Written by Ross Chapman on 2nd April 2010 7
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Eric Austin of Helicam put together this video to show us the ins and outs of his Helicam. Eric shoots low altitude HD video anywhere in the world. Outerspace? He’s still working on that!
About Ross Chapman
Ross Chapman runs skysoclear, a web and video content studio in London, UK. In a past life he produced and edited entertainment videos for online, mobile and red button for a variety of clients including Virgin Mobile, ITV and Channel 4. He steers the ship at videodslr.tv.
Thanks for the article Ross. Interesting gear, although I would like to see more shots with this thing. Perhaps the 550D would be a better fit, because of the lighter body?
Also, shame about Eric’s ‘look at my uber-cool-pretty-super-expensive-helicopter’ attitude.
That’s superb, and opens up many shooting possibilities. Whether it would need permission/permit from the CAA here in the UK is another matter. I love the fact that it uses electric motors and gyros for stability. Looks beautifully made, too. Though if Zacuto decide to make one it’ll probably cost $100,000!
Thanks Mischa and Greg for your comments.
Greg – I think it takes a bit of practice, and a degree of understanding how the helicopter works. The main thing that Eric points out is – you must not crash this thing!
If you get on – let me know!!
Thanks for the comments and if you have any questions about is capabilities, please post it here on VideoDSLR.TV
I will be happy to answer as best I can.
More to come soon!!!
Take Care,
Eric
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This is the best kind of ridiculous!
I could have used a rig like this in Dallas last month.