I have changed this blog so that it is incorporated in our main website, you can catch up with our latest news here: http://filmuphigh.com/blog/
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Friday 27 March 2015
The power of digital media
A few years ago I used to produce a paper brochure for my business every year. We would print about 3000 copies, they would cost about £1.00 each to print and then an additional cost to post out and they would last about a year. What a change the digital media world has made! Two weeks ago I posted a video that I made to showcase our aerial filming of me climbing Ledge Route on Ben Nevis. Here are the stats so far from Vimeo and Facebook alone (there are another 6500 views on YouTube):
Thats close to 40,000 views overall in just two weeks. In brochure terms that would have cost me over £40,000!
If you think your business could benefit from digital media, get in touch. I am happy to work on all projects great and small! rob@filmuphigh.com
Thursday 26 March 2015
The Mountain - ITV Wales
Monday night saw the last episode of The Mountain on ITV Wales and was my favourite, focusing on the winter months. It had a lot of my footage in it that was mainly filmed on the GoPro but also a bit that I filmed on the GH4. Its a lovely series that gives a great insight into lives of the people who live and work on Snowdon. I donated all of my footage free of charge to help promote mountain safety and the joy of the mountains to a great audience.
If you haven't seen it you can catch it here.
http://www.itv.com/walesprogrammes
If you haven't seen it you can catch it here.
http://www.itv.com/walesprogrammes
Wednesday 25 March 2015
Mountain Flying
I have been out with my DJI S900 today doing some mountain flying at home here in Snowdonia. Mountain flying has its advantages in that we are generally working in big, wide open spaces but also its disadvantages such as having to carry the kit up in the first place! We have got some fresh snow on the summits today so they were looking stunning!
Sunday 15 March 2015
Castle Tioram, Scotland
I have been out on the West Coast this morning doing some filming in the beautiful winters light. Heres a still from some aerial video that I shot of Castle Tioram on the GoPro.
Saturday 14 March 2015
New Film - Ben Nevis, Ledge Route from a drone perspective
Ben Nevis, Ledge Route - Aerial filming using a drone from Rob Johnson on Vimeo.
Here is the film from yesterdays filming on Ben Nevis. I hope you enjoy it!
Friday 13 March 2015
Aerial Filming on Ben Nevis
I have been aerial filming on the North Face of Ben Nevis today using my DJI Phantom Drone with a GoPro Hero 4 camera. It has been a stunning day and I headed up Ledge Route (2) which gave some stunning views. Here are some screen grabs to wet your appetite whilst I edit the footage over the next day or so.
Thursday 12 March 2015
Mount Everest, in 4K, from 20,000 ft
The Himalayas from 20,000 ft. from Teton Gravity Research on Vimeo.
This stunning footage has been filmed by Teton Gravity Research and features a combination of drone and helicopter platforms to get some absolutely beautiful mountain footage in 4K of Everest, Ama Dablam and the trek in from Lukla.
Tuesday 10 March 2015
BBC Footage
The BBC have been using a DJI Phantom (the smaller of the two platforms that we fly) to get some great footage through Crossrails tunnels. You can watch it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31820033
Friday 6 March 2015
UKHillwalking Video of the Week
Our winter showcase has made Video of the Week on the hill walking forum UKHillwalking.com - you can read the article here: http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=69555
Great stuff!
Great stuff!
Flight School
I have been down in Cardiff all week this week doing my Remote Pilot Qualification (RPQ-s). Although I have been flying drones (in my case quadcopter) for a couple of years I have never gone down the route of getting qualified until now. In the UK there is no legal requirement to hold a qualification unless the drone is being used for commercial use or is being flown in congested areas with a camera attached.
I enjoyed the training. It covered a massive amount of topics including meteorology, map reading, chart reading, principles of flight, GPS, RPAS components, air law, human factors in aviation, air safety, airmanship, post crash management, operating procedures and the permissions required for aerial works. We had some long days in the classroom and a fairly tough exam at the end of it but I am pleased to have passed - it seems a long time since I had to sit a paper exam!
