The Grid 360: Droning in the Chicago Park District
The Chicago Area Drone User Group meets regularly to partake in and share knowledge about tech and etiquette related to the hobby - follow them at http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Area-Dr.... Hear from the members as to why they are interested in drones, as well as their feelings about privacy and safety, and see their aerial footage captured at a recent meet up at Loyola Beach Park. Also hear from members of the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners, who are currently considering requiring permits to fly drones in any Chicago parks, and see the last meeting of the Park District Board in 360 video. You can find out more about the emerging issue of drones in parks from ABC 7: http://www.abc7chicago.com/hobbies/ch...
This 360 video - shot with a 6 go-pro rig with footage stitched together using autopano software - is part of a series profiling Chicago businesses, subcultures and landscapes - http://www.gapersblock.com/thegrid. These short, immersive documentaries aspire to be art cinema, ethnographies, and experiments in form.
Ben Kolak is a Chicago-based documentary filmmaker and principal at http://www.scrappersfilmgroup.com. Akemi Hong (graphics) is principal at http://www.studioakemi.com