RC Helicopter Aerial Footage at DVinfo.net

Brett Horton · February 16th, 2009, 09:56 PM

Hey Guys/Gals!
Thanks to all that have help in the past couple weeks with the minor problems I have had with editing....

Below is a link to my website that has examples of our work.
Everything from the flying to the camera work, to the music, to the editing was done by us.
Hope you like. (Don't critique the editing to much! As we will stick to providing the footage not editing!!)

Vista Aerials - Aerial Photography and Video

Julius Tan · February 16th, 2009, 10:51 PM

Cool and could be useful for music videos or car chase scenes.

Brett Horton · March 15th, 2009, 11:58 AM

Below are a couple pictures from a shoot we did in NYC, on a chase boat thought the east river and Hudson...... Following a house on a barge!
Thanks to DVi for the link as it created this job......!

Here is a link to a pictorial of the whole process:
Flickr: Search

James Venturi · March 15th, 2009, 02:04 PM

Thanks to DVI for making this shoot possible.

I can't recommend Brett and his team highly enough. Under impossible conditions (below freezing temperatures on rough seas), they got us some fantastic footage of this journey that was featured in the New York Times and the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer, on CNN and on ALL of the local channels in the NYC area.

The chopper is extremely cool--it can run for 12 minutes and when paired with the EX1, it gets incredible footage.

If you are even remotely considering this option, please contact me for more details.

Jim

Dave Allen · March 15th, 2009, 02:29 PM

Is that an electric helo, or gas? And do you have the camera on a gyro? I can imagine the servo logistics with zoom and pan is a nightmare.

Brett Horton · March 15th, 2009, 02:48 PM

Electric, yes the camera is on a 3 axis gyro stabilized platform that moves independent of the helicopter.
We use all three axis, pitch, pan, and roll for motion.

Brett Horton · April 8th, 2009, 12:40 PM

Here is the link to the Documentary ( of us "documentarying" the documentary )
It is about 70 megs, descent resolution for such a file, the footage from the helicopter was shot from an EX1 at 24 frames 1080

Vista Aerials - Aerial Photography and Video

February 16th, 2009, 09:56 PM	#1
Brett Horton Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Myrtle Beach SC Posts: 28	RC Helicopter Aerial Footage Hey Guys/Gals! Thanks to all that have help in the past couple weeks with the minor problems I have had with editing.... Below is a link to my website that has examples of our work. Everything from the flying to the camera work, to the music, to the editing was done by us. Hope you like. (Don't critique the editing to much! As we will stick to providing the footage not editing!!) Vista Aerials - Aerial Photography and Video

March 15th, 2009, 11:58 AM	#3
Brett Horton Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Myrtle Beach SC Posts: 28	Below are a couple pictures from a shoot we did in NYC, on a chase boat thought the east river and Hudson...... Following a house on a barge! Thanks to DVi for the link as it created this job......! Here is a link to a pictorial of the whole process: Flickr: Search Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Brett Horton; March 15th, 2009 at 02:30 PM.

March 15th, 2009, 02:04 PM	#4
James Venturi Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 81	What a great shoot Thanks to DVI for making this shoot possible. I can't recommend Brett and his team highly enough. Under impossible conditions (below freezing temperatures on rough seas), they got us some fantastic footage of this journey that was featured in the New York Times and the front page of the Philadelphia Inquirer, on CNN and on ALL of the local channels in the NYC area. The chopper is extremely cool--it can run for 12 minutes and when paired with the EX1, it gets incredible footage. If you are even remotely considering this option, please contact me for more details. Jim

March 15th, 2009, 02:29 PM	#5
Dave Allen Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 497	Is that an electric helo, or gas? And do you have the camera on a gyro? I can imagine the servo logistics with zoom and pan is a nightmare. __________________ Dave -

March 15th, 2009, 02:48 PM	#6
Brett Horton Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Myrtle Beach SC Posts: 28	Electric, yes the camera is on a 3 axis gyro stabilized platform that moves independent of the helicopter. We use all three axis, pitch, pan, and roll for motion. Last edited by Brett Horton; March 16th, 2009 at 08:11 AM.

February 16th, 2009, 10:51 PM	#2
Julius Tan Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cebu Philippines Posts: 69	Cool and could be useful for music videos or car chase scenes.

April 8th, 2009, 12:40 PM	#7
Brett Horton Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Myrtle Beach SC Posts: 28	Here is the link to the Documentary ( of us "documentarying" the documentary ) It is about 70 megs, descent resolution for such a file, the footage from the helicopter was shot from an EX1 at 24 frames 1080 Vista Aerials - Aerial Photography and Video