GoPro, Inc., takes viewers into the action of of the movie Twisters, which will debut in U.S. theaters on July 19.
Able to withstand extreme weather conditions, GoPro’s cameras played a pivotal role in capturing the action of this summer’s “thrill ride that puts audiences in direct contact with one of nature’s most wondrous—and destructive—forces.”
“We’re incredibly proud to have helped the Twisters filmmaking team bring their vision to life,” said Rick Loughery, GoPro VP of global marketing and communications. “Our cameras are designed to take users where no other camera can go, making them the perfect tool for a movie that explores the raw power of nature. While GoPro is no stranger to the film industry, this collaboration perfectly highlights the spectacular capability of GoPro’s technology.”
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To see more of GoPro’s behind-the-scenes footage from Twisters, visit GoPro’s blog, The Current, or watch here on YouTube.
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GoPro enabled the Twisters creative team to push the boundaries of action cinematography. The cameras’ compact size and durability allowed the crew to mount the cameras on vehicles and weather instruments as well as for the actors to use on set. In some of the film’s more intense scenes, the camera crew used up to 20 GoPro cameras simultaneously to “place the audience in the heart of roaring tornadoes and harrowing escapes.”
“Because of GoPro and their technology evolving over the years, I’ve been able to evolve,” said Frank Zambetti, behind-the-scenes camera operator on Twisters. “They’re able to shoot high-speed, so you can get amazing slow motion. It’s a camera you can virtually do anything with. Sometimes, on big action movies, like Twisters, I might have 15 to 20 GoPro’s running in one scene.”
Images and videos, courtesy GoPro
