location photo shoots

Construction Project in Cape Town

Fortress of Steel

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We recently travelled to Cape Town on behalf of Fortress Income Fund to capture aerial and indoor footage of two of their iconic warehousing projects, one of which is under construction in the Montagu Business park, while the other is already completed and leased to Ciplamed. After a real run around at OR Tambo International, to get our DJI Inspire drone (a critical piece of our arsenal) on board, we arrived in the Mother City with enough time to ensure quality afternoon light and get the shoot under way. It’s not guaranteed that our trusty weather bureau will provide accurate predictions, but the weather was perfect and we covered as much as possible because rain was expected for the following day, which was not good news for flying. Continue reading “Fortress of Steel” →

Devon Els of OV&P with Panasonic Camera and Osmo

Rocket Science

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Without doubt, one of the most exciting bits of tech for video makers over the last 5 years has been the 3 axis video stabilising gimbal. Video Gimbals have been around for quite a while, but they were often huge helicopter based monstrosities that cost an arm and a leg. They still have an important role to play where large distances have to be covered and the client has the budget, but since aerial drones have turned the filming world upside down because of their compact size, affordability and manoeuvrability, gimbals have provided the silver bullet to these amazing filming platforms. Continue reading “Rocket Science” →

Nespresso with Alarm Clock

Behind The Scenes at OV&P

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Hey there, it’s Devon here, the new editor and chief decision maker. In other words, the bee’s knees, the hot shot, the head honcho . . . oh wait . . . Dave, please move out of the way, I’m trying to see myself in the mirror. Actually I’m the OV&P intern, in case you haven’t met me yet. Continue reading “Behind The Scenes at OV&P” →