I will have to do some shots from a small airplane (like a Cessna) which flies over some islands in the Caribbean. I have never done any flight shots. Are their any special things to take in consideration? Are the vibrations a disturbing element? What about shooting through the windows? Is it good to use slowmotion to compense the vibrations? Thx for any hints
Awesome
The airplane was flying around 150-200 meters high and the footage is all totally useful (aprox 2 hrs). No vibration or jello issues at all. As soon as I am back in Europe I will upload some stuff.
I'm guessing the gopo shots were too far away to be all that useful or did the pilot do some low flying. Did you have vibration issues/jello?
Update: I did the shooting with the airplane over the fantastic coral atolls in Belize. Thanks guys for the advices, very helpful. And a really funny and amazing shot was: I installed a GoPro attached with Bostik underneath the airplane. The pilot freaked out, but was ok then. The effect is like flying around planet earth :)))
@rambo @RatLabProductions cheers guys!
Wouldn't a polarizer be a good idea to help with window reflections?
That is good advice from Rambo.
What I've done in the past.
Good luck.
Well, it will be kind of a Cessna not a helicopter. But I have to live with that, and I am not an experienced DOP for flying shots. So lets see if some other advices come in before I am going for it.
is it a planned shooting or is it "shoot what you get by chance". In general a Cessna is not very suitable for shots as it is to fast, less maneuverable than a helicopter and probably you cannot remove the door for a better shooting position. An inexperienced DOP plus a Cessna is an unfavorable combination.
You may pick some advice from
http://www.cinematography.net/edited-pages/%5Bcml-pro%5D%20filming%20in%20helicopter.htm
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