I’m on a boat, fire issue
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Underwater RED Camera shot
One of the many highlights of the Tahoe Stand Up Paddleboard shoot was the appearance of the Glenn Group’s fire prevention team on set!
As we were shooting, a family of picnicers tried to light their barbecue with a can of gasoline. This did not work out so well and the can caught on fire. Then the panicked tourist dropped said can into a pile of pine needles.
Seeing this, the Glenn Group’s creative team, lead by BC, headed over to lend a hand (and foot, as it were). The tourist had the right idea, trying to smother the fire by kicking dirt onto it, but his execution was less than desired: he was kicking more dry pine needles onto the flaming gas can! “Adding fuel to the fire”…literally. From this point, the TGG creative team kicked into high gear — stopped, dropped, and rolled the fire into submission.
Another tragedy averted! Great day on the lake shooting and — perfectly — the next day was howling winds and grey skies. Looks like we hit it just right.
For all the RED dudes out there, we used the Hydroflex underwater housing for the RED ONE. It worked superb except for one instance where it overheated and locked up. Nothing a reboot didn’t take care of… Unfortunately, it was after 20 minutes of frustration, 20 feet underwater, on the sandy bottom of lake Tahoe. More pics to come!
J