Heres a summary of the process for this interested in gaining a qualification to use a drone/quadcopter/SUSA commercially here in the UK:
1. Identify what you want to do and what drone/multi rotor best suits your needs. I started with a DJI Phantom and now have a Phantom 2 and a DJI S900. https://www.dji.com
2. Learn to fly. You can do this via a flight school or you can teach yourself. You will need a big open space though and permission from the landowner. Its worth joining the British Model Flying Association so that you can access insurance for public liability and areas that you can fly. (We will be providing flight training courses here in North Wales in the next few months so keep an eye on our website www.filmuphigh.com
3. Choose a qualification. As of 12 February 2015 there are four NQEs that have CAA approval:
EuroUSC Ltd
Resource Group Ltd
Rheinmetall Technical Publications UK Ltd (RTP-UK)
Sky-Futures Ltd
I chose the Resource Group and found them to be very good. The package cost £1600 and included lots of support along the way. Their package also allows me to fly freelance for other people i.e. I am not restricted to only flying my own aircraft that I was flight tested with.
4. Pilot Competency Flight Assessment. This is the practical element of the qualification where you are tested on your operating procedures and your ability to fly including dealing with emergency scenarios. You will need to be insured for the flight test. I use John Heath insurance who provide public liability, professional indemnity and accidental damage cover.
5. Get your operations manual verified and apply to the CAA for a permission for aerial works. Your insurance will be invalid without this permission and you will need to work under the CAA Guidance that legislates the use of Small Unmanned Aircraft.
The legislation that covers us is:
Civil Aviation Publication (CAP) 393 - Air Navigation Order
Specifically Article 166 - small unmanned aircraft and Article 167 small unmanned surveillance aircraft - anything with a camera on.
Civil Aviation Publication (CAP) 722 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations in UK Airspace - Guidance.
I enjoyed the training. It covered a massive amount of topics including meteorology, map reading, chart reading, principles of flight, GPS, RPAS components, air law, human factors in aviation, air safety, airmanship, post crash management, operating procedures and the permissions required for aerial works. We had some long days in the classroom and a fairly tough exam at the end of it but I am pleased to have passed - it seems a long time since I had to sit a paper exam!
Heres a summary of the process for this interested in gaining a qualification to use a drone/quadcopter/SUSA commercially here in the UK:
1. Identify what you want to do and what drone/multi rotor best suits your needs. I started with a DJI Phantom and now have a Phantom 2 and a DJI S900. https://www.dji.com
2. Learn to fly. You can do this via a flight school or you can teach yourself. You will need a big open space though and permission from the landowner. Its worth joining the British Model Flying Association so that you can access insurance for public liability and areas that you can fly. (We will be providing flight training courses here in North Wales in the next few months so keep an eye on our website www.filmuphigh.com
3. Choose a qualification. As of 12 February 2015 there are four NQEs that have CAA approval:
EuroUSC Ltd
Resource Group Ltd
Rheinmetall Technical Publications UK Ltd (RTP-UK)
Sky-Futures Ltd
I chose the Resource Group and found them to be very good. The package cost £1600 and included lots of support along the way. Their package also allows me to fly freelance for other people i.e. I am not restricted to only flying my own aircraft that I was flight tested with.
4. Pilot Competency Flight Assessment. This is the practical element of the qualification where you are tested on your operating procedures and your ability to fly including dealing with emergency scenarios. You will need to be insured for the flight test. I use John Heath insurance who provide public liability, professional indemnity and accidental damage cover.
5. Get your operations manual verified and apply to the CAA for a permission for aerial works. Your insurance will be invalid without this permission and you will need to work under the CAA Guidance that legislates the use of Small Unmanned Aircraft.
The legislation that covers us is:
Civil Aviation Publication (CAP) 393 - Air Navigation Order
Specifically Article 166 - small unmanned aircraft and Article 167 small unmanned surveillance aircraft - anything with a camera on.
Civil Aviation Publication (CAP) 722 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations in UK Airspace - Guidance.
Friday 27 February 2015
Winter Showcase
This is my winter showcase of the GoPro Hero 3+ on our DJI Phantom 2, filmed over 8 weeks in the winter mountains.
Winter Showcase 2015 GoPro & Phantom 2 from Rob Johnson on Vimeo.
The Mountain - ITV wales
The Mountain is a 6 part series on ITV Wales that I have been working on for the last twelve months. It features footage that I have taken as well as the work that I do as a mountaineering instructor and volunteer for the Mountain Rescue Team. You can catch up here: http://www.itv.com/walesprogrammes
Monday 23 February 2015
Saturday 25 October 2014
Sunday 22 December 2013
Saturday 21 December 2013
Thursday 14 November 2013
Wednesday 13 November 2013
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