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Dragon Aerials - Los Angeles | Axiom Images

CJ Roy

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Hey everyone,

Red was kind enough to lend us a Dragon to do some testing for an upcoming shoot. Initially I was just going to take the camera to various rooftops of LA, but thought it'd be better to take her up on a flight. :wink5:

The results were pretty breathtaking. The latitude of the camera was very apparent while shooting, but in post it was even more impressive. Given the hazy days we've had in LA, it can make for some difficult aerials. The haze gets backlit and you quickly tend to over-expose. I was able to recover just about everything I thought had lost. I'm blown away.

Special thanks to Jarred, Brent, Graeme, Nick and everyone at Red for making it happen. As well as our amazing pilot Aaron Fitzgerald of Airborne Images, Inc., Tom Hallman of Pictorvision, David Arms our awesome Eclipse tech, Helistar Inc, Eastside Camera Rentals and the Axiom crew.

Crew
Aerial Operator - CJ Roy
Film Pilot - Aaron Fitzgerald
Eclipse Tech - David Arms
Asst. - Francis J. McGuire
Asst. - James D. Clayton
Produced by Axiom Images

Gear
Aerial System - Pictorvision Eclipse
Helicopter - Helistar, Inc
Lens - 18-85 Fuji Premiere (Eastside Cameras)

Enjoy!

 
Thanks for including us in the test. The Dragon was as easy to install in the Eclipse as you would expect, and the footage speaks for itself. Looking forward to shooting a lot of films and commercials with it in the future.

Tom


Tom Hallman
President
Pictorvision Inc
818-785-9282
Pictorvision.com
 
Sweet! Aaron's my first choice in LA for pilots.

We're taking the Dragon up in Wolfe Air's Lear for some VectorVision shots in a few days for air-to-air of an airliner...eager to see how it performs there.
 
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Picture of the Dragon in the Eclipse.
 

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The shoot of the boardwalk at night, with all the lights flaring into camera, really took my breath away.

Fantastic work.

I thought across the board the night footage looked spectacular...so much presence, so much detail and yet still organic looking.

Very, very impressed.

Thanks for sharing.
 
Wow it looks great. I may be interested in licensing some of your footage for my film. I'll be in contact with you within the next few weeks!
 
Wow, that was absolutely stunning.

I agree - the night footage really stands out. All the subtleties on both ends of the DR are purely amazing.

I have to say, it really does feel so organic and "right" that it's almost like you're seeing these images with your own eyes.
 
Robert L. Mickles said:
Wow it looks great. I may be interested in licensing some of your footage for my film. I'll be in contact with you within the next few weeks!
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Sounds great Robert. We should have this footage up on the site in the next week or so. Give us a call when you're ready.
 
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