Simple Helicam, Combine The "Helicopter Remote Control" and Canon DSLR camera.

Hello beraudiovisual's friends. For you a crew of film production or television production, must be familiar with helicam. Helicam is a unique tool that can photograph or record images from a height, because the tool can fly. The principle of this tool is simple, and can even say there's nothing special, just like a regular camera placed on top of a toy helicopter. then we steer it. But the cameras used in Helicam this is not a regular camera, but Canon 7D DSLR cameras, in addition to the tool is also equipped with GPS (Global Position System) which allows us to continue to monitor the existence of this instrument when flying, and with a 5.8 GHz video monitor system , allows you to see every moment that was caught on camera this tool.

The Real Pro Helicam

The Real Pro Helicam

In a process to get the perfect shot, Eric Austin, a videographer who resides in Texas, found a neat way to combine the "helicopter remote control" and Canon DSLR cameras so he could air the video shoot with ease and get the kind of record that should be difficult to obtain. 

"I took a helicopter hobbyshop and modified to be fitted with a camera, so I can get a low altitude, the air close and tight shots," said Austin Wired.com.

An amateur videographer who became a pro, Austin is interested in photography remote control just four months ago.

 "As I do more photos and video, I realized I could develop a niche where I can use technological advances to provide the type of photos that most people can not get it easily," he said. 

Austin is one of the hobby photographer who finds a way to use a remote control toy airplanes and helicopters to get a more interesting camera angles. Wired magazine Editor-in-chief Chris Anderson in a site called DIY Drones where the user has found a way to use unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct aerial photographs. Last year, New York City photographer Anthony Jacobs showed a helicam built using German helicopter rig named MikroKopter. Jacobs uses helicam rig to shoot the video neighborhooods in the city. 

Austin, who has a website devoted to his RC helicopter videography, Saying he wanted to do something similar and offer quality HD video and photos. That is why, he said, he decided to create a rig that will be reliable and produce a type of recording that can be used by professionals. And as this clip shows, the video can be interesting. 

Aerial video with the Canon 5D, 7D AUSTIN helivideo.com from Eric on Vimeo.

Footage shot so far, Austin has helped to TV shows including the History Channel series of slices.
Austin started with a remote control helicopter called Align T-REX 700 and modified to carry a particular frame of the camera mount. He put tweaked landing gear for helicopters, covered with bright pink foam from "Noodles" is commonly used in swimming pools. 

"The color stands out when I fly outdoors helicopter," said Austin. "And if I hit the water, the equipment all my life will not go down. It will be destroyed, but at least I'll get my teeth back" Austin said.

He adjusts the camera settings when it's on the ground and pressing the Record button just before takeoff. For still images, Austin said he uses an external timer that activates the shutter every few seconds.

To create a video of the flying rig, Austin said he spent hours in online discussion forums at Helifreak.com.

"I do not know anyone to talk to," he said. "And then realized the only place to go is online where people discuss this."

Eric's Helicam

Eric's Helicam

One of the more challenging task of Austin has done with his helicam ie flying over a cliff about 25 meters high with a river below. And he did not destroy the helicopter.

"The likelihood that accidents will happen there, but so far, I have been careful," he said.
To download video, Austin has established a 5.8-GHz downlink the video feed using a wireless transmitter on-board.

All this does not come cheap. Austin estimates the whole rig cost him about $ 15,000. But for those at home, who want to do something similar, he says there are cheaper alternatives.

The results

The results of image shot from helicam.

"I go for the best and most expensive components because I do not want to risk it fails the air," he said. "But you can get an RC helicopter for about $ 400 and put the camera point-and-shoot on it."

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Duties of a Camera Director

Camera Director is a job in television and broadcasting industry. In the United States, Director of the camera is better known as the Director of the multiple-camera. Members of the profession is a quality camera operator or the Director of organizing and directing a few pictures during live events, soap operas, news broadcasts and talk shows. Director of multi-camera must perform some tasks and fill several roles in the preparation and broadcasting of the program.

