So filmmakers use this thing called the dead cat to cover their microphones
it cuts down on the wind noise
Anton uses a wool sock, it looks like
That's all you need to make a great film
Right
Inspiration and execution
Well, I think the reason that a world-class photographer like Tim let Anton make this film
is because Anton is a total badass cinematographer
The theme of the film is essentially pushing your comfort level,
you know, and why we need that
It's really about, you know, adventure and exploration,
why we have that innate need for that, you know. And exploration and adventure might mean
different things to different people. Going to Iceland, climbing on an iceberg or in an ice cave
That's what adventure and exploration meant for Klemen, Rahel and Tim
I don't think Kevin and Anton knew what they were getting themselves into with that kind of terrain,
shaky ice, high winds, threading the drone through very precarious situations
Never before
I knew the climbers were there to push boundaries
and chart new territories, but I didn't expect us to
The static line really made me question the risks we were taking
Everyone I've seen who looks at that slack line just has their blood run cold. It did for me.
There is a little teeny pulley and one rope and a couple...
you don't know how it's anchored
Say that one more time. That was good
In just about any action sport this is called being the guinea pig,
which means you are the one who gets
to test out the jump, the line, whatever it might be, and so, here we go I guess
I'm going out on the slack line
The penalty factor was death
I kind of thought, you know, maybe should I just quit while I'm ahead
and, you know, not go out on the slack line
Because when I asked Tim about it, he goes, "Yeah, it's secure"
You know, and he'd been out on it for a good half hour at that point
But right before I wheeled myself out there on that pulley, he goes, "But no guarantees"
The moulin is at least, I don't know, at least 100 feet deep, maybe 150 feet deep
So, it's like totally game over if something happens
Once you're out there for about 3 minutes, then you get the hang of it
And then you start thinking about what you're shooting and trying not to spin and trying to focus
Before you know it, you're just loving the shot
You forget all about the rope
Once you look through the viewfinder, you kind of have an augmented view of reality
You're willing to do things you wouldn't normally do
You're thinking about your work and your film more so than actually what's happening
at that moment and maybe your safety
I thought the reward of getting the shot
bringing back something amazing to show in a film was worth the risk
You just couldn't say no
You know, you get giddy about stuff like that
Living life with a safety net everywhere you go
It's not that exciting, you know
You need a little bit of excitement.
You just have something inside you that just says, "Do It"
Let's not live our lives completely and totally devoid of any risk
The drone played a very important role in the film
It let us capture the stark contrast
between the climbers and the vast landscape we were working in
It's like a video game
Chasing the car with a drone while we're driving off road
Flying the drone from the car was awesome
It was like playing a video game while watching Star Tours at the same time
It was just like, it was pretty cool It was fun
We have this thing going about 40 miles an hour
Sweatin'
I'm flying a drone into a moulin
which is like a vertical ice tunnel
I'm going to follow Tim out here
Definitely a once-in-a-lifetime-type shot
That's a hero shot!
Chuck Norris would be jealous
I think the biggest concern was doing it justice
you know, kind of translating what we saw with our eyes and putting it into a film
you know, and that's always going to be
the challenge
Tim's definition of adventure will stick with me forever
which is you don't know the outcome as you're doing it
It's just the journey and
we'll see where this takes you
I can't, I can't get that out of my head
I didn't expect anything like that
I just thought it's going to be a pretty film
but I had no idea it would be that much adrenalin, and you'd think
it was death-defying, and that was amazing
It was so worth it, to bring back the memories and the
adventure we had and be able to document that
It wasn't a single thing, it wasn't just the beauty
it wasn't the risk we took, it wasn't the company
It was all of that together
I think everyone kind of walked away thinking you know that was a pretty amazing trip
even the guys who had done things that were similar to that already
I think it was something special
I think the fact that we documented it is going to be special
I'm excited to show this film