FILMING FAST MOVING CARS IN
CREATIVE NEW WAYS IS A
CHALLENGE FOR ANYONE
SHOOTING AN AUTO RACING MOVIE.
BUT THE MAKERS OF RECENT
RELEASE GRAN TURISMO FOUND A
NOVEL SOLUTION: SEND IN THE
DRONES.
DIRECTOR NEILL BLOMKAMP FITTED
FPV (FIRST PERSON VIEW) DRONES
WITH IMAX SENSOR-APPROVED
CAMERAS THAT COULD FOLLOW THE
RACE CARS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AT
TOP SPEEDS.
SUCH AIRBORNE HIGH SPEED
DRONE WORK HAS PREVIOUSLY
BEEN USED IN SPORTS COVERAGE
RATHER THAN MOVIES BUT
BLOMKAMP KNEW IT WAS THE KEY
TO GIVING HIS BIG SCREEN
ADAPTATION THE HIT VIDEO GAME
AN AUTHENTIC FEEL THAT WAS FREE
OF ANY CGI SHOTS.
REAL CARS RACING ON REAL RACE
TRACKS ALSO HELPED GIVE HIM THE
THEATRICAL BIG SCREEN THRILLS
HE WANTED IN THE MOVIE, WHICH
STARS ORLANDO BLOOM AND
DAVID HARBOUR.