Technique

Camera Directors oversees and directs the filming with many digital cameras. The cameras will be carried out by the operators to concentrate with similar security cameras with automated processes or operate through a combination of both. Multi-Camera directors need to update ourselves constantly about new developments within the industry. You must learn about not only by new discoveries of construction behind closed doors, but should also be aware of new editing software, editing techniques and film stock or video varieties. Camera Directors is also responsible for recruiting and training new talent during operation of the camera and editing.
Creative

Multi-Camera monitor drivers live broadcasts, including large sporting events, political and Daily News programmes for the filming. They make the best decisions on-the-spot-camera live events follow the scripts. Camera directors decide to live sporting events, the event or development, instant replay can be of several aspects. They must be ready for unexpected incidents and breaks both front and rear cameras. The camera work in close cooperation with the Board of Directors, camera operators, as well as the lighting and sound engineers, decorators, newsreaders, actors Studio designs or talk-show hosts to achieve the best possible visual experience of the viewers.

Advisory

Although the directors of the camera are given some independence when the filming of a program, they should also cooperate with producers and, if he has appointed, the Director. Both the producer and the Director will have specific requirements and the requirements for the project. In the case of soap operas, producer and Director show will give the Director of the camera a shooting script and storyboard that specifies Central camera angles and contours of the shots or set. The Director of several cameras a provide advice on technical and creative possibilities and impossibilities regarding the creative vision of the producer and the Director, and to comply with their wishes to the best of its capabilities.

Training

Camera directors are usually trained in the schools of cinema and universities in studies of media with a specialization in camera operations or direct the film. This is usually followed by work experience in the television industry. Depending on skill, experience and talent, have to work from a few months to several years in the television industry to reach the position of director of the Chamber. In contrast to the filmmakers, camera operators and directors working in independent film and TV producers, directors multi-camera are regularly employed by television broadcasting companies and receive a regular paycheck.

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Overcome 10 DSLR Disadvantages

New Revolution for Film Maker

Since Nikon introduced D90 in August 2008 as the first DSLR camera that shoots video High Definition (HD), a silent revolution taking place in the production of media. At a fraction of the budget creative camera people are capable of producing high-quality recording is outstanding-all with the build-out stills camera for a total investment of $ 7,500. This is good news for a film maker!

Result of DSLR Video (Trailer of "SAVING BROTHER" Directed by Rio Simatupang

saving brother trailer from Panji Haryo Seto on Vimeo.

The Visual beauty of the depth of field

A shallow DoF allows you to focus on the subject, leaving the rest of the focus. This isolates the subject from the background and allows you as a movie maker control where you want the audience to put their attention. If all sharp, the Viewer could easily be led astray by details not relevant to the story. And it just seems amazing.

Working with a shallow DoF is not easy: topics that move implies that to keep shortly taken you to the focus ring (also known as focus always) to keep.

Top 10 DSLR disadvantages & how to overcome them

If there is not bad at all when it comes to this way of production of the video? You betcha! However, there are also a growing number of ways of their solution. Let's take a look:

Audio

Second camera DSLR suck in the recordings. Built-in mic is miserable and the camera does not feature professional XLR input. In addition, should determine the automatic gain control (AGC) in the next firmware upgrade and allows at least on the screen for manual control of the levels of dB. In addition, there is no way you can monitor the sound through headphones, the LCD is turned off when you set a limit on the Canon 5 D head AV (7 D has different plug).  But then again, audio recording has never been the subject of the project. Enter magnification. H4N handheld recorder provides a DSLR-shooter simple device which, supplanting the sound recording, allowing for up to four independent channels at the same time (1 x front and 2 crossing stereo XLR input external mics). Synchronization takes place on the positions of the signal reference, such as clap hands or Clapper boards at the front of the camera. You should therefore key to keep the audio recording on a DSLR for a sound reference. And if you are editing Final Cut or Sony Vegas, enter PluralEyes (too bad I'm on Adobe Premiere Pro). If you want to manually control the audio on the camera itself, Magic Lantern firmware hack may be an option.

