We head out for a drive in Linyanti, but keep running into elephants. Back at camp, Rob shows off his new #DIY #filming #door. The door was quite difficult to build, but it really makes a big difference when filming: the camera height can be adjusted quickly and there is a lot more space for filming. There is also an extra bracket that can be attached for getting really low-angle footage.
In this series we are on safari filming in Savuti, Linyanti, and the Chobe Waterfront. Savuti is part of the Chobe National Park in North-Eastern Botswana. It is famous for its lions and elephants. The Savuti Channel cuts through the area between rocky outcrops then empties into the Savuti Marsh. The channel is currently dry (and has not flowed for nearly 2 decades), but there are pumped waterholes for the animals, and the roots of the large trees along the banks of the channel can reach the water deep underground.
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Filmed and edited by Robert Hofmeyr and Andrew Caldwell.
Behind-the-scenes shot on a GoPro Hero 10. For the telephoto wildlife shots we used a Canon 200-400mm f4 lens on a Red V-Raptor camera. Moving shots were done using a Red Komodo 6K with a Sigma 18-35 f1.8 or Canon 14mm f2.8. Aerials filmed using a Mavic Air 2s.
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Chapters:
00:00 Elephants get close
00:22 Intro
00:50 Elephants make us scared
02:46 Struggling to film
03:53 Filming door
05:24 Setting up to film
06:58 Extra low mode
08:13 Inside of door
09:00 Regrets
09:36 How much it cost
10:59 Conclusion
11:42 Dramatic conclusion
12:20 Building the door
Music for this series was licensed from soundstripe.com