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Filming aerials for a curved (dome) screen

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Chris Pyle

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I am wondering if anyone has had any experience with this? I have a need to shoot very wide (possibly fisheye) from a helicopter nose mount for projection on either a curved (cylindrical) screen or half dome / tilted dome screen. I have access to Wescam or Cineflex type systems but the problem with those is you can't use a fisheye lens since the camera is inside the ball and you can't slide the camera forward so the lens is sticking out because it throws off the balance too much (this is what I've been told). Is the Tyler nose mount my only option? Are there any other similar mounts that are available? We will most likely use an Epic camera.
Any info or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, Chris Pyle
 
I think the Pictorvision Eclipse system could work as they could balance a Epic cam with small lens toward the open front of the ball and weights weights toward the back. Did you know that if you go wider than 15mm or so you will most likely see blades in the shot? Tyler could work as well if you don't mind it not being stabilized. There will be side to side motion that will be visible, even with an ultra wide angle lens.

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Thanks Phil, I will look into the Pictorvision system. Do you think some of that Tyler mount side to side motion could be stabilized in post if shot in 5K at a higher frame rate?
Also, someone suggested using an anamorphic lens rather than a fisheye. The theater will not be a full dome and I believe some of the top and bottom of the shot can be cropped out.
Chris
 
Hi Chris, we shot with a Arri 8R on our nose mount at 5k for a upcoming IMAX film and saw it on a curved screen and it is awesome. The 8R is truly amazing for aerials and we can make it work in our gimbal. Let us know if we can help, we have helicopters and gimbals. I would not recommend a fisheye unless you are trying to get a very strange LSD flying kinda vibe or insect POV.

 
Wow, thanks for the info Aaron. I do NOT want a LSD vibe or insect POV so this is good advice. I will look into the 8R. Do you have a website I can check out?
Thanks so much,
Chris
 
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