Dale Henderson, Steadicam veteran, is now a central player in the development of remote control helicopter platforms in the Australian production sector. The camera moves are breathtaking and they are adding a whole dimension to modestly budgeted drama and documentary productions. As in this:
“I’ve been flying these things since the age of eleven and I’m 43 now,” he said on the phone. “I fly a remote controlled jet at 300km an hour. You have to be on the thumbs to bring that $10,000 model back to the ground without crashing it or blowing it up.
