Aerial shots settings

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I'll be shooting some aerial ( helicopter ) shots in a few days and I'd like to know what would be the perfect settings in terms of shutter speed.

thanks in advance for any help

Felipe Solis

 

[j]

Re: Aerial shots settings


Um, normal? 1/24 if you want it a little blurred, faster if you want it sharp/choppy. Depends on what you want.

I guess the real question I would ask is how are you going to stabilize it? Bungi? gyro? hand held? Tyler?

Is this narrative or doccu?

One nugget of advice is to schedule the shoot (if you can) at the crack of dawn. With the light on the horizon, the shadows will bring out any contour in the land/buildings/trees. Also the winds will likely be the calmest then. Take non-drowsey dramamine and have fun!

-Jay

 

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Re: Aerial shots settings

thanks Jay for your respond... I'll be shooting mostly hand held, I don't have any equipment available around to stabilize it ( such gyro,etc.).

I was playing around with diferent the speeds ( 1/24, 1/60/ etc ) and you are right the slower the better.

Thanks again jay.

Felipe solis

 

[j]

Re: Aerial shots settings

Well yeah, I guess it all depends on what you are going for. I would recomend testing out your technique before you go up.

Sit in the back seat of a pick up truck and have a friend drive you around, even on bumpy roads. You will find out what works and what won't whan you chack the tape at home. Try following some landscape as you are driven. Try different shutter speeds and focal lengths. Will the results work for your project?

If not, consider some kind of stabilizing device (bunji, gyro, or tyler) or perhaps cut out the helicopter shot all together.

I know of two friends who went up in the air, (not experienced pros) and the footage was unusable/not what expected. In one case it was too shakey to use, and in the other windshield reflections and door mounts got in the way.

Just some things to consider, and again, have fun at the very least!