Showing posts with label hire cameraman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hire cameraman. Show all posts
Covering the East Timorese President's killing attempts; an aftermath
1:46 PM
In 2008, I went to East Timorese to cover the aftermath of the killing attempt of their president Jose Ramos-Horta. He was shot by rebel East Timorese troops as he returned to his official residence on the beach outside Dili.
The mutineers were led by Major Alfredo Reinado, who was killed in the gunbattle with the president's bodyguard.
An hour later other soldiers loyal to Reinado attacked the convoy of the country's prime minister, Xanana Gusmao, 61, who escaped unhurt.
A "HIGHLY protected" Australian Federal Police ballistics report shows that one of Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta's personal guards, who claims he shot dead the rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado, could not have done so.
The mutineers were led by Major Alfredo Reinado, who was killed in the gunbattle with the president's bodyguard.
An hour later other soldiers loyal to Reinado attacked the convoy of the country's prime minister, Xanana Gusmao, 61, who escaped unhurt.
Some leaders of the rebel soldiers involved in the attacks eventually gave themselves up after evading a manhunt by elite Australian peacekeeping troops, but others remain at large.
Ramos-Horta appealed for calm in his fledgling Asian nation in the hope that it can put the violence of recent years behind it to achieve a degree of much-needed stability.
"My message to my people is please forgo violence and hatred with weapons, machetes, with arson - we only destroy each other and the country," he said.
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| Interviewing the father of Alfredo Reinado |
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| Press conference by the military (Major -General Taur Matan Ruak) |
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| Interviewing Mari Alkatiri in his house |
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| The guards in Mari Alkatiri's house were equipped with long barrels |
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| Journalists were allowed to visit the prisoners |
A "HIGHLY protected" Australian Federal Police ballistics report shows that one of Timorese President Jose Ramos Horta's personal guards, who claims he shot dead the rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado, could not have done so.
The AFP report finds Dr Ramos Horta was shot with 5.56mm NATO bullets.
While there was minor fragmentation, the bullets largely stayed intact in his body.
The bullets that killed Reinado were different to the one bullet that killed Leopoldino, but both types fragmented inside their bodies.
Experts test-fired all the guns supposedly used (or not used) by the rebels and the President's guard, including Marcal's FNC Minimi.
Source: News.com.au
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| City of Dili |
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| East Timorese National Flag |
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| Journalist from many media came to cover the story |
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| The face of East Timorese kids |
Filming to Japan for Kokoronotomo
10:28 AM
My friend Amo invited me to his office to meet his chief producer to talk about the opportunity to go to Japan and filming for their tv program called Kokoronotomo, I said yes without any hesitation because it's Japan! I was curious how it'd go, the filming and the trip as well. I'll be going there with two hosts and four other crews. Hosts are Amanda Zevannya and Elfin Pertiwi Rappa while the crews are Jaya as chief producer, Angga as director, Bagoes is the other cameraman and Amo as our sound guy. My first impression; they're nice people, I think it would be a great trip!
I have been to many places in Indonesia for filming as a cameraman/journalist on land, underwater and also aerial filming using drone but I haven't been to much of other countries. I've only been to East Timor right after the assassination attempt of their President and Prime Minister, Malaysia to give training, Hongkong and Shenzhen for war and conflict photography/coverage training and now Japan.
The plan was to film four episodes of Kokoronotomo and we will be around Tokyo all along the trip. We will be using Canon 5D Mark III and some other gear and we keep things simple and effective. I also bring my Sony A6300 for my personal use.
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| Flying with Garuda Indonesia is always nice |
This is my friend Amo, the one who introduced me to his chief producer and invited me to join this trip to Japan.
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| One of the view from Haneda's arrival alley |
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| People quequeing for toilet |
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| Clearer look of Amo's face |
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| Bagoes Tresna Adji the other cameraman in this trip |
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| Taking the train from Haneda airport to the apartment |
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| Amanda and Elfin; we need to walk for a while to get to the apartment from Hamamatsucho train station |
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| Maid of the apartment |
According to my friends who have been traveling to Japan quite a lot, places to eat with "Ya" behind its name is considered as stalls, in Jakarta is like the "Warteg" but with proper place and food. Well, that is according to my friends, but I think it's more than just small stalls.
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Cheers!
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika: Demonstrasi Damai 4 November 2016
4:34 PM
Ketika saya putar sebuah klip video dari demonstrasi 4 November kemarin, terdengar para demonstran sedang menyanyikan lagu kebangsaan Indonesia Raya lalu sejenak saya terbayang ketika berada di lokasi, mendengar teriakan-teriakan, cacian, bunyi-bunyian yang riuh di kuping.
Dari suara di video itu saya lanjutkan 'menjahit' beberapa klip video lainnya dan menambah teks yang kira-kira menggambarkan isi kepala saya, betapa banyaknya dan betapa ruwet serta riuhnya bila semua pihak hanya mau kepentingan dan keinginannya saja yang terjadi dan terpenuhi; singkat kata "kebisingan situasi".
