Neckface destroying a car with Movi Pro operator sending wireless video to Video Village This all helped to speed up the production, which made his clients happy. Having wireless monitoring also removed any need for jungles of wires hampering the production set, giving them more mobility to capture what they need. Instead of spending hours of extra time reshooting scenes, Evans’ team could monitor a visually lossless feed in real-time and make adjustments on the go. The Bolt was instrumental in speeding up Evans’ workflow on set. Once in the air, Evans could monitor and control focus/tilt from inside the aircraft through a F1 auxbox and SmallHD monitor connected to the gimbal via a long SDI cable. To capture shots in the air, Evans’ team equipped Helinet’s N67TV helicopter’s nose with Shotover’s F1 stabilized mount which contained the RED Weapon 8K inside. Evans (right) controlling the Shotover F1 camera and monitoring through special SmallHD monitor mount. From there, Evans’ 1st AC controlled focus and tilt using a Red Rock Micro remote controller. The video sent to Video Village was fed into a SmallHD 1303 13” monitor through the Bolt Rx via SDI. The camera was mounted with Teradek’s Bolt 500 transmitter which sent wireless feeds with practically zero latency to a receiver in Video Village. These were attached to a Freefly Movi Pro stabilizer so the camera operator could maneuver around helicopters with ease. To film on ground, Evans and his team employed a RED Weapon 8K S35 equipped with Zeiss CP.2 Super Speed 35mm/50mm/85mm lenses. N67TV helicopter with Shotover F1 attached to nose used for aerial filming. This leaves little room for error in video acquisition. In addition, filming in Helinet hangars costs the company extra time and money as well. The process of preparing for flight and keeping aircraft in the air is immensely costly and time-consuming, giving Evans only one shot at getting all the footage he needed. Shooting for Helinet came with some major challenges. After starting his own company, Helinet approached Evans directly to produce the video. Its founder, Ty Evans, was previously a director for Brain Farm Cinema and worked extensively with Helinet in the past. Ghost Digital Cinema is a production company based in Los Angeles. “When they asked us to produce it, we were honored.” They wanted an all-encompassing video to show their clients what the company represents,” said Ty Evans, founder and director of Ghost Digital Cinema. “They were doing some rebranding and needed a promo video to accompany their redesigned website. This included a promotional video about the company’s roots. After the passing of its historic founder Alan Purwin in 2015, the company has strived to continue the high standards of service it’s famous for. Helinet has been the most iconic helicopter company in the history of Southern California, doing work in entertainment, news, surveillance and luxury transport since the 1980s. If you’ve watched any action films with aerial scenes in the last decade or so, chances are you watched a scene shot from one of these bad boys.
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