Thursday, September 30, 2010

Back with a ....



THUD.


I coughed up some blood after that one. But I'm feeling much better now.

One of the most difficult things to do when filming a jumper is catching the splashdown on a crash. On more than one occassion, I have seen the cameraman have an "OH SHIT" moment and move his/her hands away from his/her face.

The same thing happened on a double wake back in '08:


Moral of the story: When getting your jump sets on video, use a cold, emotionless camera operator.