Epic journey for NatGEO – Renan Ozturk shoots blind in Burma

[Wil Wong]

I have no involvement but neat little story I found about some folks using a Red shooting without a Monitor (cause they broke the one they had).

Feels like an official Red Collective video. Love to hear more if they're on Reduser...

http://www.newsshooter.com/2016/02/...or-natgeo-renan-ozturk-shoots-blind-in-burma/

 

[Samir Patel]

I am blown away... Over the last few months I've been thinking about just stripping down the Scarlet to just the body just to go out and shoot all over and just see what I come back with. Now I have to pay more attention to focus scales on the lenses and actually do it. There is no excuse.

 

[Wil Wong]

I'm impress that they only used Red volts (and not like a ton of them).

 

[Dustin Wilson]

Amazing! Love the story, love the dedication.

 

[Mark Phelan]

Quite a switch, going from no monitor to the 9". Grabbed some great shots and it does make for a good story. Reminds me of shooting with a shoebox, but without the computer to verify what you're getting.

Does the tether cable allow for viewing via the computer monitor? http://www.red.com/store/products/lemo-to-cat5e-ethernet-cable-9

If so, that might be a good backup option.

 

[Nick Gardner]

I fail to see how being woefully unprepared is a good story.

Nick

 

[Steve Sherrick]

I fail to see how being woefully unprepared is a good story.

Nick

Truth is, he could have been well prepared, i.e. having additional monitor for backup and they could have both failed given the conditions. Given the issue with weight, perhaps RED wasn't the best choice, but I appreciate the passion and they certainly made the best of it, capturing some really nice images. Kind of amazed that those people helped them out with the 9" monitor. Really nice of them. My only quarrel with the filmmaker's approach would be if taking the RED jeopardized the safety of him and the crew. As long as that wasn't the case, good on him with sticking with it and shooting it blind(ish).

 

[Sean Tierney]

here's the final piece incase anyone would like to see... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJlYCNqzICc

 

[Bill Totolo]

Amazing, I've done some outdoor adventure shooting but nothing like this. Well done.

 

[Mark Phelan]

After having watched the final film, I think it was armchair quarterbacking for me to say they were unprepared. From the outset, they certainly looked like they'd had enough provisions for the trek. Looking at the various shots they had, including rc drone images, shows they certainly brought quite a number of different cameras on the trip.

Yes, proper planning is paramount, but what happens when things go south? What happens when you are left with the decision to leave half of your gear and continue? You improvise, which is what they did. In the end, they brought home a nice feature for themselves and NatGeo.

 

[Kip Evans]

What I love about this forum is that everyone gets how hard this was. Not only is it beautifully shot, but the heat, bugs, and living conditions looked really harsh. Hats off to the team that made this happen and stayed dedicated to their vision with the RED. After all the bug bites heal (hopefully that's it), you will be left with a great feature and many wonderful stories to share.

 

[Robert Gustafsson]

Just amazing on so many levels...

 

[Sean Connery Smith]

Yeah it was great.. You always gotta prepare for the Monkey Wrenches.. and Big monkeys throw BIGGER MONKEY WRENCHES..

Salutes..

I am sure they got a 1 HOUR LONG SHOWER when they got back and went ... Ahhhhhhhhhh