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It’s no secret to anyone on the planet, let alone in the film industry, that the name Steven Spielberg is synonymous with artful and innovative cinematography. It’s no surprise then that his current directing endeavor, A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) is filled with plenty of another sort of a.i. – artful and innovative ways of shooting. // Read More

Aerial cinematography is action cinematography – it’s daringly creative and creatively daring. It’s about speed and adrenaline, and is fast, furious, flashy and exciting. It’s the highly sophisticated camera systems mounted to the nose of helicopters, to the belly of Lear jets and to the tail of B-25 bombers. It’s the images that put the sizzle in Twister, Air Force One, Con Air, Armageddon and Mission: Impossible 2. It’s what moviegoers expect and what producers and directors demand. It’s all that plus one added caveat – aerial cinematography can be deadly. // Read More

Twister, Con Air and now Mission: Impossible 2 head up a unique list of feature films whose images not only include, but are dominated by aerial cinematography. As was the case with the action adventure films of Jan DeBont and Simon West, SpaceCam was the choice of MI2 Director John Woo, Director of Photography Jeffrey Kimball, Second Unit Director Billy Burton and Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Yuricich to not only provide aerial footage, but to provide an entire aerial presence to the film. // Read More

In the business of gyro-stabilized cinematography for the film industry, there are completely different companies that offer similar, but distinctively different pieces of equipment. Those balls mounted onto helicopters may look alike, but they are not. Some people care. Some don’t.

At SpaceCam, we believe everyone should at least know the differences. // Read More