Av8Chuck
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There's a lot of great footage that they could have used. I imagine they would have used more of your footage if the stadium wasn't empty and there's nothing you could do about that.
I think Dave's point about the more a director knows your capabilities the more likely they are to use you is spot on. Once you've passed the "audition" so to speak and your on set the first thing I'm going to want to know is how safe this is, can you yank and bank this thing while maintaining control, what kind of devices could potentially cause a loss of control and what happens if you lose control. As a director I want to know that your doing everything you can to mitigate as much risk as possible and I'm not going to assume you are.
The next thing I'd want to know is what the flight path has to be to give me the POV I want so you need to be prepared to tell me what lenses I should be considering and the only way your going to know that is by practicing with different lenses. The higher up the production food chain you go the more these sorts of details become relevant and the more capable you have to be to be able to repeat the shot.
Most of the people shooting AP with RC's probably don't shoot with a camera that the lens can be changed but that can create a dangerous situation because the MR might have to fly much closer to people to get the shot than is safe.
Clearly the guy that shot the Bench ad new what he/she was doing, not only in how to integrate aerial footage but good cinematography techniques to get a real sense of the story. The Boise State video was a collection of cool shots, which isn't a bad thing but not probably as effective.
I think Dave's point about the more a director knows your capabilities the more likely they are to use you is spot on. Once you've passed the "audition" so to speak and your on set the first thing I'm going to want to know is how safe this is, can you yank and bank this thing while maintaining control, what kind of devices could potentially cause a loss of control and what happens if you lose control. As a director I want to know that your doing everything you can to mitigate as much risk as possible and I'm not going to assume you are.
The next thing I'd want to know is what the flight path has to be to give me the POV I want so you need to be prepared to tell me what lenses I should be considering and the only way your going to know that is by practicing with different lenses. The higher up the production food chain you go the more these sorts of details become relevant and the more capable you have to be to be able to repeat the shot.
Most of the people shooting AP with RC's probably don't shoot with a camera that the lens can be changed but that can create a dangerous situation because the MR might have to fly much closer to people to get the shot than is safe.
Clearly the guy that shot the Bench ad new what he/she was doing, not only in how to integrate aerial footage but good cinematography techniques to get a real sense of the story. The Boise State video was a collection of cool shots, which isn't a bad thing but not probably as effective.
