We have a few scenes coming up where our characters are riding Toothless (our CGI dragon) as he flies over the ocean and over their island Berk. The actors will be filming all of these scenes in front of green screen, which means I need to film the backdrops. What is behind them as they fly?
I wanted it to be beautiful. I wanted it to be Icelandic and Viking-ish. Sooooo . . . how about Niagara Falls? Turns out we were headed that direction anyway this summer so it was perfect.
We got into our ponchos and took the Maid of the Mist boat out into the river. I stood right at the rail on the highest level and prayed my camera would survive the mist and the spray. Just look at these views!
It was stunning! Can you imagine a dragon and a rider flying across or into that scene. It was just beautiful and so much fun to be right there.
Boy did we get wet though! It's crazy how much spray comes off that waterfall, and we weren't even right up in it. We survived, the camera survived (what a blessing), and I can't WAIT to put our dragon and rider(s) into these shots!
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