Flippin’ marvellous
Pouring cast iron from the hopper
It is the size of a mobile phone, can record in HD (well, 720p) and costs around £150. It is so discreet people don’t identify it as a video camera at all. Its true potential came when we were shooting a short film at a cast iron foundry in NE Derbyshire. On one of the hottest days of the year we found ourselves within feet of huge vats of molten metal and in spaces that it was simply impossible to get a conventional video camera anywhere near (let alone the risk of subjecting the camera to such high temperatures). So we filmed with the Flip Ultra and having done an initial rough cut, I find it difficult to see the joins between a £5000 High Definition camera and its £150 cousin. Cameras like this will open up a whole new world to filmmakers.
Tags: Flip Ultra