Shooting Apple Immersive Video in the Swiss Alps with the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive

Our associates Leon and Natalie Barnard took the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive digital camera to the Swiss Alps to shoot an journey documentary, mountaineering 1,000 meters of elevation on foot whereas capturing gorgeous immersive footage together with a helicopter flight sequence. Here’s what they discovered about producing Apple Immersive Video content material on a modest price range with a small crew.Most filmmakers would be capable of choose up a model new digital camera, head out, and shoot a compelling video with out breaking a sweat. However the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive digital camera and the Apple Immersive Video format are a little bit totally different. Whereas quite a lot of your present expertise will switch, you may’t deal with the digital camera or format prefer it’s conventional 2D. Capturing Immersive requires an understanding of the format, the place present 2D cinematic priority applies and the place it doesn’t. There is likely to be new expertise you want to study, and gear that you simply won’t be conversant in.Nevertheless it doesn’t have to be tough. By studying from the experiences of others who’ve already pioneered the way in which in Immersive manufacturing, you may keep away from many first-time errors. And past comparatively minor one-off bills like extra gear, Immersive manufacturing can value an identical quantity to a comparable 2D manufacturing.To search out our ft with this new format, we took the URSA Cine Immersive to the Swiss Alps to shoot an journey documentary. The stakes are low, this video is only for us, nevertheless it’s going to supply invaluable expertise that we are able to harness on paid business jobs. Plus, we’re documenting our expertise so you may study too! There might be separate movies overlaying Manufacturing, Edit, Color, Audio, and Fusion. We goal to indicate how you can also inform gorgeous Immersive tales on a modest price range and the way a small crew can handle this digital camera and the gear required to help it.We’re travelling by foot and climbing 1000m of elevation in a single day! We have to be cautious with what we take. Picture credit score: Team2FilmsEquipmentStability is essential when capturing Immersive as handheld footage might make the viewers really feel nauseous. We’re utilizing Sachtler’s wonderful Flowtech 100 tripod with the Cine 20 head. And after we have to be further gentle, we’re utilizing a easy half-bowl adapter with a fast launch plate as a substitute of the complete fluid head.The Sachtler Flowtech 100 manages the digital camera’s weight with ease, even on unstable floor. Picture credit score: Team2FilmsAudio is a vital a part of the immersive expertise. We’re utilizing a Sennheiser Ambeo and Zoom F6 to file ambisonic audio and are mounting that gear to the digital camera utilizing rigging from Mid49.SWIT batteries and a Zoom F6 and Sennheiser Ambeo for ambisonic audio. Picture credit score: Team2FilmsSWIT BIVO 160 kilowatt-hour batteries are offering energy. They meet the necessities for airline carry-on. To cost the batteries within the area, we’re utilizing a bi-directional USB-C to D-TAP adapter from Kondor Blue. It permits us to cost our B-Mounts from a standard USB-C energy provide, but in addition to make use of those self same batteries to energy different gear like laptops.Utilizing a USB-C to D-TAP adapter, it’s attainable to cost all of our batteries (digital camera or in any other case) utilizing a 300W USB-C energy provide. Picture credit score: Team2FilmsFinally, to hold our gear, we’re utilizing LowePro’s PhotoSport X 45L backpacks mixed with their digital camera field system. It’s actually useful to have the ability to pull all the field (with gear) from the backpack. CRDBags are serving to us to remain organised too.Our gear …… was unfold throughout three folks. LowePro Digital camera Packing containers made organisation straightforward. Picture credit: Team2FilmsHelicopter FlightA spotlight of our shoot was taking a helicopter flight. With nothing greater than the digital camera on a tripod, we have been in a position to shoot the helicopter’s arrival, departure, and the flight itself.  Contained in the helicopter, we positioned the digital camera dealing with ahead  with a view of the pilot and passenger. The footage is gorgeous; we love having the ability to see the view forward and in addition the pilot’s hand and ft as he controls the helicopter. It’s tough to clarify how actual the expertise feels contained in the Imaginative and prescient Professional. We’ll be releasing the Immersive video later this yr so you may see for your self.Filming the helicopter’s method. Picture credit score: Team2FilmsThis inside shot was arrange with nothing greater than a tripod. It looks like you’re there within the helicopter! Picture credit score: Team2FilmsThe helicopter inside was cramped! Picture credit score: Team2FilmsLessons Discovered for capturing Apple Immersive Video with the Blackmagic URSA Cine ImmersiveThe complete goal of this shoot was to learn to use this unbelievable new format. We made many errors alongside the way in which, however as talked about, we’ve documented them so you may study from them too. For a full breakdown of our expertise, please go watch the video on prime.Have you ever began experimenting with immersive video manufacturing, or are you ready for the format to mature additional earlier than diving in? What features of Apple Immersive Video workflow would you most like us to cowl in upcoming tutorials? 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