Ever have one of those days?
I was just reading an article in MAKE magazine (cool as hell, thanks
stark0228!) on aerial photography using kites, and I carried this to the idea of using a camcorder instead of a still camera, and using helium balloons instead of a kite. Tethered and controlled, this would make for some amazing really expensive looking crane/helicopter shots.
Then I found out this was actually one of the ways that early Hollywood did those crane/helicopter shots. Bigger scale: think hot-air balloon, but the idea is the same.
Of course, now I want to make a lightweight camera head that uses R/C servos for control...
I was just reading an article in MAKE magazine (cool as hell, thanks
stark0228!) on aerial photography using kites, and I carried this to the idea of using a camcorder instead of a still camera, and using helium balloons instead of a kite. Tethered and controlled, this would make for some amazing really expensive looking crane/helicopter shots.Then I found out this was actually one of the ways that early Hollywood did those crane/helicopter shots. Bigger scale: think hot-air balloon, but the idea is the same.
Of course, now I want to make a lightweight camera head that uses R/C servos for control...