Shooting fast action in floodlit conditions takes some serious kit and dedication. Simon Wyndham from Five Element Productions used a Blackmagic URSA to shoot some great footage at Cardiff International Whitewater Centre.

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A few quick test shots from the Blackmagic URSA testing low light and the new 80fps capability for my review for RedShark News (redsharknews.com). Shot with a project framerate of 25fps. Due to the type of flood lights I had to use a 270 degree shutter to avoid light flicker. This makes the motion a little more blurry than I would have liked, although it did help with the overall low lighting levels.

URSA low light 80fps tests from Five Element Productions on Vimeo.

Footage is untouched other than a basic OSIRIS 200T LUT. Lenses were a Canon 70-200 f/2.8 and a Zeiss CP.2 15mm T2.9 cine prime.
Filming took place at Cardiff International White Water during an evening Boater X event.