Seperti demonstrasi besar lainnya yang diikuti ribuan orang, selalu ada pembicaraan yang beredar tentang isu ini dan isu itu, kekhawatiran akan terjadi bentrokan disebabkan oleh pihak-pihak yang mengambil kesempatan untuk membuat kekacauan. Saya pribadi juga khawatir ketika berada di lokasi, sambil berjalan bersama teman saya Iwan diantara ribuan demonstran, diam-diam saya berharap hari itu tidak akan terjadi kekacauan.
Sangat disayangkan pada akhir demonstrasi sempat terjadi kericuhan namun dapat segera diredam. Ada dua hal yang berbeda dan sangat menonjol dari demonstrasi 4 November, yaitu:
1. Ada orang-orang yang membawa plastik dan memungut sampah-sampah bekas makanan dan minuman
2. Para demonstran saling mengingatkan untuk tidak menginjak rumput dan merusak taman
Yang artinya ada kemajuan, dan buat saya pribadi sangat menyenangkan. Semoga saja tidak dilakukan hanya ketika demonstrasi tapi di kehidupan sehari-hari, Jakarta bisa lebih bersih dan nyaman pasti!
Salut kepada semua pihak yang dapat menahan diri untuk tidak tersulut amarah dan hasutan dari pihak/orang tertentu, termasuk orang-orang pintar yang tidak mudah klik dan share postingan tanpa tahu atau memeriksa kebenaran, manfaat, dan kebaikannya bagi diri sendiri dan orang lain, semoga ke depan akan lebih banyak orang baik seperti Anda!
Salam Bhinneka Tunggal Ika!
-INDONESIA SATU-
Video ini inspirasinya dari sebuah shot video yang diambil oleh rekan saya Iwan (Ridhwan Ermalamora Siregar | www.ridhwansiregar.com), yaitu shot pertama dalam video ini.
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Seperti demonstrasi besar lainnya yang diikuti ribuan orang, selalu ada pembicaraan yang beredar tentang isu ini dan isu itu, kekhawatiran akan terjadi bentrokan disebabkan oleh pihak-pihak yang mengambil kesempatan untuk membuat kekacauan. Saya pribadi juga khawatir ketika berada di lokasi, sambil berjalan bersama teman saya Iwan diantara ribuan demonstran, diam-diam saya berharap hari itu tidak akan terjadi kekacauan.
Sangat disayangkan pada akhir demonstrasi sempat terjadi kericuhan namun dapat segera diredam. Ada dua hal yang berbeda dan sangat menonjol dari demonstrasi 4 November, yaitu:
1. Ada orang-orang yang membawa plastik dan memungut sampah-sampah bekas makanan dan minuman
2. Para demonstran saling mengingatkan untuk tidak menginjak rumput dan merusak taman
Yang artinya ada kemajuan, dan buat saya pribadi sangat menyenangkan. Semoga saja tidak dilakukan hanya ketika demonstrasi tapi di kehidupan sehari-hari, Jakarta bisa lebih bersih dan nyaman pasti!
Salut kepada semua pihak yang dapat menahan diri untuk tidak tersulut amarah dan hasutan dari pihak/orang tertentu, termasuk orang-orang pintar yang tidak mudah klik dan share postingan tanpa tahu atau memeriksa kebenaran, manfaat, dan kebaikannya bagi diri sendiri dan orang lain, semoga ke depan akan lebih banyak orang baik seperti Anda!
Salam Bhinneka Tunggal Ika!
-INDONESIA SATU-
Video ini inspirasinya dari sebuah shot video yang diambil oleh rekan saya Iwan (Ridhwan Ermalamora Siregar | www.ridhwansiregar.com), yaitu shot pertama dalam video ini.
- selesai -
DIY (Do It Yourself) - Camera Car Rig (There's Always A Duck Tape!)
7:11 AMLOL - I'd rather call this an emergency rig.
It was not on our production plan, we have GoPro cameras with us (as I remembered) but I insisted we have to have this how to get there-traveling shot with the Canon 5D Mark II so I decided to duck-taped the 5D onto the car's front grill.
Ha! These pictures were taken on May 2015 while I was working for Younameit! Production, we went out filming to Sumatra. You can check their reels at http://younameit-id.com
Get the camera loaded with card and battery, keep the strap on and use it to strap the camera onto the grill, take it as your safety lanyard if the duck tape fails you. I used soft towel so the back of the camera and the lcd won't broke when its bumping around and make the first tape to lock your framing and get the correct angle. Then, continue duck-taping until you are pretty sure it is safe! LOL!
After you finish duck-taping, make sure the duck tape can hold the camera still, not bouncing or even dropping off from the car.
Make sure your camera is safe, because it's expensive! One camera body + one L series lens would cost you some thousands bucks!
Now you're good to go! Put the pedal to the floor and don't forget to hit the record button, otherwise shame on you!
Remember, there's always a duck tape!
BUT! If you're a fancy of great gear and have big pocket, you can always buy the Camtree car rig here.
It was not on our production plan, we have GoPro cameras with us (as I remembered) but I insisted we have to have this how to get there-traveling shot with the Canon 5D Mark II so I decided to duck-taped the 5D onto the car's front grill.
