Scott Secco on
Dropping a Camera From a Tree in a (Fake) Rainstorm
“This was my first time using rain machines and it was a steep learning curve. Since we were shooting in the forest, we couldn’t bring in a water truck or hook up hoses so we dropped sump pumps into nearby creeks and that provided us with ample flow for the rain wands. In the shot where the camera follows raindrops through the forest canopy down to the riders below, we had Heather 100 feet up in the tree, pouring water down past the camera. The camera’s descent was incredibly violent and we only got two takes before the rig broke. Thankfully we had climbing webbing for redundancy that held it all together.” - Scott Secco, director