When I first got into aerial filmmaking, the dream was simple on paper but far from simple to achieve: flying helicopters with a Shotover system. My first taste of aviation filmmaking at 14 felt like yesterday, the rush of leaving the ground, camera locked on wild landscapes, and me with a sht eating grin the entire flight. A few years later I saw a Shotover rig in action, something I thought was only reserved for legends. Ten years on, what once felt impossible is now real. Chase a dream long enough and it stops feeling out of reach, it becomes your reality.
@perrygershkow hit me up. Shooting in BC’s spring is always a gamble, one ridge covered in snow, another a beach that feels like summer, clouds shifting by the minute. We lucked out with a day that gave us everything: low clouds at sunrise, a perfect tide, and a blood moon to close. 1 director, 3 DPs, 3 countries, and some of the most contrasting textures on earth, tied together for the launch of Hamilton Watch’s new lineup.
Swipe for some of my favourite moments:
1. A-Star hot, fuel loaded, cameras locked, mission ready at sunrise.
2. Macro of plane and watch against endless BC skies.
3. From BC to Tahiti: a plane buzzing overhead dissolves into a surfer underwater.
4. Vancouver Island drops you from alpine to sea in minutes.
5. Lighting cues carried from Utah to BC, seamless on screen.
6. Campbell River blindsided by a blood-red moon.
7. Portrait locked, then breaking out to scale.
8. The full film, every thread tied together.
Director:
@perrygershkow
Producer / Photographer:
@zachxryj
Creative Director:
@ericahnebrink
British Columbia
Specialty Team:
@spatialcamera
DP + Shotover:
@downtofilm
Shotover Tech:
@kaddyfpv
AC:
@noahshumka
Pilot:
@mike11klein
Fixer:
@natelav
Talent:
@markcunningham
Tahiti
DP:
@kyle_buthman
AC:
@nick_alheit
Drone:
@perrygershkow
Talent:
@dmosqphoto
Utah
DP:
@masonprendergast
AC + Drone:
@rhoddyjensen
Talent:
@anniemng @kyle__lieberman
Post
Editor / Color / Sound / Music:
@erikklein.me
VO Script:
@hansaschim 
