Do you really need the new 4K GH4 camera to shoot a movie for BBC? Nope! The video on top has been shot by BBC with an “Old” Panasonic GH2. Great video!
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Thanks John and Ivar for sharing!
Do you really need the new 4K GH4 camera to shoot a movie for BBC? Nope! The video on top has been shot by BBC with an “Old” Panasonic GH2. Great video!
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Thanks John and Ivar for sharing!
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There’s something about the colours in the “old” GH2 image that is just beautiful.
I agree totally. Beautiful footage. Great camera. Do you think they were using a hacked camera?
How come no shots of the slums?
because the police is already doing that…
We don’t want to see footage of you in your Y fronts.
Gorgeous, but this is also about great filmmaking and “the rig” they used for the aerials
hacked gh2 ? or original avchd
Impossible to tell, since the compression is so bad, worse than what you’d get out of camera even with the original AVCHD. I’m not sure whether to blame Youtube or BBC for it. However given some of the interlacing and high motion, it was most likely shot at 1080i@60Hz.
Seriously… the interlacing artifacts indicate there’s absolutely no clue how to capture or handle the files in post. It’s really sad how inept TV networks can be, maybe they need to stop being so dependent on unskilled interns to do the heavy lifting in pre and post-production.
I love BBC!!!
It looks great, except for all the shots are off level. right side a few degrees low. How could they not have seen that?
Wonder how much that helicopter setup cost 🙂
I am serious, if anyone knows, give me a ballpark!
See this: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-24712136
Google will bring up several manufacturers.
A more basic quadracopter, the DJI Phantom 1.1.1, is $479 now at various places. It comes with 2 batteries (a limited promotion) and a GoPro mount. You can buy a used GoPro Hero 2 (1080/30) for about $150. For 1080/60 get a GP 3+ (better than the 3 because of battery life). The Phantom 2 is a new model with longer battery life, but much more expensive batteries. Along with the items mentioned above, you’d probably want to buy a $15 cushioning attachment for the GoPro mount, and some propeller guards (almost free from eBay) to protect you on your first few days of bouncing off trees and the neighbors dog. I recently bought the $479 version mentioned above after a lot of research (and financial justification). I already had a couple of GoPros – which are incredibly fun for a lot of things besides use in drones. By the way, I think the GoPros, with their almost fish-eye lenses give a more entertaining video than the GH2 mentioned here. Check out this fun video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua_hVvw-32A
Thanks for the info, and hilarious post!! Love the way the guy squints up at the camera!
Interlacing artefacts, aliasing, heavy blocking… BBC is that a joke ?
Not BBC, crappy YouTube conversion . . . you should know that by now. 🙂
Youtube doesn’t introduce interlacing artifacts. unfortunately it looks like this was shot interlaced to begin with. normal gh2 footage looks way better than this. I still have one
I can “feel” when the compression artefacts (known as macro-blocking) is strictly induced by Youtube or if it was already there in native footage.
I know it sounds kinda weird but I’m acustomed to these patterns.
I bet this GH2 is not set to high bitrate. (On top of interlacing problem of course)
Severe interlacing issues. Yikes. Is that from the camera?
If it’s from the camera, say 1080/60i, they could have easily deinterlaced it before posting. I have a couple of GH2s, but I know how to use them, so don’t have these problems. If the BBC can’t figure it out, maybe they should get a GH3, or GoPro 3+, which most teens can handle without trouble.
first thing I noticed aswell.
BBC Brazil Hexacopter- VIMEO version
http://vimeo.com/95397696
and using the cheapo 14mm 2.5 pancake by the looks of it. Amazing that this footage if out of about £500 of camera kit (no idea how much the drone cost). Gotta love the hacked GH2. Still a beast.