Alaska Nature Documentary for Korea New Network
October 30, 2011
The edge of the Bering Sea is the summer home for the Godwit, a migratory bird that flies from the Southern Hemisphere to Alaska. A new nature documentary, produced by the Korea New Network, selected Aerial Filmworks to produce aerials of Alaska, including tundra, wildlife, estuaries, and beautiful scenics to help build the story.
Director Jay Chin and Ron Chapple, Aerial Director of Photography for Aerial Filmworks, flew 20 hours in total, from Homer to Iliamna, and then out to Bethel, Alaska as a base of operations. Several barrels of Jet A fuel were then transported out to Chefornak, a small native village at the edge of the Bering Sea. The helicopter, provided by Pathfinder Aviation and flown by Mike Fell, had just enough fuel to get to the location, but not enough for extensive filming and a return trip.
Chefornak, Alaska at the edge of the Bering Sea.
“The open wilderness of Alaska is absolutely amazing,” states Chapple, “we flew 250 miles straight line from Iliamna to Bethel and never once saw a road, a house or a human… just caribou, bears and birds.” The Cineflex V14HD and the Fujinon 42x 9.7mm lens is the perfect combination to film wildlife from safe distances.
Lake Iliamna, Alaska’s largest freshwater lake, home to freshwater seals.
About Aerial Filmworks
Aerial Filmworks provides high-definition video Cineflex V14HD camera systems and aerial filming services to the international entertainment, documentary and corporate marketplace. Highly regarded by award-winning clients, the Cineflex V14HD provides the highest level of image gyro-stabilization. Our dedicated, experienced camera operators have thousands of hours using the Cineflex for clients including Disney, Discovery Channel, BBC, CBC, PBS/Nature, National Geographic, History Channel, Planet Green, Freeride World Tour, Red Bull, Burton Snowboards, Amazing Race and CBS/Survivor. Aerial Filmworks is a highly responsive company with over 25 years of aerial photography experience. Dedicated to providing Cineflex V14HD systems and services, our experienced aerial filming crews specialize in location work all over the world.
Aerial Filmworks delivers Google Earth pre-flight visualization, GPS preparation and flight logistical planning; Geo-coded HD video and images for land survey or mapping; Google Earth integration of video, stills, 360 interactive panoramas, podcasts, historical imagery, topographic maps and data.
With in-house HD video suite utilizing Apple’s Final Cut Pro, Aerial Filmworks also delivers professional editing and color-grading, and BluRay/DVD output using the robust 12-core MacPro, 32GB RAM, Snell ArchAngel restoration, AJA Kona3, HDCAM/HDCAM SR Decks, and fast h.264 encoding.
Colombia Adventures- Aerial Filming of the Chingaza National Park for Conservation International
October 3, 2011
Aerial Filmworks just completed an amazing project for Conservation International in Colombia, South America. The Chingaza National Park is a unique “paramo” ecosystem only 30 miles from Bogota.
~John Martin, Senior Producer, Conservation International
The ecosystem, at an altitude of 11,000 feet provides water for the 8,000,000 people of Bogota. The aerial footage will be used in Conservation International’s effort to continue protecting the paramo.
About Aerial Filmworks
Aerial Filmworks provides high-definition video Cineflex V14HD camera systems and aerial filming services to the international entertainment, documentary and corporate marketplace. Highly regarded by award-winning clients, the Cineflex V14HD provides the highest level of image gyro-stabilization. Our dedicated, experienced camera operators have thousands of hours using the Cineflex for clients including Disney, Discovery Channel, BBC, CBC, PBS/Nature, National Geographic, History Channel, Planet Green, Freeride World Tour, Red Bull, Burton Snowboards, Amazing Race and CBS/Survivor. Aerial Filmworks is a highly responsive company with over 25 years of aerial photography experience. Dedicated to providing Cineflex V14HD systems and services, our experienced aerial filming crews specialize in location work all over the world.
Aerial Filmworks delivers Google Earth pre-flight visualization, GPS preparation and flight logistical planning; Geo-coded HD video and images for land survey or mapping; Google Earth integration of video, stills, 360 interactive panoramas, podcasts, historical imagery, topographic maps and data.
With in-house HD video suite utilizing Apple’s Final Cut Pro, Aerial Filmworks also delivers professional editing and color-grading, and BluRay/DVD output using the robust 12-core MacPro, 32GB RAM, Snell ArchAngel restoration, AJA Kona3, HDCAM/HDCAM SR Decks, and fast h.264 encoding.
