Aerialcollection distributes the rushes of the film directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Michael Pitiot and Yazid Tizi, photography by Bruno Cusa, original score by Armand Amar, co-production by Hope Production - Calt Production, of which here is an extract:
The archaeological heritage of course, but above all the modern Egyptian civilization. Cairo and Alexandria, the Nile Valley and the Delta, the Sinai, the Red Sea in 4K aerial images, and in stabilized 4K images on land vehicle in the streets of Cairo and the Delta
An exceptional shooting, exceptional images. In 2019 after the usual negotiations for a large country such as Egypt, we were able to install our Cineflex - GSS520 gyrostabilized camera on an Egyptian helicopter for weeks of filming following the Nile Valley from Abu Simbel to Alexandria. We also installed our camera system on a ground vehicle to film the incredible human density of Cairo and all the visual richness of the Nile Delta.
Egypt multiplies extremes: the most populous Arab country, 90% of its population lives in a strip of fertile land that runs along the Nile. The rest of the territory is desert.
To the south, the Nile runs into a mountain barrier; as it heads north, the landscape becomes increasingly flat and desert-like. North of Cairo, the valley becomes a vast delta 200 kilometers wide, like a large fertile fan plunging into the Mediterranean Sea. To the east of the valley is the Arabian Desert, to the west the Qattara Depression and the Libyan Desert, an arid plateau punctuated by astonishing geological formations and lush oases. To the east, beyond the Suez Canal, lies the Sinai Peninsula, an extension of the Arabian Desert, where Mount St. Catherine rises to 2,642 meters.
Egypt Stock Footage
means of Filming
Installed on an Agusta 109 ambulance helicopter provided by Egypt, the stabilized system provided by Papa Sierra GSS 520 is equipped with a RED camera and a Canon 45x lens. The very wide focal range of the 45x allows you to seek out distant details as well as large wide shots of landscapes or cities. The system was also mounted on the roof of a car allowing for the astonishing ground images of Cairo and the Nile Delta, adding a different perspective while keeping the style of aerial images.
For logistical reasons cited by the Egyptian service provider, the system had to be dismantled morning and evening, sometimes during the day, greatly complicating this filming already carried out in particular conditions!
For logistical reasons cited by the Egyptian service provider, the system had to be dismantled morning and evening, sometimes during the day, greatly complicating this filming already carried out in particular conditions!