The guys at Beverly Hills Aerials have released a very intriguing comparison between their specialized stabilized Dual RS3 Komodo FPV, and a hard-mounted FPV. Both videos look very much different. Which would you prefer?
Dual RS3 Komodo FPV
Beverly Hills Aerials has designed an interesting drone which composed of two RED Komodos. The setup is titled Dual RS3 Komodo FPV with a dual operator. That means, flying dual RS3 Komodo on an FPV drone that allows capturing precise CGI plates, and multiple focal lengths on the same flight. Check it out in the pictures below:
Stabilized vs. hard-mounted
Furthermore, the guys at Beverly Hills Aerials filmed a comparison between their new Dual RS3 Komodo FPV and a ‘conventional’ hard-mounted FPV drone. Both videos were captured by the RED Komodo. The Dual Operator Gimbaled FPV was paired with Laowa 27mm 1.5x Nanomorph Anamorphic, and a 14mm Laowa spherical was used in the Hard-mounted. Before watching the video, we know what to expect from both drones. The hard-mounted (=traditional) has better maneuverability capabilities compared to the Dual RS3 FPV. For instance, Beverly Hills Aerials’ regular FPV drone is the Cobra Mini, which can lift small cinema cameras (RED Komodo, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K) paired with lightweight cinema lenses, and up to 100mp/h. Variations of this setup were heavily used recently on Netflix as well as big cinema productions, due to the special shots that you can get from it. However, sometimes all you need is those stable shots that can be crafted from stabilized FPV.
Watch the video below that demonstrates Dual Operator Gimbaled FPV Drone with an anamorphic lens vs. a Hard-mounted FPV Drone with a spherical lens, side by side. The gimbaled is at the lower half of the screen and the crazy hard-mounted is at the top:
Which would you prefer? In your opinion, which is the more cinematic one?
Product List
Here’re the products mentioned in the article, and the links to purchase them from authorized dealers.
- RED Digital Cinema Komodo 6K
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I think “more cinematic” is a bit of a reductive way to compare. Each look will serve the story differently, and as cinematographers the end goal should be to serve the story through camera motion, colour, lighting and composition to varying degrees.
Yes, I agree. The term cinematic here regarding comparison is pretty superficial. You can use other terms like ‘dramatic’ or ‘enjoyable’, but yes- in the end, the question that should be asked is what serves your story best.
Thx,
Yossy