At 9pm tomorrow, 25 Feb, a new documentary that features two professional photographers Jonathan Tan and Cede Prudente flying paramotors and braving risky weather conditions to capture breathtaking bird’s-eye views of Sabah’s tropical rainforest and sea will be aired over the Bio Channel (Astro 731).
The ‘Shoot for the Sky’ documentary will take viewers to various locations, including the mangroves on Sandakan coastline, Semporna islands, the reefs and home of the sea gypsies and foothills of Mount Kinabalu.
According to its director Julian Shori, the production of the show involved huge physical and emotional challenges.
“It all started in Kuala Lumpur when we had to pack and transport over 500kg of equipment to Sandakan. We encountered many technical, logistical and weather problems.
“In the early stage, the fuel was contaminated and could not be used. So the engines had to be emptied and cleaned, then refueled.
“We also had to travel by boat each day from Semporna to the islands and had to return by late evening with the heavy equipment,” he said.
Julian said the time for taking better photographs varied from location to location.
“In the Sepilok area, good lighting for photographs was in the early morning and late afternoon. At the islands, the ideal lighting condition was around noon when the light was from above. At the mountain the only time they could photograph the eastern ridge was in the early morning,” he said.
“So it was a nightmare for me. Could they ever accomplish their mission with all these conditions and all the obstacles in our way?
“This programme was completely unscripted and therefore the talents were not directed at all in anyway. We, the crew and I, had to anticipate what would happen and be there when it did.
“It was difficult to say the least, but we succeeded in most situations,” he said, adding that “Murphy’s Law” was their guide all along, which means that if anything goes wrong, it will go wrong.”
Julian said they spent four days in Sandakan as they realised that Cede and Jonathan needed some more time training with their cameras.
Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at: Braving dangers to capture Sabah’s beauty from air
.The ‘Shoot for the Sky’ documentary will take viewers to various locations, including the mangroves on Sandakan coastline, Semporna islands, the reefs and home of the sea gypsies and foothills of Mount Kinabalu.
According to its director Julian Shori, the production of the show involved huge physical and emotional challenges.
“It all started in Kuala Lumpur when we had to pack and transport over 500kg of equipment to Sandakan. We encountered many technical, logistical and weather problems.
“In the early stage, the fuel was contaminated and could not be used. So the engines had to be emptied and cleaned, then refueled.
“We also had to travel by boat each day from Semporna to the islands and had to return by late evening with the heavy equipment,” he said.
Julian said the time for taking better photographs varied from location to location.
“In the Sepilok area, good lighting for photographs was in the early morning and late afternoon. At the islands, the ideal lighting condition was around noon when the light was from above. At the mountain the only time they could photograph the eastern ridge was in the early morning,” he said.
“So it was a nightmare for me. Could they ever accomplish their mission with all these conditions and all the obstacles in our way?
“This programme was completely unscripted and therefore the talents were not directed at all in anyway. We, the crew and I, had to anticipate what would happen and be there when it did.
“It was difficult to say the least, but we succeeded in most situations,” he said, adding that “Murphy’s Law” was their guide all along, which means that if anything goes wrong, it will go wrong.”
Julian said they spent four days in Sandakan as they realised that Cede and Jonathan needed some more time training with their cameras.
Continue reading (Incl. Pics) at: Braving dangers to capture Sabah’s beauty from air
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