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1917 had some interesting shots where the camera was transferred from foot to wire to bike/car, etc. You can see a bit of it here: https://youtu.be/bW22bmSWKXU

by prawn 5y ago

1917 had some interesting shots where the camera was transferred from foot to wire to bike/car, etc. You can see a bit of it here: https://youtu.be/bW22bmSWKXU?t=209 https://youtu.be/bW22bmSWKXU?t=209 I worked on a shoot two days ago as a drone operator where we couldn't get a drone permit in the conservation park location (raptors nesting at this time of year), even for a few shots 2-5 metres off the ground. The client had a particular shot in mind and literally brought a ladder which we carried a couple hundred metres for the photographer and camera operator to climb.

wiz21c 5y ago
It makes me happy that at some point, someone says "environment first; non negotiable".
- prawn 5y ago
  It is definitely much stricter here than other states of Australia. If there is a known sea eagle nest for example, there will be an exclusion zone with a 2km radius. In this case, the raptors on the cliffs meant that we couldn’t use even a micro drone supervised by a ranger several kilometres away. (The project here was for a guided coastal walk.)
  - TooSmugToFail 5y ago
    What a metric ton of performative bullshit that is. It’s a hard no to fly a micro drone under a supervision of a ranger, but it’s perfectly legal to pour hundreds of tons of ecosystem-killing chemicals in the ocean for years.
- mcculley 5y ago
  I am involved in a project that is on hold right now because a sea turtle laid eggs on a beach. We are doing the right thing in some narrow areas.
  - prawn 5y ago
    Reminds me - I was filming for a cruise in a remote area a few months ago. There was a baby turtle that was struggling to get out of the hole from where its siblings had escaped that morning. The guest lecturer ended up in a feisty debate with a guest (who happened to be some sort of environmental researcher) about whether it was appropriate to even-just-slightly help the turtle out of the hole or leave it to struggle and be picked off by birds. All in front of 10-20 other guests who were all pretty keen to see the turtle bolt for the ocean. The lecturer wanted to prevent it being helped but eventually gave in. (The turtle wasn't particularly weak, just got a bad break with the shell or caved face of the hole it seemed.)

by prawn 5y ago

wiz21c 5y ago

It makes me happy that at some point, someone says "environment first; non negotiable".

prawn 5y ago
It is definitely much stricter here than other states of Australia. If there is a known sea eagle nest for example, there will be an exclusion zone with a 2km radius. In this case, the raptors on the cliffs meant that we couldn’t use even a micro drone supervised by a ranger several kilometres away. (The project here was for a guided coastal walk.)
- TooSmugToFail 5y ago
  What a metric ton of performative bullshit that is. It’s a hard no to fly a micro drone under a supervision of a ranger, but it’s perfectly legal to pour hundreds of tons of ecosystem-killing chemicals in the ocean for years.
mcculley 5y ago
I am involved in a project that is on hold right now because a sea turtle laid eggs on a beach. We are doing the right thing in some narrow areas.
- prawn 5y ago
  Reminds me - I was filming for a cruise in a remote area a few months ago. There was a baby turtle that was struggling to get out of the hole from where its siblings had escaped that morning. The guest lecturer ended up in a feisty debate with a guest (who happened to be some sort of environmental researcher) about whether it was appropriate to even-just-slightly help the turtle out of the hole or leave it to struggle and be picked off by birds. All in front of 10-20 other guests who were all pretty keen to see the turtle bolt for the ocean. The lecturer wanted to prevent it being helped but eventually gave in. (The turtle wasn't particularly weak, just got a bad break with the shell or caved face of the hole it seemed.)