The Awakening
Crank it up.
For 60 years the world’s best drag racers have gathered in the shadows of the San Gabriel Mountains to bring a new season to life. As each winter comes to a close, the NHRA emerges from the darkness to reintroduce the most visceral motorsport on the planet.
This…is The Awakening.
- Services
- Filming
- Editing
- Sound Design
- Credits
- War Cry by APM Music
- Can’t Hold Me Down, Stuggle of Combat, & Legendary by Bruton Music
Heavy lifting.
Even the best modern gimbals available today have a difficult time creating smooth motion in the extreme conditions that drag racing has to offer, so React104 put in the work in Adobe After Effects to do heavy post-production smoothing to save batches of otherwise unusable footage.
- Process
- Zhiyun WEEBILL S
- After Effects
Sensory overload.
One of the main goals for reintroducing the sport was to give viewers a reminder of just how visceral NHRA Drag Racing is. React104 honed in on this concept by showcasing dynamic camera angles paired with some of the most immersive audio ever recorded for 11,000 horsepower nitro-burning hemis.
- Equipment
- Sony A7iii
- Sony 55mm F1.8
- Sony 18-105 F4







Turning setbacks into the backstory.
60 years after the inaugural edition of the Winternationals, we’ll look back on this one as one that will be tough to top.