{"id":47345,"date":"2023-12-01T14:18:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=47345"},"modified":"2024-05-20T15:04:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:04:51","slug":"filming-big-ways-and-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/filming-big-ways-and-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Big-way Bites 13: Cameraflying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Filming Big-ways and Records, by Trunk…<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Arizona Airspeed Skills Camp, March 2024
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After filming a bigway skydiving record at the end of last year, I realized many of the techniques and methods we used are not documented anywhere. Some of these are my own, whereas others have been passed down from the masters. Although these techniques were used for a belly formation, they are basically the same for vertical formations. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is imperative that videographers are knowledgeable with bigway formations before they film one. It’s highly recommended to be a participant, or at least sit in on a few debriefs before just “sending it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember: One mistake can have deadly repercussions<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of this article is as a resource to newer big-way videographers. This is the culmination of what I’ve learned filming both belly and vertical formations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exit frame of a 76-way from the right-right trail aircraft<\/em>
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Terminology<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As a refresher: <\/p>\n\n\n\n