Artist Comments “I decided on a new and different approach to portray the beauty of aerobatics, focusing on shape and form. Like the thousands of others who were delighted and enthralled that night, I stood in silence, captivated by the spectacle of this elegant, graceful, and spectacular night act. I knew I only had seconds before this magnificent visual magic was over. I used a wide-angle lens to reach out to as much of the night sky as possible. […]
All Space Time-lapse sequences were taken by the astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS). All Space Time-lapse sequences are courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov
All other footage were recorded during Torleif Lie`s Commercial Flight Training in Daytona Beach Florida from October 2012 to September 2013. He was a student at Phoenix East Aviation www.PEA.com
Scenes in the film is from Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB) with its surrounding airports and scenery, timelapse video of the City of Daytona, Daytona Beach world famous beach, Daytona Beach International Speedway, the breathtaking Florida Keys, an aerobatic flight in the Super Decathlon and in-fligth video from the fligth deck of the Diamond DA42NG Twin Star.
Torleif Lie passed his Commercial Check Ride 23th of August, 2013.
After returning to Norway September 2013, he spent the following months color grading and editing the clips in FCPX from a total of 6 TB of recorded footage. Timelapse RAW images were edited in Aperture and de-flickered.
“Cinematic” – Jeffrey Peterson (Extended License)
“Heart of Courage” – Thomas Bergersen / Nick Phoenix
“Immortal” – Thomas Bergersen
“Heart” – Nick Phoenix / Thomas Bergersen
Canon 5D MIII
Sony RX-100
GoPro HD HERO 3, Black Edition