ššØWait for it! Pumping the air brakes on a closed set working with limited space. Precision flying from the ace film pilot @ty.flyer
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Ac/Techšø: @heavy_lift_drone_girl
Camera / Splinter DP: @cinemcgregor
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Wait for it! That was a close callā¦.š»š„
Pilot @ty.flyer
AC/Tech @heavy_lift_drone_girl
Camera @cinemcgregor
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Crash, Bang, Boom
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A stunt we recently shot for the hit show @supergirlcw . Stunts like these take careful planning and coordination from all parties involved with many dry runs to ensure everyone is on the same page. P.S. DONT TRY THIS AT HOME!!!
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@peacemaker_filmworks@motocrane_team@freeflysystems Stunt Director @burnettsimonstunts š @glennennis š¹ @cinemcgregor š @ty.flyer #specialtycamera #dji #trustexperience #bts #dronestagram #action #tyflyer #polarisrzr #vancouverfilm #specialops #movixl #actioncinema #cinema #freesflysystems #motocraneultra #instagood #dronelife #cinematography #setlife #worldstoughestdrone #film #aerial #stuntwork #dp #moviemaking #cameramayhem #stunts #cameramovement #ultimatearm #camera-setup
Untold backstory š„ā”ļø
On Sonic the Hedgehog, my camera was Sonicās POV a gimbal mounted to an RC car with @Ty.Flyer driving it FPV. This was an ARRI show so everything had to stay image consistent⦠which meant I had to shoot at 3 frames per second.
Hereās the fun part: on ARRI cameras at 3fps, thereās essentially no true live view. So I was forced to pan and tilt by feel, timing, and pure mind power basically operating blind, like a continuous timelapse, trying not to oversteer the lens in any direction. When played back at 24fps, every micro imperfection is exposed. This was highly complex shot with many moving parts, real risk, and the added pressure of operating off a stuttered view all demanding absolute smoothness.
Hands down, the hardest concentration Iāve ever had behind a camera.
The other part of the equation: Ty had to drive under a moving semi, time a near miss with a car, then both of us had to lock onto a motorcycle holding for a beat and then crash into the bushes for the cut point.
We have a saying: āItās easyā¦till itās not.ā
This being one of those moments with everyone watching and the pressure on.
This screenshot is exactly what I was operating from.
Step into the arena. Itās lonely in here šµāš«š¹ļø
The more you know the less you knowā¦..
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After 7 years, Iām officially leaving the Peacemaker Filmworks family. š
Itās been hard to put into words what this chapter has meant to meāso many projects, early mornings, wild locations, last-minute curveballs⦠but above all, itās the people Iāve worked with that made it all worthwhile. The on-set relationships, the laughs, the problem-solving, the shared chaos and winsāI wouldnāt trade it for anything.
Iāve walked away with a ton of experience, a couple awards and the ability to handle pretty much any situation thrown at me and I even picked up a few new skills along the way.
Definitely feels like the end of an era, but also the beginning of something new. Iām looking forward to what is next.
Huge thanks to everyone whoās been part of the ride, you know who you are!
Cheers.
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If you made it this far I hope you enjoyed some of these moments from the past several years.