Photographing people on the edge of a skyscraper in San Francisco

Post by spydum » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 1:59 AM UTC

turar wrote: post #48

stevecalifornia wrote: post #6

The final pictures are so heavily over-produced that they look incredibly fake-- which is a shame and leaves me totally baffled. It looks like someone literally painted the figure on the picture. The only time anxiety kicked in was the picture of the whole team posing for a shot at the corner.

If you want some anxiety, I suggest this guy's pictures and videos: http://raskalov-vit.livejournal.com/ Couple of highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDYtH1RH-U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJkuCzgg7fo http://raskalov-vit.livejournal.com/136573.html

Post by jonahx » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 3:19 AM UTC

anigbrowl wrote: post #50

jonahx wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was struck by his genuine self-confidence and lack of fear. It didn't come off as daredevil machismo at all. I thought it was inspiring. Von, I'd be curious to know how you reached that level of comfort? Is it just the way you are, do you have training or experience in stunt work, something else?

No doubt, but self confidence != immunity from mistakes. On the side of a mountain, that's one thing, on the side of a skyscraper it imposes risks on other people which they never signed up for. See my comment elsewhere in the thread about the camera rig, for example - sorry, but it's inadequate.

Post by aagha » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 5:09 AM UTC

vonwong wrote: post #13

stevecalifornia wrote: post #6

The final pictures are so heavily over-produced that they look incredibly fake-- which is a shame and leaves me totally baffled. It looks like someone literally painted the figure on the picture. The only time anxiety kicked in was the picture of the whole team posing for a shot at the corner.

Sorry you feel that way :( We had home-made budget costumes that were hand painted so this was the best solution. On the flip side though, I think you'll enjoy these behind the scenes without photoshop : https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5ixzup47wcm1tw/BTS_katherine-2.jp... (theres more on the dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bqtxeldmqiacm9y/AACk0lp0tl9ncGvzl... )

Post by ChuckFrank » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 5:27 AM UTC

vonwong wrote: post #10

ChuckFrank wrote: post #8

That rigging looked outrageous. All I saw was one guy holding onto the models. If a model slipped and fell, that guy won't have stood a chance in holding them back. Hopefully the person was themselves hooked into the roof, and the rigging was hooked into the roof, with him acting on belay. But I certainly didn't see that. I'm so glad nothing bad happened, but this seemed irresponsible from a safety and technical stan…

Everything was doubly tied down, don't worry :) The person holding was there simply to maintain tension the entire way as the models walked from the side to the edge. As for the camera, the flex comes from the metal itself but it was also extra secured with straps in the event that anything fell loose.

Post by artenix » Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 6:22 AM UTC

vonwong wrote: post #13

stevecalifornia wrote: post #6

The final pictures are so heavily over-produced that they look incredibly fake-- which is a shame and leaves me totally baffled. It looks like someone literally painted the figure on the picture. The only time anxiety kicked in was the picture of the whole team posing for a shot at the corner.

Sorry you feel that way :( We had home-made budget costumes that were hand painted so this was the best solution. On the flip side though, I think you'll enjoy these behind the scenes without photoshop : https://www.dropbox.com/s/y5ixzup47wcm1tw/BTS_katherine-2.jp... (theres more on the dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bqtxeldmqiacm9y/AACk0lp0tl9ncGvzl... )