hollywood melon man

Chapter 11 The Prospects of UAV Aerial Photography
  The famous Hawaiian Islands consists of 132 islands and is the only archipelago state in the United States. Its capital is located in Honolulu on the island of Oahu.

However, the filming location of the "Shark Tank" crew was not on Oahu, but on the island of Kauai, which is also the filming location for "Jurassic Park".

"Jurassic Park" is still in preparation, but "Shark Tank" has begun filming.

The whole story of "Shark Beach" seems very simple. It is the story of a girl who goes surfing on a remote beach, encounters a shark and escapes.

For little Gilbert, how to film the escape from the shark's mouth is the key to the success of the film.

Fortunately, with the reference of the original "Shark Beach", little Gilbert can also know how to shoot the desired effect.

"Little Gilbert, come and play, it's so much fun here!" Gwyneth Paltrow, wearing a sexy bikini, was playing in the sea.

On Hawaiian beaches in July, the sea water is blue and blue, and seagulls are constantly wandering in the distance and calling.

The waves gently caressed the rocks on both sides of the beach, creating waves of spray.

Sunshine, shark beach, coconut trees, beauties, bikinis, everything is complete.

But little Gilbert didn't come here to enjoy himself. He waved his hand and said, "Take a rest. Aren't you tired from filming so many scenes?"

"I'm not tired, I want to surf again." With that said, Gwyneth Paltrow paddled the surfboard and rushed into the sea again.

"Hey, there are sharks in the sea, you have to be careful!" Little Gilbert shouted.

"I played the role of escaping from the shark's mouth, woohoo..." Gwyneth Paltrow was completely entertained.

Well, for other people, Sharknado is work, but for Gwyneth Paltrow, it's a vacation.

Although he has experience in directing major online movies in his previous life, it is unclear how much of that experience will be useful in the Hollywood crew of the 1990s.

For this reason, little Gilbert adopted a step-by-step approach, shooting simple scenes first and then gradually increasing the difficulty.

Also because of the relatively small investment in this film, the crew is not much larger than the crew of the online major that he directed in his previous life, which makes little Gilbert feel at ease.

When filming the first scene, little Gilbert was still a little nervous and made a few mistakes.

Fortunately, I quickly adjusted and got into the zone quickly.

No one on the crew laughed at him. After all, he became a director at the age of twenty-one. It was understandable that he was a little busy in charge of the crew.

On the contrary, little Gilbert quickly entered the state and showed good professional qualities, which surprised many people.

Director of photography Duer Randolph said when chatting with little Gilbert in private: "I really didn't expect that you are ten years younger than me, and you can get into work so quickly. It's really amazing."

Little Gilbert said modestly: "It's because of everyone's cooperation and support that I can successfully find the feeling."

Duer Randolph looked at little Gilbert and said seriously: "For us, this is just a job, little Gilbert.

But to you, this means a lot. "

Little Gilbert nodded to show that he understood.

After a week of hard work, the crew gradually got better and the shooting was no longer jerky at the beginning and started to go smoothly.

"Are you ready?"

"Director, we are ready."

"OK, take off the remote control drone and take a picture to see the effect. I want a panoramic view of the beach." Little Gilbert ordered.

"Okay," the drone operator made an OK gesture and quickly controlled the drone to take off.

The front end of the drone is equipped with a camera that can rotate 360 ​​degrees. This camera is produced by Sony, and the captured images are transmitted to the monitor through signals.

Looking at the picture effect from the monitor, the people surrounding the monitor were amazed.

This is the first time they have seen drones used for film shooting.

Gwyneth Paltrow excitedly patted little Gilbert's back and said, "Little Gilbert, I want to play with this." "Such an expensive equipment is not for you to play with. Finish the filming quickly. We still have it." I want to return the equipment." Little Gilbert refused decisively.

Duer Randolph has been engaged in film photography for seven or eight years, and this is the first time he has seen such a shooting technique.

He asked little Gilbert curiously: "Director, how did you come up with the idea of ​​using a drone to shoot this scene?"

“This is not original to me,” little Gilbert explained: “As early as two years ago, the Belgian Privina used drones to shoot movies.

At present, the company he founded has very high drone shooting technology and practical standards, but his company has not opened to the United States, so we can only modify it ourselves. "

Duer Randolph praised: "Director, even so, you are still a genius. Who would think of shooting a movie in this way?"

"Yeah," Gwyneth Paltrow echoed: "I thought you went to Honolulu to find a drone to use to kill sharks, but I didn't expect it to be used for aerial photography."

Just the drone shooting made many people in the crew stop looking down on little Gilbert. This young man really has some skills.

In fact, drone technology has been used in the military field from the beginning and has developed rapidly.

With the popularity of the civilian market, the performance of civilian drones has become more and more powerful, but there are still few drones dedicated to aerial photography.

Little Gilbert took people to Honolulu to find this drone. He also flew the Sony camera over from Los Angeles, then installed it and made some modifications.

Of course, since buying it directly is expensive, this drone was actually modified with the approval of the model aircraft shop owner.

Similarly, the owner of the model airplane shop also came to the set and witnessed the entire process of filming by the crew using drones, and was stunned.

He never thought that drones could still play like this.

Drone photography, which has been badly used in the 21st century, was a novelty in the early 1990s.

Although there are many gaps between drone technology and aerial photography technology compared to 20 or 30 years later, in this era it is enough to make these rubes drop their jaws.

After the drone came back from shooting and landed safely, little Gilbert smiled and said to the model airplane shop owner: "How was it? I'm not lying to you. The development prospects of drone aerial photography technology are really good. You can try it out."

The owner of the model aircraft store took back his drone in a daze, and when he saw the crew dismantling the Sony camera, he asked, "How much does this camera cost?"

"It shouldn't be expensive, right?" Little Gilbert looked at Duer Randolph.

Randolph replied: "It's not expensive, but it's not available in Hawaii. You have to go to Los Angeles to buy it."

The model airplane shop owner excitedly took back his drone and began to think about how to make a fortune using the technology of drone aerial photography.

What little Gilbert did may lay the foundation for future drone companies.

Today's shooting day ended and when they returned to the hotel to rest, little Gilbert and Duer Randolph continued to sit in a car and exchange their views.

“Technically, drone aerial photography makes up for the shortcomings in the field of mid- and low-altitude photography.

Helicopters can only function at an altitude of more than 500 meters, while ground mechanical equipment such as rockers, slide rails, and Steadicams are only 20 meters high.

However, drones can very well fill the space area of ​​20 meters to 500 meters, and with the continuous revolution in photography technology, drone photography will replace helicopter photography in the future and become a new aerial photography mode. "

Little Gilbert described the future of drone aerial photography to Duer Randolph.

Duer Randolph agreed: "I feel, director, you have led a technical revolution in photography, and you will be remembered in the history of film."

Little Gilbert waved his hand and said: "This method is not original to me. Rather than leaving a lasting legacy, I am more concerned about how to make the movie in front of me well."

"After this time, I don't know why, I believe you will succeed." Duer Randolph had confidence in little Gilbert.

"With your good words, I still need your help, Duer."

"Of course, I am a professional photographer..." Duer Randolph said confidently.

(End of this chapter)