Ha! These pictures were taken on May 2015 while I was working for Younameit! Production, we went out filming to Sumatra. You can check their reels at http://younameit-id.com
Get the camera loaded with card and battery, keep the strap on and use it to strap the camera onto the grill, take it as your safety lanyard if the duck tape fails you. I used soft towel so the back of the camera and the lcd won't broke when its bumping around and make the first tape to lock your framing and get the correct angle. Then, continue duck-taping until you are pretty sure it is safe! LOL!
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| Make Sure Your Camera Is 'Safe' |
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| Put The Pedal To The Floor! |
Remember, there's always a duck tape!
BUT! If you're a fancy of great gear and have big pocket, you can always buy the Camtree car rig here.
The Search and Rescue Mission of missing flight Air Asia QZ8501 - Whose Behind the News
12:15 AM |
| Search and Rescue Operation for Air Asia Flight QZ8501 |
December 27, 2014 my chief called and ask me to be ready the next morning for a news coverage about the missing commercial flight the Air Asia flight QZ8501. I have to be in the military airbase of the Indonesian airforce in Halim Perdanakusuma early in the morning with our photographer to join the search mission using the military aircraft. Journalists from tv, newspaper, news agencies joined the search mission the next morning.
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| Propeller of the military aircraft |
We flew around Java Sea in between Java, Borneo and Sumatera island for few hours and we were given the chance to take turns to enter the cockpit and take photos and footage of the search mission.
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| Pilot and crews searching for the missing Air Asia QZ8501 |
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| Reading the map to match and check the coordinates |
All along the flight, journalists were busy taking photos, making stand ups, writing scripts etc for their news package.
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| tv journalists making stand ups and recording footage |
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| reporters writing script on their phones |
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| journalist looking out for the missing flight Air Asia QZ8501 |
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| After the search mission, journalists asking for statements from the mission leader |
After that day the news is getting big and office decided to send crews to Pangkalan Bun and Surabaya to cover the news in those places since the flight was departed from Surabaya and the closest airbase for the search and rescue is the military airbase in Pangkalan Bun. I went to Pangkalan Bun while my chief and the reporter went to Surabaya. I stayed in Pangkalan Bun until January 6th and here are some behind the lens photos that I took on site, mostly photograph of the journalists who worked very hard to make the news.
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| TV journalist recording statement from official |
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| Journalists asking statement from police officer |
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| Journalist from China media doin live report while small rain is pouring down |
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| A cameraman checking his footage |
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| photographer Veri Sanovri from Xinhua News Agency |
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| TV crews for foreign media making stand ups in the hospital |
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| One of the victim's body brought into the hospital |
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| One of the victim's body brought into the hospital |
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| Photographer Veri Sanovri |
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| Boy scouts of the military airbase taking group photo |
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| photographers |
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| journalist from Kompas TV |
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| Press conference situation |
While in Pangkalan Bun I also joined the search and rescue mission with the Indonesian Search and Rescue team using their search and rescue ship.
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| Photographer Agung Kuncahya Bayuaji from Xinhua News Agency |
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| staff of the search and rescue ship |
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| Photographer Agung Kuncahya Bayuaji from Xinhua News Agency |
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| a cameraman going around the ship to get some footage |
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| dinghy boat |
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| photo journalist taking photo of journalist eating instant noodles provided by the search and rescue ship |
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| team divers getting their equipment ready |
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| journalist taking photo and video of divers team getting their equipment ready |
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| team divers getting their equipment ready |
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| Thomson Reuters photographer Beawiharta taking photos of divers preparing the equipment |
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| unmanned underwater vehicle with camera for the search and rescue operation |
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| unmanned underwater vehicle with camera for the search and rescue operation |
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| Thomson Reuters photographer Beawiharta taking photos of divers preparing the equipment |
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| Journalists, policeman and ship crews taking a break |
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| Journalists, policeman and ship crews taking a break |
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| Thomson Reuters photographer Beawiharta preparing his equipment to send the photos |
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| Thomson Reuters photographer Beawiharta preparing his equipment to send the photos |
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| Thomson Reuters photographer Beawiharta preparing his equipment to send the photos |
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| remaining bodies taken into the aircraft to be sent to Surabaya |
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| Photographer Agung Kuncahya Bayuaji (lying) and Adek Berry of AFP (hijab) |
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| Press conference situation |
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| Russian flight crew giving statement |
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| People getting ready while helicopter that brings the victims is ready to land |
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| People are working until late night |
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| night press conerence |
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| boy scouts from the airbase who helped to clean the area and logistic stuffs |
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| Photographer Agung Kuncahya Bayuaji from Xinhua News Agency |
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| TV crews from foreign media preparing for live report |
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| TV crews from foreign media preparing for live report |
This is my coverage for the Aljazeera+ about the Air Asia #QZ8501 accident in Indonesia. Contact me for video or photo coverage from all around Indonesia. View my showreel on:
youtube.com/user/ottoferdinands
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www.ottoferdinand.com
Contact me at:
ph: +62812 8626 8642
mail: ottoferdinand.s@gmail.com