For the producers - what about this idea?
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:13 am
Hello.
I have an idea for a new angle (literally!) on the way quicksand perils are photographed and videoed and was wondering if any of the producers would like to respond?
It all stems from my interest in the final phase of a sink, where the model is about to go under. In nearly all cases she tilts her head back to keep her face above the surface for as long as possible. The mud forms a kind of depression in its surface and as she sinks deeper this cavity fills in, covering up her face, with her nose disappearing last of all.
For me, this is the ‘money shot’.
I suspect that there are other quicksand fetishists in this forum who also like to see women going under like this. If so, then what I’m about to suggest might get some support.
So, what about filming or photographing these ‘going under’ moments from directly above? Yes, this has been done by the photographer standing quite close by in the mud and taking the shot above the model as her face disappears under the mud. If memory serves, 'Young Lady, Deep Mud' is an example. But these are tight, close – up shots. I think what I’d like to see is something a little different to this. The same scenario, but shot from a greater distance above her – so that her face is framed with a wide expanse of mud around it.
Of course, I realize that there are technical difficulties accompanying this idea. How to get the camera to such a location in the first place, for one. Now, I’m no tech wizard, but two possibilities suggest themselves to me.
First, what about fixing the camera onto some kind of articulated boom that could be swung out over the mud to take its position over the model? Footage could be shot by it and other cameras elsewhere and then spliced together afterwards. That way we could see her sink from an eye-level point of view and then when she’s chin-deep the viewpoint is switched to the overhead camera, which covers her as she goes under.
The other, more technically demanding option, might be to mount the camera on a drone and have it hover over her. The drone operator would have to have a screen upon which they can monitor the camera output and keep the model centred in the shot at all times. A potential problem with this method might be the sound generated by the drone’s engine and rotors. A sound engineer would have to evaluate the pros and cons of this.
Both methods of filming suffer from another potential problem – shadows. A careful analysis of where the sun is and where the boom or the drone might cast their shadows would have to be done to eliminate these unwanted things straying into the shot.
Please note that I’m only raising this idea as a tentative possibility and politely asking for feedback. In no way does this message suggest any dissatisfaction on my part with any of the excellent work done for us by our wonderful band of producers over the years.
Thanks,
Redjak.
I have an idea for a new angle (literally!) on the way quicksand perils are photographed and videoed and was wondering if any of the producers would like to respond?
It all stems from my interest in the final phase of a sink, where the model is about to go under. In nearly all cases she tilts her head back to keep her face above the surface for as long as possible. The mud forms a kind of depression in its surface and as she sinks deeper this cavity fills in, covering up her face, with her nose disappearing last of all.
For me, this is the ‘money shot’.
I suspect that there are other quicksand fetishists in this forum who also like to see women going under like this. If so, then what I’m about to suggest might get some support.
So, what about filming or photographing these ‘going under’ moments from directly above? Yes, this has been done by the photographer standing quite close by in the mud and taking the shot above the model as her face disappears under the mud. If memory serves, 'Young Lady, Deep Mud' is an example. But these are tight, close – up shots. I think what I’d like to see is something a little different to this. The same scenario, but shot from a greater distance above her – so that her face is framed with a wide expanse of mud around it.
Of course, I realize that there are technical difficulties accompanying this idea. How to get the camera to such a location in the first place, for one. Now, I’m no tech wizard, but two possibilities suggest themselves to me.
First, what about fixing the camera onto some kind of articulated boom that could be swung out over the mud to take its position over the model? Footage could be shot by it and other cameras elsewhere and then spliced together afterwards. That way we could see her sink from an eye-level point of view and then when she’s chin-deep the viewpoint is switched to the overhead camera, which covers her as she goes under.
The other, more technically demanding option, might be to mount the camera on a drone and have it hover over her. The drone operator would have to have a screen upon which they can monitor the camera output and keep the model centred in the shot at all times. A potential problem with this method might be the sound generated by the drone’s engine and rotors. A sound engineer would have to evaluate the pros and cons of this.
Both methods of filming suffer from another potential problem – shadows. A careful analysis of where the sun is and where the boom or the drone might cast their shadows would have to be done to eliminate these unwanted things straying into the shot.
Please note that I’m only raising this idea as a tentative possibility and politely asking for feedback. In no way does this message suggest any dissatisfaction on my part with any of the excellent work done for us by our wonderful band of producers over the years.
Thanks,
Redjak.