From recent events
such as BVE in London
and the NAB in Las Vegas
we can see that drones
and no longer a novelty
toy for filmmakers
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thosewhouse them
whoproduce the
Best footage
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hen it comes to new tools
and gadgets, developments
move so fast that, as
cinematographer Rob Hardy points out
in this issue, it can be a full time job just
to keep up. Hence, we won’t go down
that route. Having said this, there are
some trends and developments that
are here to stay – MoVIs and drones
being two of them.
Especially when it comes to the latter,
we can see from events like BVE in
London and the National Association
of Broadcasters’ show in Las Vegas
that drones are no longer a novelty
toy for filmmakers. Our journo Emily
Wright therefore looks into these
unmanned aerial vehicles for you and
highlights both the legal and technical
developments, Phil Rhodes does the
same for MoVIs.
Hannah Gal looks at another skill we
seem to succesfully execute here in the
UK, that of underwater filming. With
the help of some big industry names
we look at some recent productions
and discuss the knowledge and
expertise needed to produce a good
film, programme or commercial. What
is obvious, though, is that Britain has
enough to offer the international film
and television industry in this field,
hence the Hollywood productions just
keep on coming.
As mentioned before, one of the UK’s
best cinematographers, Rob Hardy
B.S.C. also makes an appearance in
an interview with Andy Fry. Here at
The Knowledge HQ, where we run
Production Intelligence - our online
database of UK productions – we keep
seeing his name pop up as he takes on
one big production after another and
we hope you take away some useful
tips from him in this article.
As said, we might not list the ten latest
gadgets, but then again, these would
be old before you finished reading
the articles. Instead we hope that this
guide will give you a better insight into
the foundation of the filming process.
Enjoy.
Alexandra Zeevalkink
We have a range of amazing DoPs and cinematographers in the UK and all
will have their preference when it comes to equipment depending on the
job at hand. But there are so many amazing skills and tools available in the
UK that we felt the need to highlight some of them.
Rob Hardy (middle) with Rufus Norris and Fran
Weston working on the set of Broken
Image courtersy of CVP Group
Cameras and Camera equipment
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