Helicopter pics...

[Tanner Stauss]

Hey this may be redundant, but DO NOT SHOOT TO THE DRIVE ON A HELICOPTER. We tested the rig on the gyro stabilizer before going up and we had skipped frames. Long story short we had to ground the shoot for a couple hours to locate a bunch of red cards. Bottom line: if you shoot to the drive on anything with vibration you're risking your footage being NG. Just a heads up, go solid state

I just did some really low budget heli shooting in Kazakhstan. It was all on a RED drive, in a RED cradle, and was all handheld. We shot some actors inside a large military type craft, and shot pointing out of an open door of a smaller heli. The whole time I was watching the drive vibrate like crazy in the cradle I was sure we were going to have problems. However the camera reported no dropped frames, and the footage was fine. Maybe it was because we were handheld and not mounted. Go figure.

This was my experience.

Here are the choppers that we were in:

 

[erik_reichenbach]

Here are a few pics from My Bloody Valentine 3-D's Helicopter shoot...

Nice - That was our Shoot with the Gyron-FS and Pilot Cherokee Walker (http://cherokeehelicopter.com)

Notice the setup of the FI+Z. Also please note: As of this time, you can NOT power the MDR for the Preston FI+Z off of the RED. It has to be powered off the system, or a separate power source.

Here's a link to some more pictures from that shoot

http://aceeast.com/credits.php?credit=201

We just recently finished a shoot on sunday with a single RED Camera. We were using a 10:1 Cooke and were able to get nice and stable out to 500mm at 2K.

Here is a link to more pictures from that shoot

http://aceeast.com/credits.php?credit=52

When the Libra is mounted it does not interfere with the hammers. It mounts to the helicopter the same as the tyler nose mount, and Spacecam. The Spacecam and Wescam systems are primarily stabilized through the use of spinning mass. These systems require protection from wind since they do not have the power to overcome it. The Stab-c / Gyron uses motors for stabilization, but due to their low torque, also require protection from wind. The Libra uses high torque motors, which allows it to fly without a housing. The motors have enough torque for shooting at high speeds with most cameras. Only on some extremely large cameras does the wind resistance prove to be a problem.

Just to clarify, The GyronFS has no problems flying without it's housing, as you can see above. If you would like to fly faster than 80 knots, the SuperG is also an excelent option, should you need to fly at 120 knots.

Love seeing RED cameras flying. Word to the wise - DO NOT use the spinning hard drives for aerial work. Use Cards or SSD.

~BACH

 

[Joseph Ward]

From the words of Miss Hilton, Thats Hot!:wink:

 

[randywrap]

Gyron op

Gyron op

I thought the Gyron worked flawlessly!! It was able to shoot !!! 2 k with 55 to 500 or 10 to 1 Cook lens and the clint loved the footage!! we did a very quick lens change!! to the Red lens 18 to 55 for a little wider look at 2k
the Red and Stab C Gyron was cost effective!!! and versatile!!
when it counted !!! when the sun was going down !!! The only thing that i would add is that i wish we didnot have to land so much to change out the cards!! but i here that solid state drives are in the works!

 

[David Birdy]

Thanks for Posting Baltimore!

Great shots.. That rig is hot!

Let's get My Red on that rig next time you guys are in Pittsburgh!

Dave

 

[erik_reichenbach]

I saw someone posted that the "My Bloody Valentine 3D" trailer was out - you can see some of the Helicopter shots in the trailer

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810027306/trailer

Pretty sweet!

 

[vincelucero]

That Bloody Valentine trailer looks SIC! In 3D it's gonna rock.

 

[Charlie Anderson]

I had the pleasure of working with ACE and Cherokee helicopters for a shoot I was producer/DP on a shoot for the Owner of Under Armour for his farm in Maryland.

ACE did a phenomenal job, as did Cherokee Helicopters. I definitely recommend them for ANY job that requires helicopters.

Here's a pic right before take off, pretty nifty with the cooke lens and rigged filter on it

And also, if you want to know if the StabC is stable without it's housing, here's a clip shot at 4k:
http://stratatekstudios.com/movies/UA/Sagamore_flyby_horses.mov

 

[jetaddiction]

hand held.nothing wrong with shoulder mount with a single ks8 gyro .i had a cord taking some weight from the roof of the astar. the camera wasn,t red but will be going up soon with the red .shots have not been smoothed in post yet, will be using 2 ks8 with the red. www.jetaddiction.com click on movies /click on the seaplane.