Flying Over Oman: Cineflex V14HD Aerial Filming in the Middle East
October 16, 2010
Aerial Filmworks just completed an aerial filming project for the Oman Ministry of Education. Over the course of the 2 day production, directed by Cyril Eberele and produced by Stella Carmody of Avantegarde Brand Services, the international crew filmed all over the country from a Bell 205 helicopter provided by the Royal Air Force of Oman.
Gray Mitchell, the Camera Operator and Technician for Aerial Filmworks, flew into Muscat, Oman with all of the equipment in custom cases to meet international excess baggage requirements. Gray and crew rigged the Bell 205 and were in the air within 3 hours.
~Stella Carmody, Producer
Rebecca Giblin of Aerial Filmworks arranged for the international export of the equipment. Exporting the Cineflex system requires a multitude of logistics including licenses from the US State Department and US Customs. In addition, Aerial Filmworks has specially constructed equipment cases to reduce the weight of each case to under 70 lbs for international flights. By flying on commercial airlines, Aerial Filmworks reduces the cost of international production, and can respond quickly to filming requests without the need to use time-consuming and expensive freight forwarders.
In the past year, Aerial Filmworks has completed Cineflex V14HD projects in Asia, South America, Latin America, the South Pacific, Canada and all over the USA.
About Aerial Filmworks LLC
Aerial Filmworks provides high-definition video Cineflex camera systems and services to the international entertainment, documentary and corporate marketplace. Highly regarded by award-winning clients, the Cineflex V14 HD provides the highest level of image gyro-stabilization. Aerial Filmworks is a highly responsive company with over 20 years of aerial photography and filming experience. Dedicated to providing Cineflex V14HD systems and services, experienced aerial filming crews work on location over 250 days a year.
Aerial Filmwork is a TerraPass White Badge partner continually investing in Carbon Offset credits to preserve a carbon neutral footprint.
For more information, contact:
http://www.aerialfilmworks.com
Ron Chapple
Aerial Filmworks
(808) 281-1921
Over White Sands National Monument: Aerial HD Filming for New Visitor Film in Alamogordo, New Mexico
October 14, 2010
Bell 206L3 Long Ranger flying over White Sands National Monument. Photo by Alex Chapple.
Aerial Filmworks worked with White Sands National Monument to film aerials of the spectacular landscape for their upcoming new visitor film. Tim Dilworth directed the shoot for Henninger Media. All of the Park is within the restricted airspace of the White Sands Missile Range. “The Park was completely supportive of our efforts, and helped arrange the necessary clearance into the airspace,” states Ron Chapple, Aerial Director of Photography. Pilot Coyt Bailey of Mercury Aviation then worked directly with Approach Control and the Air Force Base Tower to coordinate our entry into the Park.
~Tim Dilworth, Director
“The National Parks are an amazing treasure,” observes Chapple, “and flying in White Sands was mesmerizing, the dunes and the sky just blend together in never ending patterns.” Working on the White Sands National Monument film adds to the growing collection of projects for the National Park Service. In the past 2 years, Aerial Filmworks has filmed in Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Devil’s Tower National Monument, The Statue of Liberty National Monument, Gulf Island National Seashore, and Arches National Park.
GPS Flight Track: Flying in Circles
Garmin GPS flight routes for every flight over the 2 day project.
We tracked every flight through the park. Each flight path is a different color, and will help us with accurate captioning of the clips when the material becomes available as stock footage. Sara Woodmansee in our Charlotte studio takes all our GPS data, then creates KML files for interactive viewing in Google Earth.
Coolest Jet A Fuel Truck
Alex Chapple (Still Photographer), Coyt Bailey (Pilot), Ron Chapple (Aerial Director of Photography), and Tim Dilworth (Director) gather with the 1946 Dodge Jet A fuel truck at the Alamogordo, New Mexico airport.
Ed’s Flying Service at the Alamogordo Airport took good care of us. They fueled our Bell 206L3 Long Ranger with a vintage 1946 Jet A truck at all hours of the day.
About Aerial Filmworks LLC
Aerial Filmworks provides high-definition video Cineflex camera systems and services to the international entertainment, documentary and corporate marketplace. Highly regarded by award-winning clients, the Cineflex V14 HD provides the highest level of image gyro-stabilization. Aerial Filmworks is a highly responsive company with over 20 years of aerial photography and filming experience. Dedicated to providing Cineflex V14HD systems and services, experienced aerial filming crews work on location over 250 days a year.
Aerial Filmwork is a TerraPass White Badge partner continually investing in Carbon Offset credits to preserve a carbon neutral footprint.
For more information, contact:
http://www.aerialfilmworks.com
Ron Chapple
Aerial Filmworks
(808) 281-1921