Stability

First of all, a stills camera is built to maintain constant for about 1/60 of a second, not to register or for more than 24 frames per second (i.e. shooting movies). Enter The Zacuto. This Chicago-based company, founded by people with a history in camera work, one after the other cranks innovation that helps DSLR shooters to stabilize their photos. Also: enter CineKinetic (or Visual departures). Using Mini-or BabySaddle (or SteadyBag much cheaper) allows you to create stable pictures even while moving objects such as a car, train, tram, bike plan or air. For those who like to go: enter the Glidecam. And for those who are ready for more pictures of dolly: enter the GlideTrack and WallyDolly. However, be careful with the movement too quickly as chips CMOS sensor offer some jello effect (see below).

Light

DSLR cameras beat any camcorder, when it comes to low-light situations, fair and square. Nevertheless, and this applies to any type of camera with sufficient and correct amount of light is critical to the final result. Various vendors have entered this arena, offering useful equipment at interesting prices. Enter Dedo Ledzilla and Litepanel micro.

Display

In order to be able to judge sharpness, you need appropriate scenes. Because it is blocking the camera lens on a DSLR when entering live mode (i.e. required when shooting video), you need to see the details without scattering light from falling on the LCD screen. Enter (again) with the Zacuto Z Finder. Looking through the lens is not an option due to the position of the camera? There are alternatives such as the original 720 p LCD smalhed.

Filters

If you want to go to the shallow depth of field, you must open the iris on the camera. The stills camera this can easily lead to the exposure. Most photographers will be tempted to start to change the ISO or exposure time setting. The shutter must be stored in twice the frame rate, you shoot (e.g. 30 p – > shutter at 1/60, 24/25 p – > shutter at 1/50, 1/48 is not supported) to adhere to rules 180 degrees in film shutter. The best way to reduce incoming light: enter the neutral density filters from Singh-Ray (actually two circular polarization filters, merged into one). It gradually reduces the incoming light from 2 until 8 stops.

AVCHD Editing

DSLR cameras record in AVCHD format using the codec h. 264. Cineform Neoscene, creates intermediate format using wavelets to decipher those much needed intraframe image and reduces your CPU from having their calculation.

Rolling shutter or Jello effect 

In fact, this is a problem on most DSLR cameras. The effect occurs best when you pivot the camera quickly or enter part of fast moving objects. Solution: more slowly and in post speed not whip Pan – record. If this is not an option (such as you have people or moving objects in frame), exists to fix an after effects/Nuke plugin called RollingShutter. 

Compression against color

Although DSLR HD video sensor capable of recording full frames (35 mm) is used a lot of compression recording compact flash card. This means that the component video (4: 2: 2 or 4: 4: 4) are not normally available on the classification of the color and consist of a signal. This makes it difficult for color grading, chroma keying, Matte painting or Rotoscoping, enter more pain. However, the main classification of post-production color: enter the RedGiantSoftware. Using Magic Bullet looks makes it fast and efficient (or slow and comprehensively) of their shots. Philip Bloom explains. If you still want more: Cineform will help you through the process again to create a 4: 2: 2 intermediary file format. Not ideal but workable.

Recording the border

Limited to save on most DSLRs on the clock to five minutes for a single navigation. For what value from what I hear, this is something with the import restrictions. If they go beyond These products are not regarded as a stills camera, and a different tax categories. Another story tells that there is something to a 4 GB file size limit (partial support for 720 p will fix that). How do it in a comment there if you are recording live events, capturing most often is shorter than that of the most important things for the sake of coherence is to record sound correctly — you can fill in a gap in the post later with special ingredients, you kick before or after an event (or stills from a slide.) If you are recording a live presentation.

