Shooting skydiving videos for the general public, for
your team mates or simply for yourself is a skill. Dave
Butterell has a lot of experience and has decided to put
together this course.
Its not just about being familiar with your kit, its
also about getting the most from your subject. For
example, getting happy smiles for a tandem customer,
knowing where the sun to keep it behind you, what type
of exit to use for your 4-way team, etc.
Camera
Flying is a great skill to learn. It is requires a lot
of skill and dedication to master. A good camera person
can shoot photos as well as edit video for their
customers. Good video footage makes their skydiving team
look good whilst making the videographer invisible.
David Butterell has setup a
camera skydiving course for UK jumpers wanting to learn
more about the art of video. The content of the course
will work on skills for both FS and Tandem filming and
will include theory classes as well as actual jumps. A
second camera, possibly made up of those on the course,
will film the primary cameraperson
to allow a debrief afterwards.
Overview of the
course and introductory briefing to camera
flying.
Official
requirements and recognised experience.
Introduction to the
equipment.
Safety aspects of
camera flying.
Introduction to the
disciplines and the skills required for fun
jumping/video logbook, FS filming, tandem
filming, additional student filming and still
photography
Coached videoed
jumps will include a pre-jump briefing to focus
on the specific elements of the discipline and
in-air footage of the exit and freefall. There
will then be a post-jump debrief with
improvement techniques learning points.
The cost will be £10
plus the cost of any jumps completed. There is no
minimum requirements to attend the Friday night course,
though attendees must meet the minimum BPA criteria to
fly camera over the weekend.
Next course date: TBA
How to Book & General Information
Booking
You can either
email or phone the centre (01652
648837) for information on the arranged days or
to book yourself in.
Who Should Attend?
Attendees should be those people who are about
to get in to video work or who have recently
started. Skydiving in the UK is very diverse and
this course is designed to broaden your
knowledge of video. Its purpose is to help
improve your practical skills in addition.
However to gain good video skills takes time.
Course Cost
Courses will
start at 19:30 pm and will run for the Friday
evening / weekend. The cost of the course
is £10 plus any jumps you make over the weekend.
Camera
Flying is a great skill to learn. It is requires a lot
of skill and dedication to master. A good camera person
can shoot photos as well as edit video for their
customers. Good video footage makes their skydiving team
look good whilst making the videographer invisible.