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Bussmann Aviation's MD-500C helicopter with the AE gyro mount installed in the rear compartment.
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New York
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For the sixth year in a row aerial camera operator Peter Roof has helped cover the New York Marathon. Two helicopters were used to cover the entire event live on NBC4 in New York. Roof flew in a Bell 206 Jet Ranger and operated a FLIR FSI UltraMedia II gyro-stabilized camera gimbal mounted to the nose of the aircraft. With one stop for fuel the crew covered the men's race live from the spectacular start over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to the finish line in Central Park. The pair also gathered beauty shots of Manhattan for the broadcast. | Nov. 2, 2003 Nov. 7, 2004 Nov. 6, 2005 Nov. 5, 2006 Nov. 4, 2007 Nov. 2, 2008 |
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Maryland Public Television created a documentary that explores the hard road Maryland has traveled from centuries ago to the founding of the State Roads Commission in 1908, to its present state. Moving Maryland Forward offers some fascinating lessons in how Maryland came to be known as the home of some of the best maintained highways in the nation. The only way to grasp the magnitude of this subject is from the air. Aerial DP, Peter Roof, on board Bussmann Aviation's MD500 helicopter, covered nearly the entire state from the Chesapeake Bay to the Allegheny Mountains. They flew beside bridges and around intersections as they gathered hours of high def material using the Sony Cinealta camera in the side mount configuration. It took a mission in 2008 and one in 2007 to shoot it all The 2007 material included spetacular autumn pictures used in other MPT programs. |
Nov. 13, 2008 |
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Americans at War
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Opening sequence for PBS special about first-person interviews from those who fought inWorld War II. | Sept. 2007 |
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Shot in the fall of 2007, Peter Roof gathered aerial HD material for "Under Our Skin," a documentary about Lyme disease. This program was a part of the SilverDocs documentary film festival in 2008. View trailer to see aerial material. This was shot using the AE gyro mount out the side door and using a crabbing maneuver. | Fall 2007 |
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High definition aerials |
Aerial DP Peter Roof went to California to receive an intense, two-day hands-on training with the new Cineflex® high-definition aerial camera system. The Model V14 is a flexible gyro-stabilized camera system that can operate at up to 200 mph with a 560mm zoom lens extended 2x to its full 1120mm. The Cineflex® HiDEF also features the ability of 360-degree pan, 165 degree tilt, and +/- 45 degrees roll, automatic and steerable, all with amazing accuracy and stability. Designed around Sony's HDC-950 and the new HDC-F950 cameras with top-quality lenses including Canon and Fujinon's HD zooms including their wide angle lenses. | Jan. 2007 |
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Shooting the Breeze
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The Weather Channel needed to illustrate the force of wind for the series "Epic Conditions." The five-episode series will focus on the optimal weather conditions for extreme sports. For "wind" we went to the Chesapeake Bay just off Annapolis, Md. where we captured dynamic, high definition video of a fierce sailboat race. Peter Roof used the Sony Z1U camera set at 1080i. The camera worked very well mounted on the AE gyro system. The lens pointed out the right side of Bussmann Aviation's MD-500C helicopter. Pilot Steve Bussmann brought his chopper just above the waves alongside boats under full sail just after the race start. Bussmann maintained radio communication with the race committee and moved close enough to have boats fill the frame but far enough so that our rotor wash was not a part of the race. By crabbing his chopper sideways we were able to get some sweeping approach shots of boats that were on the downwind leg of the race with full spinnakers flying. The annual boat show was in Annapolis so we swung over the town to capture that plus some shots of the Maryland Capitol. | Oct. 8, 2006 |
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Dulles Greenway
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To market the private toll road to potential investors we gathered hours or material from the air and ground. We showed the facilities and usage during peak hours. The aerial mission was to travel the length of the 14-mile highway in both directions. We also gathered video of adjacent roads and developments. We used the upgraded AE mount in the front configuration. This is done by removing the right-side flight controls and placing the system on the floor and shooting through the lower windshield. Traversing the busy air traffic approach to Dulles Airport was complicated but we were able to cover the entire roadway. | Mar. 8, 2006 |
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This mission was to gather video showing the current state of development with respect to the agricultural heritage and the environment in the area between the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. We used the AE gyro-stabilized platform pointing out the right rear door of the chopper. The material will be used by the Commission to educate people in the area about the region's rich agricultural history so they will (in the face of expanding development) continue to support their local farmers and keep farms in business. On the day-long mission they were able to get spectacular, sweeping views of the farms, rivers, towns, and other communities that make up the region. | Nov. 6, 2005 | |||
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Aerial camera operator Pete Roof and pilot Steve Bussmann flew in Bussmann's MD 500 helicopter to gather material for documentary about the battle over crabs and oysters that came to a head in 1995, when the conflict between watermen and environmentalists turned violent . The crew shot shot dynamic video of industry in Baltimore harbor, farmland on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and isolated communities of Tangier & Smith Islands. We used the AE GSM gyro stabilized camera mount and were able to quickly change the rig from out-the-side to a point-of-view configuration right at the air strip on Tangier Island. This flexibility enabled the client to get the shots he needed for his documentary that will air on the Hallmark Channel and many PBS stations. | Oct. 7, 2004 |
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Gloria Estephan Concert |
Private concert for members of the Armed Services held in a hangar of a Navy Air Station. Shot low, sweeping high definition material of concert's big opening and during several numbers. Star arrived in an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. We captured that fly-by and landing in a coordinated air-to-air maneuver with the Navy. | June 2004 |
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| Operated Tyler Middle Mount II to shoot aerials for the reality series "Spymaster." Action shots showed showed participants arriving at historic plantation in Virginia to be used for their "training" facility. Also taped scenic establishing shots. Series airs on The Learning Channel fall 2003. | May 11, 2003 |
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Occasionally fill in for staff photographer. Cover breaking news and traffic. | Ongoing |
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Occasionally fill in for staff photographer. Cover breaking news and traffic. | Ongoing |
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Aerial preview video of all tees, fairways, and greens of the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. for network broadcast coverage. | June 3, 2002 |
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Aerial beauty shots of "Miss Ann," excursion yacht for The Tides Inn resort in Irvington, Va. | Mar. 23, 2002 |
