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Tag: helicopter

  • Gigantor Goliath Mr. Big

    Gigantor Goliath Mr. Big

    Mr. Big:

    These are the largest of the fleet, 800 series helicopters with rotor blades extending mare than a 6 foot radius. Top of the line helicopters with all the right gear to get steady shots both for video and for photography. These birds can achieve speeds greater than 120MPH and have a stability that is amazing.

    Each one is fitted with a stabilized gyro gimbal camera mount with pan, tilt, and roll for any position. Piloted by one person and the camera is operated at the base station through visual remote control FPV (First Person View). While these helicopters look like a lot of fun to play with, they are still large machines with rotating blades, therefore these are not used for any type of close up images. We tend to keep these at a distance of 100 feet or more, and use the camera lenses to zoom in and get the close-up that is required.

    Todays cameras are more and more advanced than ever before. The standard camera on this setup is the Canon 5D, which shoots amazing video quality…(recently many movies and tv series have begun to use these due to their size and versatility). Photography is shot between 18-32 megapixels, shot in raw format for exceptional ability to retouch and color correct in post production.

    Using such large helicopters, these are the perfect combination to complete the fleet, they are steady and the wind has less effect on them. Primary wind conditions are up to 20knots. If we are shooting motion and hovering where steady still shots are not necessary these can be used up to 30knots.

    The camera lenses with the stabilization, coupled with the gimbal stabilization allows for a smoother transition in the post editing room.

     

     

     

     

  • 600 Series Pro Red and Pro Orange

    600 Series Pro Red and Pro Orange

    Pro Red and Pro Orange:

    These helicopters are larger 600 series. They have all been upgraded with state of the art electrical systems, gyros, and stabilized camera mounts. Although these machines are able to achieve speeds up to 90MPH, they are used for skirting beaches, long distance runs and vast overviews of properties or landscapes.

    Equipped with individual camera controls, these helicopters have a pilot that is constantly positioning or flying the helicopter over the location, while a separate camera operator is controlling the camera from a base station. This unit has the ability to fly up to 3-miles, although this is very rarely the occasion.

    As a midsize helicopter we use this to provide smooth flyovers, long distance aerials for beaches, golf courses, boats and hotels. Imagine being able to fly within 50 feet of a couple on your beach or golfers teeing off. This helicopter can be used to follow moving subjects and keep them in focus. Primary wind conditions for this unit are up to 15knot winds. If we are shooting in motion and not trying to achieve hover, these can be used up to 20knots.

    Cameras: Best scenario is HD GoPro Hero II – Contour Video HD – Smaller HD Video/Cameras All Video is shot in Full 1080HD

     

     

     

     

  • Spyder

    Aerial photography taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated position using high end model helicopters in HD.

     Spyder 1:

    This helicopter is a multi-rotor helicopter used for close-up shots when your subject will be within 10 feet. We use this to fly at close ranges such as on a golf course, flying over resort pools and beaches, nature scenes, confined areas, and anything where little to no inconvenience for the subjects being filmed.

    The benefit of this helicopter is that it is fairly small and quiet, therefore if you are shooting and don’t want a lot of disturbance, this is the copter to us. It is very stable and has a GPS satelite link, which allows us to place it in a specific location and allow technology to hover it while we get the footage necessary.

    While this helicopter is able to move at speeds of 30-40MPH, it is not intended for actions shots or filming during high speeds. This setup is for smooth flying or hovering. It can get as close as 10 feet from your subject and still manuever to heights of up to 1,500 feet. Primary flying conditions are between 0-8knots. Higher winds simply limit the amount of stability in hovering.

    This unit has a gyro-directional camera mount, holding a GoPro HD Hero shooting full 1080HD.

     

     

  • EOS 5D Mark II

    EOS 5D Mark II - Aerial photography Canon 5D

    Canon 5D

    The standard camera on this setup is the Canon 5D, which shoots amazing video quality…(recently many movies and tv series have begun to use these due to their size and versatility). Photography is shot between 18-32 megapixels, shot in raw format for exceptional ability to retouch and color correct in post production.
    Using such large helicopters, these are the perfect combination to complete the fleet, they are steady and the wind has less effect on them. Primary wind conditions are up to 20knots. If we are shooting motion and hovering with seedy still shots are not necessary these can be used up to 30knots.
    The camera lenses with the stabilization, coupled with the gimbal stabilization allows for a smoother transition in the post editing room.