Yellowstone River Helicam clip at DVinfo.net

Wendell Adkins · December 6th, 2008, 10:00 AM

I'm new to this site so this is my first post. I have flown RC helicopters all of my adult life as a professional in precision aerobatics and as a consultant to the defense industry. In 1998 I flew in a film called "The Mighty" with Sharon Stone and ever since have been increasingly interested in aerial video/cinematography. I finally started getting serious about this 3 years ago. I hope to share/learn how to do this better here. I am still on the steep side of the video learning curve but I am having fun learning.

Here is a short clip shot with HVX200 on one of my large twin cylinder gas powered helicams as part of a documentary about fly fishing with wounded Gulf War veterans. Shot at 720P at 30 frames. I hope you like it.

Scenic Montana HVX200 Helicam Demo on Vimeo

Wendell

Paul Cronin · December 7th, 2008, 09:10 AM

Wendell thank you for sharing. Can tell you have been flying your machine for years very smooth.

I shoot a lot from full size machine for my business but do not know much about RC Heli except running a sim on and old PC. And that is where I will stay for now when it comes to flying a RC Heli considering how much I crash. Nice to have a reset on the sim.

I do not know the HVX200 but the picture seems very soft to me. Also you might try to shoot 720p 30p/60p which will smooth out the video even more and give you 50% speed.

Keep the post coming this is a growing part of the market and there are a lot of DVinfo.net people interested.

Have you looked at this forum on the site? http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/under-water-over-land/

Wendell Adkins · December 7th, 2008, 10:45 AM

Thanks Paul,

That clip is the first I have ever uploaded to the internet so I have a lot to learn about settings and such. It looks much better in FCP. Also the producer insisted on 30 frames even though I always try to convince clients that 60 frames is better for motion/panning.

I didn't know about the other forum - neat stuff!

December 6th, 2008, 10:00 AM	#1
Wendell Adkins Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 70	Yellowstone River Helicam clip I'm new to this site so this is my first post. I have flown RC helicopters all of my adult life as a professional in precision aerobatics and as a consultant to the defense industry. In 1998 I flew in a film called "The Mighty" with Sharon Stone and ever since have been increasingly interested in aerial video/cinematography. I finally started getting serious about this 3 years ago. I hope to share/learn how to do this better here. I am still on the steep side of the video learning curve but I am having fun learning. Here is a short clip shot with HVX200 on one of my large twin cylinder gas powered helicams as part of a documentary about fly fishing with wounded Gulf War veterans. Shot at 720P at 30 frames. I hope you like it. Scenic Montana HVX200 Helicam Demo on Vimeo Wendell

December 7th, 2008, 09:10 AM	#2
Paul Cronin Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 4,048	Wendell thank you for sharing. Can tell you have been flying your machine for years very smooth. I shoot a lot from full size machine for my business but do not know much about RC Heli except running a sim on and old PC. And that is where I will stay for now when it comes to flying a RC Heli considering how much I crash. Nice to have a reset on the sim. I do not know the HVX200 but the picture seems very soft to me. Also you might try to shoot 720p 30p/60p which will smooth out the video even more and give you 50% speed. Keep the post coming this is a growing part of the market and there are a lot of DVinfo.net people interested. Have you looked at this forum on the site? http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/under-water-over-land/ __________________ Paul Cronin www.paulcroninstudios.com

December 7th, 2008, 10:45 AM	#3
Wendell Adkins Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 70	Thanks Paul, That clip is the first I have ever uploaded to the internet so I have a lot to learn about settings and such. It looks much better in FCP. Also the producer insisted on 30 frames even though I always try to convince clients that 60 frames is better for motion/panning. I didn't know about the other forum - neat stuff!