http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: flying - Recent Posts en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:47:03 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/after-effects-flying-bird#post-72451 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:57:32 +0000 Brice 72451@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey all,</p> <p>I working on a film and I have all of the adobe cs5 suite at my disposal but I've run into a challenging scene. The shot I want is as follows:</p> <p>Two people riding on a giant bird.(&lt;---third person) They fly up into a cloud where their vision is limited to just a few feet. (&lt;---first person) They burst out of the clouds and into a sort of wonderland in the clouds. Camera is shooting from the left side, the bird banks to the right and soars further away.(&lt;---third person) Closer up scene with the bird not flapping, just soaring. The two people are main focus of the shot. Then the camera stops causing them to fly straight past and the camera pans to follow them as they fly away into the distance.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66595 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:32:34 +0000 jackwolcott 66595@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Rent. We recently had a shoot in Houston -- we live in Seattle. A first class professional tripod cost us $35 for the weekend. We've done the same with lights, mics, etc.</p> <p>In these days of the TSA, NOTHING you put into the hold of an airplane is safe from theft. Cameras go with carry on luggage, everything else gets rented or shipped.</p> <p>Jack</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66459 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:24:01 +0000 birdcat 66459@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm flying on a Wed and don't need the tripod until Saturday night so I have some wiggle room if they send the luggage to Timbuktu (I'll miss my clothes more). I even have enough time to make it to B&amp;H if they really lose it to buy a replacement (although that would really piss me off).</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66458 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:43:02 +0000 grinner 66458@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> guite the dice roll, depending on your schedule. When I land, I'm usually shooting a couple of hours later. I just can't afford to dink around with airlines as they try to figure out where they sent my luggage.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66355 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:58:56 +0000 birdcat 66355@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Kids - </p> <p>Good suggestions all -  About the PVC - I will look into that.  I considered shipping but want it back soon after and don't want to spend the $$$ for RT shipping as there is $0 budget (this is for my sis-in-law's wedding - guess who is doing the video).</p> <p>I'll be bringing the dolly, on camera light, cameras, mics, etc... carryon but the tripod is just very big (it's the older 3021 - long, wide &amp; heavy).</p> <p>I'm considering just putting it into the PVC and then packing it in a large suitcase surrounded by everyone's clothes - costs $0 that way.  The dolly way go this way as well (it folds up decently).</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66354 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:21:01 +0000 grinner 66354@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I travel light. 90% of the time I just throw my camera and accesories in a duffle bag so I can carry it onto the smallest of puddle jumpers. In the rare event I fly with l;ights and support, I just fed ex them to myself. I NEVER check anything. Not even my clothes. I use my clothes as padding for my carry on camera.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66342 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:02:36 +0000 composite1 66342@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey 'Cat glad to read you're back in the saddle!</p> <p>These days, it's easier to ship it. Ship it to the place where you'll be staying if there are people you know who are responsible and just have it fixed so they can sign for it before you get there. Or just ship it via UPS or Fedex ground with enough lead time for you to get there and make arrangements to pick up your gear at their facility. It will be much cheaper if not safer to do it that way than deal with the airport and having to leave cases unlocked so they can be searched.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66337 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:12:57 +0000 vid-e-o-man 66337@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> birdcat, the idea about shipping it seems to be the best way as others have said. I have seen this advice given for a lot of different applications. Students going away to school who are flying to their destination would ship their clothes so that they would have something to wear when they go to class etc. Of course, the time frame of your departure and arrival maybe too close to allow for shipping. I too have used the plastic plumbing pipe idea for fishing rods. If you approach the person working in the plumbing department at Q depot, they should be able to help you with the parts needed to make your 'shipping container'. The pipe comes in different thickness and therefore better for resisting crushing. Schedule 80 or even schedule 40 is much more formible than just plain PVC. Don't forget to allow enough room in the inside for wrapping around the tripod and at either end in bubble wrap or other packing. Good luck.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66334 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:59:47 +0000 XTR-91 66334@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'd ship anything too big for carry-on to destination before leaving</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66329 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:12:10 +0000 Don 66329@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>head to the plumbing section of your local hardware store....</p> <p>look for some abs plumbing pipe and end cap (and even possible to find screw on end cap if you want to get fancy).</p> <p>Make sure you find a diameter that your tripod can fit into.</p> <p>We used this idea for fishing rods when I worked in the arctic.....</p> <p>cut to length you need, glue on end cap, duct tape or screw on top endcap.</p> <p>Use some web strapping or repurpose a duffle bag strap for carry strap.</p> <p> </p> <p>as for trusting the airlines, my advice is don't. Send it courier.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66328 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:52:50 +0000 pseudosafari 66328@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>i flew across country recently to film a hunting a trip.  my rifles were in a relatively expensive aluminum case, and even that got bent on the trip back.  nothing damaged inside, but i'm not sure i can use the case next time i fly.  all i can say about that is that if i had to do it over again, i'd spend more money on a case because some of the highest name brands claim they can't be broken.  fyi the plastic cases are great but i know more than one person who's had them shattered while traveling.</p> <p>as for my camera gear, some of it i packed in a checked bag (one layer of clothes, gear, then another layer of clothes).  that arrived fine, but there's always the risk of them losing it.  but maybe that would work for the tripod (if you can fit it in there).</p> <p>the delicate stuff (lenses, filters, and one camera) i carried on in a knapsack.  i had a laptop in there, too.  that went fine because i could baby it the whole way.  just check with the airlines you're taking and make sure your carry on is small enough.</p> <p>if you buy a box to pack your stuff in, make sure you buy a good one.  also, it's possible you could mail or UPS all your stuff instead of flying with it.  they have a better track record, imo.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66327 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:36:16 +0000 robGRAUERT 66327@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>depending on how much gear you're flying with, I would absolutely have insurance. Airlines couldn't care less about your stuff. There isn't even much you can do to prevent them from just strait up losing your stuff.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/flying-with-equipment#post-66326 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:10:57 +0000 birdcat 66326@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Kids - </p> <p>I will be flying and need to take some equipment with me - I have a Bogen 3021 tripod, which needs to come with and may be too big for carry-on (the soft case is about three feet long, don't have a hard case).  How does everyone handle flying with equipment, while not a camera, I would rather not have stacked under a ton of other luggage?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/aliens-ufos-and-zombie-monkeys#post-44451 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:20:14 +0000 iggy35 44451@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I just finished off my short spaceship video<br /> Would love some critique<br /> Made it entirely on greenscreen<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyOXKR3uztA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyOXKR3uztA</a></p>