Red Epic/Scarlet Close Range Aerial Filming

[Wendell Adkins]

Quick grade in PP. Most of our flying this year has been hauling the Epic but we did get a few opportunities to take the Scarlet for a spin also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeyG_SsOLi8&feature=youtu.be

 

[Jason Rivera]

Are there any rigs that can fly a Red One? Most only seem to hold 10-15lbs that I've read. Thanks for your time.

Awesome shots btw!!!!

 

[Wendell Adkins]

Hi Jason,

We have flown the R1 on these rigs but I don't care for the way they handle with all the weight out on the nose of the heli. We are currenty testing a new design that will fix this issue and will have no problem carrying the R1 with a prime lens and Red bricks.

 

[Jason DeSimone]

Greetings!


I am very interested in incorporating some aerial's into upcoming projects, but am still a little confused with regards to the legality of UAV's with commercial work etc. I would love to pick your brain a bit and figure out how to get you or some of your team onto a future project.

 

[Wendell Adkins]

Jason,

I hope I was able to answer all your questions. Here are some specs on our Red rigs:

Flight time - 30 minutes (with 5 lb. glass, side handle and HD downlink)
Airspeed - 55 mph forward, 40 mph sideways and reverse
Range - 1000 ft (line of sight)

 

[Jason DeSimone]

Jason,

I hope I was able to answer all your questions. Here are some specs on our Red rigs:

Flight time - 30 minutes (with 5 lb. glass, side handle and HD downlink)
Airspeed - 55 mph forward, 40 mph sideways and reverse
Range - 1000 ft (line of sight)

You answered all of em and a few I hadn't thought of (but should have)
Thanks for your time, I'm hoping we can get you guys out for something in the near future

 

[Wendell Adkins]

Sounds good.

Here is an example of an Epic shoot using Leica glass where no post stabilization was used. This is what our typical footage would look like - sans post stab. We have found that about 1 - 3% warp takes away all the minute residual movements leaving perfectly smooth footage, but many are fine without it, such as this case.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjE722Hi16k

 

[Wendell Adkins]

Jason,

An update on your question about flying the R1. We just completed initial flight testing of a new super heavy lift rig that easily carried 25 lbs. so the R1, two Epics, Phantom or even the portly Alexa are all doable.

Thanks,