treefrog
From: Dunedin, Otago
Since: Apr 2011
Posts: 1115
Is that the noise my mother-in-law makes....?
I use it as an LFO-earthquake sound effect.
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R17
From: wellington
Since: May 2013
Posts: 179
hehe close but not quite :D
Toxie
From: Wellington
Since: May 2011
Posts: 20
Yeah planning on it if the weather allows. But you know, Wellington..
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EdAish
From: Taranaki
Since: May 2011
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Yip hope to - just have a Phantom GoPro & gimbal
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R17
From: wellington
Since: May 2013
Posts: 179
I was kinda joking... now I am jealous! I want a drone!
How is the Phantom GoPro? I was looking at it tonight? The price seems ok...
Toxie
From: Wellington
Since: May 2011
Posts: 20
I'm on a phantom/goPro rig too. The initial setup cost wasn't to bad coz i got the phantom second hand. After a whole bunch of modding and upgrades to get a video link and gimbal etc it's quickly cost way more than i was comfortable initially spending.. It's crazy fun and super addictive!.
Heres' a video i shot up the coast a few months ago. Was pretty damn scary putting it this far our over the water. was mentally preparing myself to lose it as i watched it turn into a speck on the horizon..
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EdAish
From: Taranaki
Since: May 2011
Posts: 60
It is awesome - spent loads of time trying different cameras and mounts etc wasted heaps of time - finally went with a cheap gyro and it is magic! I just have the original phantom so flight time isn't as good as the phantom 2 but the price is excellent and it is easy to fly - for me it is all down the the price/quality/risk balance which with this setup is great. Have friends with 10K copters and then you put 10K+ worth of camera gear on it the risk of damage is huge and insurance mostly would laugh at you if you tried to claim - but with my setup 1 if it crashes the weight means its not that likely to do much damage and the components including camera a cheap enough if you have to replace something.
Super easy to fly GPS keeps it controllable even in wind - great tool
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From: Awklyn
Since: Mar 2011
Posts: 136
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DylanReeve
From: Auckland
Since: Apr 2011
Posts: 544
I've got a friend who does multirotor filming professionally. I've been trying to wrangle him into shooting something for us every year for about the last 4 years. We've just never made it happen...
Maybe this year? :)
IronFilms
From: Auckland
Since: Dec 2012
Posts: 106
I'd got a quadcopter myself, though doubt I'll be using it this year, unless it is for some very niche shot. Next year I'll be certainly be at a level when I'll be keen to incorporate it however.
themorgan
From: Auckland
Since: Apr 2011
Posts: 664
in reply to R17:
Is anyone using a drone this year?
Let's just say that if there's a required aerial shot I'm going to have a TV in one of my sets.
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themorgan
From: Auckland
Since: Apr 2011
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in reply to IctusMortem:
I'll be here all week, try the clams, tip your waitress.
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Frank & Beans | Buddy Movie | ULTRA48 |
DQ :) |
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MUST LOVE BOTS | Anti-RomCom | ULTRA48 |
Heat 4 Audience Fav,
Auckland Short List,
Auckland Finalist: Best Script2017 |
I am ball 2 | Survival | ULTRA48
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The Littlest Punk | Punk |
Auckland finalist: Best Original Song2015 |
Crumbs | RomCom, Animated |
DQ & Very bad!2014 |
I am ball | Musical, Animated |
Auckland finalist: Best Use of Prop2013 |
Crybaby | Race Against Time |
Boring!2012 |
S.U.L.A. | Urban Legend | Puppets
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All's Fair | Musical/Dance | Co-Writer
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The End | Drama | Co-Writer |
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From: Wellington
Since: Apr 2011
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Craig
Since: May 2011
Posts: 79
So, did anyone take to the air in the end? :-)
IctusMortem
Since: May 2012
Posts: 408
Dunno, but it made me laugh when I saw one of the comp sponsors was an aerial camera company (remembering this thread). I think people around me wondered why I started snickering at the ad.
Andrew Todd
From: Christchurch
Since: Apr 2011
Posts: 680
in reply to Craig:
So, did anyone take to the air in the end? :-)
There was a film in Chch that had some aerial action going on. Apparently the director got his fingers caught in the propeller at one point...
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AJ
From: Christchurch
Since: May 2011
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We tried using a drone for one of our scenes but it wasn't good enough to make it into the final cut and would have just came across as "oh look this team had a drone".
It ended up getting caught really high in a tree in Ilam gardens. and the guy who owned it, who had a broken neck, decided to climb it as we watched in horror begging him to come down.
He managed to get it back and reach the ground again safely, but I was worried for a moment our team would become infamous as having the first recorded death of the festival.
HereForTheBeer
From: Hamilton
Since: Jul 2011
Posts: 52
Currently building myself a DJI F550 after using a Phantom for about a year. The plan is to use a GoPro on a 3-axis gimbal for a while before upgrading to a better gimbal to hold a NEX-5. So some decent aerial video is a possibility for next year :)
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