The Flyka, A Great British Idea.

Kickstarter Project

Tony Holker a friend and colleague is currently raising funding through Kickstarter for his invention, an electric mobile dolly, which is known as the “Flyka”.

I first met Tony a few years ago when he had just finished making the first prototype Flyka. He took me for what I can only call an exhilarating spin around the lot at Elstree Studios. The first thing that stood out was the turn of speed, I was planning a shoot with a lot of running, and then I was hit by how little noise there was, so I could film the running and the dialogue, in one; with my camera operator, stepping on and off.

I’ve since tested the Flyka on a number of occasions, and each time it’s got better and better. It’s become faster, more versatile and easier to set up. Flyka adds real production value. If you are a low budget film maker, these are the things that can make a real difference.

I spoke to Tony about the Flyka and the campaign to get this great piece of kit into production:

CSF. Who is Tony Holker?

TH. I would describe myself as a pseudo philistine, with a creative mind & practical hands.

CSF. What can you tell us about how you came about the Flyka concept?

TH. I quite literally fell upon the idea on building an electrically powered dolly for the filming industry when I landed myself in a hospital bed for two years with a broken leg.

CSF. Ouch.

TH. Despite the injures, pain, inability to work as a cameraman, I set about building a prototype to test my filming platforms.

CSF. Tell me more about them?

TH. They work amazingly well; offer any film-maker much more versatility to create very unusual shots & record sound, because of their silent motors.

CSF. So they are out there being used at the moment?

TH. We hire our dollies out now to high end productions, but I need interested parties to look at my Kickstarter pitch, see just what my dollies can do & hopefully throw in a few quid to help me make this five years on development really come true.

CSF. I wish you the best of luck with it, anything else you can tell us to get the money rolling in for you?

TH. I was very lucky to not have my leg amputated, so i want to turn this horror story into a real success, so please be a part of it & tell as many people as you know.

CSF. Thanks Tony, as an advocate of the Flyker, I’ll have no problem of letting people know about it.

If you are interested in knowing more about the Flyker and it’s Kickstarter campaign then please click the link below. It would be great if they raise enough money to get this project rolling to its fullest potential. I’d personally like to see it going out to the states, the opposite way to most equipment.

Check out the Flyka Kickstarter project here: