Tuesday 11 September 2012

AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY [Film Technology]




AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY 
[Film Technology]

Air-to-air Cinematography or air-to-ground cinematography. Air to air cinematography and air to ground cinematography. Shooting a fixed wing aircraft is less difficult than shooting close up from a helicopter. Large fixed wing air craft often fly so smoothly that a cinecamera with a short focal length lens does not need any form of stabilization. A tripod with a leveling head should be securely fitted by an engineer familiar with aircraft regulations. Camera often operated at 32-48 fps or faster to smooth out variations and slow down relative movements. With long focal length lenses, an anti-vibration mounting system or an image stabilizer is needed for steady high definition pictures. For hand held work in small air crafts shoulder supported cameras are best, especially in jet fighters or when filming aerobatics air-to-air, when `4g’ forces make a camera and operator weigh four times their normal weight. A two-way intercom between cameraman and pilot is essential. An 85B filter reduces the blueness of high altitudes and a polascreen improves contrast if the aircraft is flying constantly in one direction.








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