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RC Heli Shots?

Radoslav Karapetkov

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Is there something similar for pro work?

This is cool, but isn't stable enough for cinema, and no remote controls for focus, iris, no video monitor, etc.

It'd be cool to have something like this, but reliable enough and allowing finer control and wireless monitoring.

Full-sized helicopters have many movement restrictions, and I have some pretty crazy shots in my imagination.

Does anyone know if something like this exists?

Maybe the RED company should think of developing a RED Professional RC Heli platform. :clown2:

Seriously, this could give you amazing creative choices that big heli-s can't do...


...Juz dreamin around.

:biggrin:
 
Yes there are a number of solutions in RC helicopters for film work. Don't have time to hunt down links but you could have a hunt or perhaps others have ready links.
 
www.carvec.co.uk seems to be one of the best all inclusive systems this side of the pond, then there are www.rcwhirlybird.com,www.choppercam.net/ and a very expensive piece of kit at www.neural-robotics.com

The most important thing to watch out for with any system is automonous flight control or similar as crashes are frequent without previous experience and repairs are epensive. The ones listed above are professional and prices to match, but I'd like to know of others out there that meet or surpass their standards.
 
I would say that these guys are pretty much the best. If I wanted to get some high quality RED RC Heli shots, I would call them. I have worked with them once before, and they are really good. They had an Arri 35mm camera in it that day, so I'm sure putting in a RED would be fine with them.....

http://www.flying-cam.com/homepage.html
 
And, just to point out the obvious, cine cameras are very heavy and need proper (read: expensive) support. The Red is not quite as heavy, but still has some heft.

But Scarlet is gonna be pretty lightweight. Even if she turns out to be 2k, I think it would be worth intercutting with the rest of your 4k shoot just to take advantage of lighter gear. Smaller, more agile, hopefully cheaper RC helicopters, or zip lines, spider-line things, etc, can be good matches for Scarlet and now be available to shoots that otherwise couldn't afford them.
 
skipdivils said:
I would say that these guys are pretty much the best. If I wanted to get some high quality RED RC Heli shots, I would call them. I have worked with them once before, and they are really good. They had an Arri 35mm camera in it that day, so I'm sure putting in a RED would be fine with them.....

http://www.flying-cam.com/homepage.html
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For a high budget shoot.
 
Tresch said:
But from the very best!!!

Something like 20'000$ a day minimum 2 days. Something like 3 people from Belgium.

See you

Pat
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I met these guys at the recent INterBEE trade show in Tokyo. Cool technology and the way they "fly" it isn't the traditional helicopter way, but rather they "fly" the camera in film terms.

The software on board the helicopter is responsible for piloting it in accordance with the camera angle desired. The operator essentially flies the camera and the helicopter acts like a remote crane/jib. Very intuitive and interesting. I specifically asked them about Red as it was being shown at the same booth, and the answer was positive in that a lightweight configuration shouldn't pose any problem for them. biggest issue would be the limited time of the CF card but if the RedDrive solution was light enough it could be quite interesting....

HTH

Paul
 
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