24/25 p and 30 p

To achieve this look cinema or film, recording video the way film is traditionally. The meaning of p 24 or full 24 frames per second. The planet is NTSC framerate 29, 97, while 25 in PAL markets. Snapshot initially thought players, you can change the world by going ar 30 (dadon, drop-frame) as a new standard for video. Erroneous. Because there are still way more TV cameras on the planet, this has been shown to be losing the battle from the outset. When matching to 30 pp 24 actually shooting slightly slow, or ask your output or combine frames. This gives a slightly notable visual effect, audio synchronization problems, as well as easily. Canon may be wrong, and start to correct it. D Canon 7 now supports different frame rates (24/25/50 in PAL)-24 30 60 in NTSC, while fixed long d 5 Mark II (hope?) is due for release in January 2010. Haya Canon, makes us more than happy!

The Conclusion of All

should go to DSLR or stay with (semi-) professional video device? My answer is that everything depends on what you're doing. The key is the comparison of time compared to the budget. Me, that work with DSLRs, as digital cinema, is probably better suited for those who have time to set things right, if only assured, are met, the disadvantages (read: check the subject of the audio and record sufficient background or set up noise!). Without stabilization device and manual audio recording may not be the best DSLR camera and when Obama wants to meet in the press for a quick interview. You may want to shoulder-mounted ENG camera to it. A typical price points, however, are not within the budget of most people. So, if no time is of the essence, with improved DSLRs is very, very attractive alternative.

Going to make you fly on DSLRs and filmmaker? No, because it takes a lot of practice, knowledge, talent and learning. Since recently WIRED correctly, "it may be expensive DSLRs, but talent is priceless". However, with at least the possibility of taking beautiful pictures, and more people started shooting (and actively promotes the Canon), high-quality content (even for 1080p) Web site that looks like it was created by using professional cinema equipment in explosive growth expected. And that's exactly what I business.

Beraudiovisual's friends, what about you?

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Tips and Tricks caring for video cameras

Hello beraudiovisual's friends. Do you have a Camera Video? There are a Tips and Tricks Caring for a video camera.  Tips and Tricks Caring for a video camera carried by the following six steps: 

1. Dont leave tapes in your camcorder when not in use. Tapes can cause friction and this can cause problems in the process of recording and playback

2. Do not put the tape video in really cold conditions. Moisturizers from the warm air can membut cassette attaches to the drum so that the damage can damage tapes and video heads

3. Do not leave the battery inside the camcorder when not in use. Some interesting camera battery energy in small amounts, but the constant so that can deplete the battery

4. Do not leave your camcorder tapes in the car is exposed to hot air

5. Do not put a label on the camcorder tape where the label is the possibility of opening the door opposite the cassette. This can cause the cassette comes in the camera

6. Treat your handycam to give it to a technician to clean the tape head when dirty.
Such treatments can make your camera more durable That must be considered in buying a video camera are:   
   1. Suit enough you hold the camera
   2. Are there manual settings for focus, aperture and white balance 
   3. How much resolution display systems
   4. How well does the image stabilizer
   5. What equipment is available 
   6. Is needed a memory card to store photos 
   7. Is there an analog and digital inputs 
   8. Does the lens have a true wide angle 
   9. Is the available inputs for microphone and headphones 
   10. How long the batteries can last
 
Video Camera How to choose the right note: 

1. Image Engine technology such as LCD, CRT, LDP and LCOS, choose an LCD
2. Resolution SVGA, XVGA, SXGA and UXGA, select a high-resolution SVGA
3. Brightness (lighting) with the size ANSI Lumens, select ANSI Lumens with a larger 
4. Connections affect the image quality VGA, RGB, RCA, S-Video, DVI, select the most complete 
5. Size (small big) Video Camera, select the size of a small

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Characteristic of Psychic (How to build characters in the film PART 2)

Beraudiovisual's friends, earlier I mentioned about the Characteristic of Physical. Now let's look at other characteristics of the film, which is Characteristic of Psychic. Characteristics that should be be explained within the scope of this are about the psychic condition in general, about the character, temperament, ability and imagination and sensitivity.

