overhead or Truss Mounting

• 20x20', Silk, China Silk, Solids, Green
• 12x's, 8x's, 6x's in Silk, China, 1/4 Silk, Single/Double Net, U/Bounce, Griffy, Silver Lame, Grid, 1/4 Grid, Silent Grid, 1/2 Soft Frost, HiLite & Green Screen
• 12x Digi White & Chroma Blue
• Seamless for Stills
• Flags, Floppies, Martinis
• Single/Double & Silk Open Ends

• Massive collection of Grippage and Clamppage from Modern Studio and Modern Grip
• Trombones & Offsets
• Triple and Double Headers
• Mountage for Telehandlers and EZ Lifts
• Wall Hangers & Busters
• Baby Plates & Jr. Reciever Plates
• Trapeeze(i)
• MSE & Canvas Grip Sand Bags
• Full and Mini Monster Apples

Lucy is a slimmed down digital package with all our LED's on board or customized for Stills Production as you like. Good looking, fast and fits in a standard van slot. Honda's and all the trimmings. 

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Bender is our classic 3.5 Ton Grip package with jockey boxes, packed with everything you need for that 4-7 day hotel or segment shoot. Some stills productions use Bender for versatility and access to quick solutions on shoots. 

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Leela is racked and packed with the basics: C-Stands & Combos, Flags, Bags, Boxes, Stingers and space for Strobes/Lighting/Cameras. Towing our 6x10 DIT Trailer (Solar + Gennie with AC with bounce, bead board and v-flats. 

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Chato, a Volvo FE6 with a sleeper is the on the road choice for Feature and bigger commercial production. This 8 Ton package is customized to your needs. 

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Air suspension, a 5.7l diesel with trays, speedrail starters and lots of attachment points most recently rigged for the ZTao Beggar video where Steve Bagnara chased a Ferrari 308GTB around a track all day. Click for more...

We are blessed with lots of dirt roads, way off the track cenotes and locations. We appreciate them with two PFT's:  a Toyota Xtra Cab 4x4 and a Mitsubishi Turbo Diesel L200 4x4. There's also a Club Car XRT 1550. Click for more...

We permit daily for film, stills and music events on local, state and national levels. INAH, CONANP, AMCINE/COMEFILMS, SEDETUR, TULUM and Beach Permits. There are ways to get it done right, keep your production safe - and it doesn't have to cost a fortune. 

     From ancient ruins to Miami Vice Villas on secluded beaches. The Riviera Maya is coastal jungle and blue Caribbean vibes, Head west from Cancun - the Yucatan has 400 years of architecture ready for you. Go even further and Los Cabos and Mexico's west coast with classic structures and Pacific waves. South of Cancun, Belize has 5 completely different geographic zones within 6 hours. 

RMG has a long history with Netflix, Amazon, Sony, Hallmark Channel, BBC, Nat Geo (NAIA/First Face of America), MTV, Lime Pictures London (Geordie Shores), Armani, CB2, J. Crew, Whizz Kid (Ex on the Beach3), Corona and about 15 years more clients. 

     That's a bunch of high end hotel productions, commercials, reality shows, chasing hurricanes, chasing crocodiles, under the jungle in cenotes, catalog and fashion.

     Full bi-lingual, seasoned Crews, HMU, DIT, Video Village, Sound, Camera, AC's, Transpo, Drone, Catering and Art Department + Props. Our Crews are Drug and Drama free which is important in this market. 

We have teamed with Anzur Transportation for full service Pax vans including 12 Pax in Chevy, Ford, Toyota and Nissan plus Sprinter 16 and 24 Pax units. 

     Leticia Fernandez is owner operator with all the right elements. Clean, professional, female crew friendly drivers, insurance and solid maintenance plans. 

   Letty and Kimberly have been our preferred transpo provider for some 8 years now - features, realities, commercials and stills work - and we are very happy with the level of comfort and professionalism her drivers give our clients. 

The Studio is compact and comfortable. A 5x7meter (15xx21') white cyc with overhead grid and seamless hanger. To the side, a pre lit 7'x8' Green Screen, a 4'x8' Acrylic Product Table with overhead pantograph and a full size seamless wall. 

Ramp access to trucks and Fab Yard.

     Dedicated Make Up and Wardrobe areas behind the Green Screen with power and good work lighting.   

     The studio has a big couch, wifi, kitchenette, shower, washing machine, and a superlative Breville 870xl Barista  espresso machine.

Need to make Props? Build a Set? Our shop is stocked with Makita, Dewalt & Milwaukee. A large shop area with tools, tables, sawhorses, fans and plenty of power make work go fast. 

     Located right beside the studio you can handle most all of your Carpentry, Paint, Welding and Plasma cutting needs. 

Two furniture upholsterers on opposite corners of the Studio block and a machine shop down the block on the left. 

   We have a flatbed truck and access to larger for bigger projects. Your Art Department can build it here.

The wheel is especially amazing when you are humping gear down a beach or a mile long hotel track. Thus: 

• Yeager Camera Carts, welded solid 2@ w/ Rain Roof structure
• Magliners (2 @  Sr. + 2 @  Jr.)
• Magliner Video Assist/Sound Cart w/ optional 1500w inverter & marine battery
• Rock 'n Roller Cart
• 2 @ Crash Carts (800lbs capacity)
• 2 @ Taco Carts
• 1 @ Combo Stand Cart
• 1 @ C-Stand Cart 
• 2 @ Gear Crate Carts(2@)
• Beach Cart Yacht Type Folding (4@)