RC Heli built for aerial shooting

Trent_Palmer

Trent_Palmer

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So I didnt get it together in time to shoot any skiing this season but will for sure next season. Did my first test today, check it out:
http://vimeo.com/12097175

Here's the rig:
1275014390Camera_Ship1.jpg

 
So is the camera on some type of 2 way joint on the front? And does one person fly while the other aims the camera? The heli shots are sick though, I'd be afraid of crashing it. Maybe a parachute if it dies mid air or something?
 
that's sick, how'd you set it up and what camera are you using? cause i remember some kid talking about making one with a gopro but your shots look nicer.
 
Yeah, I got a 2 way gimbal and I have a second person aiming the camera while I fly the heli, we have a live video downlink for framing the shots.
Crashing is my worst nightmare, believe me, I was shitting my pants when I was testing this...
 
hahaha fucking epic. I chuckled when I saw the shadow.

Few q's. How much did the whole rig cost? Noticed a bit of jellowing, camera or flight? Either way, stoked to see what you do with this.
 
WOW! That was insane!

Footage was awesome, can't wait to see it on the slopes.

Crashing would be a nightmare, but it looked like everything was working fine...
 
dopesauce, the result is awesome !!
but just let me warn you, when you're filming on a mountain you can get a lot of windbursts that could possibly wreck your cam..... it'd be a shame if this baby would crash because you forgot about the wind...

Good luck and keep NS in the loop !
 
Woah, that's amazing! The footage looks awesome as well. Was there a way you could see what you were filming? Or did you just have to guess that the subject was in the frame?
 
^^he said he had a live video-feed from the camera so the camera operator can see what he's filming....
 
Dude that is so sick! What a great idea. The shots look awesome and I'm sure they'll get even better as you practice flying it more.

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RC Heli with 7D Test from Trent Palmer on Vimeo.
 
that was so fucking tight. I wanted to do this this season but didnt have the cash. I can't wait to see the shots you'l be able to get with this, your already way up there in my books so.
 
thats so sick, i can't wait to see a skiing edit.

The people who won the gopro contest by promising to make a rc heli edit should be held to their word
 
One of my friends is really into RC stuff and has a really decent heli. How would you go about setting up a live video feed / controlling of the camera?
 
Thanks for the comments guys! I'm going to try to practice as much as possible so I should have some more footage to post pretty soon.
 
thats awesome! there's a plethora of new angles that you've opened up to shoot. stoked to see s'more.
 
That was their music in the video? Sick, I was stoked on the music as soon as the edit started hahaha.
And props to you mr. Palmer for making one of the dopest camera rigs I have seen in a while. Please get tons of shots with that, I really want to see some more.
 
I was recently looking into purchasing a housing unit heli for my 1dmk3 and doing some stills from above, great to see someone went ahead and built one themselves... I was just planning on buying a prebuilt as I wouldn't trust my engineering with all my equipment.
 
Yeah dude that thing is legit.
I was considering putting one together with my camera for aerial shots, but the rig ended up being like 4 grand.
We were trying to get stabilizers for the heli so we don't shit our pants every time we fly but stabalizers for windy conditions are expensive as hell. I'm glad to see a young avid videographer taking the risk to get some shots. Be careful out there though...
 
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