Aerial video is exciting. As humans need aided flight to take to the air, most viewers can only experience this perspective through video or computer graphics. For decades, filmmakers used fixed and rotary wing aircraft to present an aerial view. Now we use UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles, a.k.a. ‘drones’) to capture stunning imagery from closer and sharper than ever …Read More…
What would entice a group of film-makers to leave the comfort of a luxurious hotel bed at two in the morning? The opportunity to capture a stunning dawn sky, is the answer. In May 2015, Director Andrew W Morse, pilot Stuart Sharpless and gimbal-operator / editor Hari Ravi left the five-star Kempinski Hotel Yinchuan in the middle of the night, …Read More…
Shooting footage of Olympic yacht-racing is always a challenge. Yachts are usually too far away from land for even the longest lens, and all other camera platforms are far from smooth, whether from boats off the course but on the waves, or helicopters 500′ away or 1,000′ above (to eliminate downdraft from affecting the yachts). …Read More…
