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Live From NAB: The SkyDolly

Another aerial-themed post:  As Jim Feeley and I walked past the Silicon Imaging booth, I couldn’t miss the 3-foot fan mounted to the back of what looked like a race car seat.  Upon further inspection, it turns out that this is the cockpit for a powered parachute operated by Norm Bercerra, founder of SkyDolly.  Basically, the powered parachute frame has a hand-made weatherproof camera case mounted to it, but what makes it special is that the camera is actually controlled by radio control from the ground by another operator.  This leaves the pilot able to concentrate on flying the chute.  Early shoots have used the Silicon Optics Mini 2K camera (which shot “Slumdog Millionaire,” 2008’s Best Movie Oscar winner.) I love the inventiveness involved in this product!  Learn more at their website.

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