General Conditions

nervously biting his nails

General psychic condition are, whether the psychic condition is stable or has crashed. Disorders that result in a rather indecisive person, or a bit impulsive, then was considered normal. But the need is expressed in physical motion characteristics, such as frequent blinking, or frequently to remove his hand with a handkerchief as his palms are always wet, or fast becoming a stutter. Especially if he were facing tensions. Incorporating unusual movements as experienced actors psychic picture story, may be a unique feature of the relevant figures.

Talent

if trained a little, it will be great

Talent is the ability of a person's inherited, innate, such as artistic talent, talent leads, trade. That is, these people are easy to work in the field that had been mentioned. Talented people singing, melodious voice immediately, if trained a little, it will be great, according to his talent level. Maybe her mother or grandmother was a singer.
This talent is something that is commonly known to people in general. If the audience knows that the little girl Lola who is not gifted to sing, her voice flat, his mother was forced to take singing lessons so she could be like Whitney Houston, then the audience can soon expect a disaster for Lola.

The ability of Imagination
The ability of imagination is actually a talent too, but we separate them because it might have from hard work and so on, until he was able to imagine new products or new forms of business. But beginners are successful, certainly has the talent to himself.
A village headman who has the imaginative ability, has many ideas to develop the village and its people by using the self that he created himself. Medium, another headman who graduate but do not have any imagination, just a lot of complaining because he has received development funds are too small.

parents may be insensitive

Sensitivity
People who have a sense is a person who is easy to feel symptoms he faced. Easy to understand that his neighbor was annoyed by his family. Or he's easy to feel the suffering of the people around him.
A pair of parents may be insensitive, can not feel pain and loneliness experienced by their children, because both are too busy with their own business. Insensitivity of parents like that at all abnormal. All parents in the village which is still normal, certainly can not justify the insensitivity of parents to their children. Because, usually the parents must be very fond of their children. Especially mothers. Such insensitivity is caused definite psychic shocks of big city living conditions are harsh.

Character is formed by nature

Important Character
Character are trait that settle to someone, such as diligent, lazy, ill-tempered, timid, shameless, patient, extroverts (introverts), low self-esteem, pride, confident (confident that low / high / excessive, and such). Character is formed by nature and impact received during his years. That need to be disclosed in the story alone would have been an important character of the characters, which were linked with the story. Nature received from parents. Being, the influence that include education, experience, fun and hard, strong influences it receives, the influence of the environment, work environment, the environment hobbies, and so on.

The spirit of life

High-spirited person

High-spirited person would struggle to achieve his goals. But person who spirit of life is weak, he will easily break when faced with obstacles. That is, a zest for life are directly related to the power of one's action. Thus, it is required to be disclosed in the scenario, especially with the example of follow-horn, so the audience can anticipate in form of struggle that will be conducted by leaders in the fight against the obstacles.

That explanation of the characteristics of psychic. Next, we'll see about the characteristics of the mind, to next article. Up here, there are not you understand? hopefully can help you to be able to produce better film.

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Characteristic of Physical ("How to build characters in the film" PART 1)

Beraudiovisual's Friends, do you know that the audience would be interested in watching a movie if the characters were interesting. That is, the characters are not ordinary characters but can be accepted by the audience.

Does it should be the real figures?
Who can say Rambo figure, McGyver, or the character James Bond was real? They accepted only by the imagination of spectators. Precisely figure who really real at times even difficult to accept the audience because of the lack of supporting information that can make it interesting.

