"A Day at Del Valle" (A Proof/HVP MX Short)

Stephen Mick

Stephen Mick

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Spent a morning out at the Del Valle MX track this past weekend with my amigo Eric Austin, his heli-rig and a bunch of camera gear.

Personnel:
- Stephen Mick: DP/Editor/Earth-Based Camera
- Eric Austin: Heli-Op/Flying Camera

Production Details:
- Camera: Canon 7D
- Lenses: Canon 24-105L / Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS / Tokina 11-16 f2.8
- Helicopter: Don't Ask (You Can't Afford It)


Enjoy!





Heli-Video Productions: http://helivideo.com/
Proof, Inc.: http://www.proofcreative.com/
 
Okay well when you say "don"t ask", that pretty much means someone has to ask...

So was the heli an rc rig or the real deal? It looked like rc (and if not you guys sure seemed close).

Also, just curious what frame rate you shot in? I always seem to try and do 60 fps for MX because of the fast motion. But whatever you used it looked great to me.

I enjoyed it...thought it looked very good. I would have to say that even the Vurb Moto guys would have to think it was good...and that's a compliment, because when it comes to MX, those guys do very nice work.

Be sure and post up more MX stuff...I love to see people's work at MX tracks...talk about tough content to shoot!!

Regards,

G.
 
The heli is Eric Austin's custom-built RC rig, which I know very little about, so I can't really help you there. But check out… http://helivideo.com/

All of the heli shots were 720/60p on the 7D. The slow-mo shots were conformed in Cinema Tools to 23.98, while the full-speed shots in the cut were simply dropped into a 23.98 FCP timeline. The ground shots were a mixture of 1080/24p and 720/60p.

Thanks for the compliments. We're planning a more concept-driven short film that we hope to shoot in the next few weeks. This was really just a test. With what we learned at the track, we're confident the upcoming film will be epic. Stay tuned.
 
What's the payload on that heli? Looks like he could use some gyro. Heading hold for starters.
 
Erik Olson said:
What's the payload on that heli? Looks like he could use some gyro. Heading hold for starters.
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What I've noticed from the video on homeboy's site is that the rig seems best suited for forward movement. It's smooth and at the right height, impressive. Using it as a jib around a subject like a car, as in the video on his site, seems beside the point, and wobbly. In the case of motorcycles hopping all over the place, a solid choice--but the strength of the rig is obviously going to be the height you can achieve in most instances.

I did some research on the company he got his rig from, they run 5-18K. It's on the list!
 
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