I watched a doco the other night about the making of the latest David Attenborough hosted series 'Conquest of the Skies'. It was very interesting to me because it was being filmed in 3D, using a pair of RED Epic Mysterium X cameras mounted in a custom 3D rig that is a monster.
Even in close-up shots of the rig, it was very hard to work out what the various parts were, it looked more like a random collection of spare rocket parts lashed together in a rough cube shape about a foot and a half cubed. Everywhere the rig is moved, you see 2 or 3 people handling it.
And they did not play safe with it either, even suspending it from ropes high up in the tree canopy to get the shots.
And just to add to the complexity, they had a powerful octocopter that could carry a somewhat stripped down version, still with the Mysterium cameras, up for aerial shots. Mind you, with that sort of payload they only got 2.5 minutes of flying time out of the batteries.
And it also featured an amazing high speed camera capable of near 2,000 fps in HD!
Highly recommended if you get a chance to watch it.
Even in close-up shots of the rig, it was very hard to work out what the various parts were, it looked more like a random collection of spare rocket parts lashed together in a rough cube shape about a foot and a half cubed. Everywhere the rig is moved, you see 2 or 3 people handling it.
And they did not play safe with it either, even suspending it from ropes high up in the tree canopy to get the shots.
And just to add to the complexity, they had a powerful octocopter that could carry a somewhat stripped down version, still with the Mysterium cameras, up for aerial shots. Mind you, with that sort of payload they only got 2.5 minutes of flying time out of the batteries.
And it also featured an amazing high speed camera capable of near 2,000 fps in HD!
Highly recommended if you get a chance to watch it.