James Bond is not a real figure

Spectators can be made interested in the figures, if the characterization of these figures is made clear. In general, basic information about the characters that need to be disclosed to the audience is to include:

1. characteristic of the physical / biological
2. characteristic of psychic
3. characteristic of the mind
4. characteristic of cultural
 
Let us begin to discuss one by one. First of all, are physical characteristics / biological.
Physical characteristic are included name, age, height, weight, physical specificity, body movements, facial expressions, etc..
Person's name is also sometimes able to explain the ethnic origin and may also show interest and social level. People with the name Kris Patikawa could soon be known by almost all the audience from which the region of origin, especially Pardjo Legowo. Try to guess the origin of the Edi Silitonga, Michelle Kim, and Erick Catwalk. Predictable is not it?

Name
The person whose name Sarimin, for Javanese show he came from below, different from the person whose

Name is important

name Joyokusumo. Named Ahmad, Aisha, and so on, shows the character of a family close to the Islamic religion. Characters that use the name Westernized, have a tendency as Christians, especially if it has a baptismal name. Robert Tanumiharja or Michael Bunawan be thought to have come from ethnic Chinese, because adapting the Tan clan and Bun.
 So naming the character (fictional) should be considered in order to give effect to the audience an understanding of these names. That name should be easily pronounced by the player. If the name is hard to say, it will make the pronunciation of the name is not so clear from the mouth of the actor. Avoid names of actors in a movie about the same sound, this will cause confusion to hear, such as the name Elin and Elen, or there are two characters named Ira and Fira.
 

Age

Age makes a different character

Age is very important to be disclosed in the scenario. So that the reader, either director or actors, can make interpretation of the attitude and manner appropriate response. Since Angelica is 17 years old will have a different attitude in front of his father's employees, compared with 30-year-old Angelica.

Determination of age of these players should be supported by any form of action the offender. That is, if the actors is determined 35 year-old Brenda and normal psychic, then all behavior must be described that she was a normal woman in that age normally. Different if it is determined that he was flirtatious, but it should also be flirtatious age of 35 years. If she's sassy as a child of 17 years, people would say the character is weak.


Physical
How tall, weight, and specificity of physical shape is also important to apply to the scenario. Tall, short, skinny, sexy, slim, tall, stocky, would greatly affect one's attitude. A stocky usually knows himself, if he applies flirty,

Identification of diferent physic

then the character has a disability, otherwise it will upset the audience. Burly-looking man or woman who is beautiful body, would seem more confident. But it certainly could have been a well-built, it would seem weak with mental disorders has. Seven Samurai movie makes character with thick dimension by creating a character, but emaciated fighting experts.

Appearance is very important to explain, because the tall, skinny, short, only sectoral information. Appearance are totality that can represent the personality of the characters. It could be a physically less, giving the appearance of sympathetic and impressive, while the flawless looks and athletic body, looking obnoxious.

Body movement
Movement actors are often not included in many of our scenarios. Until the pages of the scenario there wasonly a dialogue, as in the dramatizations. Actually, in a conversation scene, shall be shown how the dialogue is spoken and how the responses given in the action. When John insult to Steve, and who despised it just take it easy, then the audience will make an important interpretation of the Steve. Questions can be answered with action, should not the dialogue again. Actor can be ordered to move to give break to answer, or delay the answer to increase the tension.

 

Facial Expressions
Facial expression are reflection of the psychological disorder. Even his health condition. At the very least, need to explain what the expression is, in outline, and if there are typical. As expressions of fierce, scary, cool, cloudy. It can also be combined with each other. with facial expressions as opposed to the mental condition. For example, a person known as a detractor, but his face is always shown friendly smiles. But of course the actor should be able to transform the face is always smiling and the audience still able to capture that character portraying the slanderers. Eyes as well so have an important role. Screenwriter must include a good description that can be turned on by the actor who plays a relevant role, so the audience can give the right perception, even without the help of dialogue.

Some of the above is included in the physical characteristics / biological. The next characteristic we will discuss in next article characteristic of psychic. How? Can be understood? If there are less understood, or there are additional, please comment: D

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