However, there can still be unpredictable, fraction-of-a-second discrepancies between each of the cameras as they start recording. As a result, the filming process is essentially one-touch recording. The GoPro rig can be operated with a remote control that is synced to all six cameras simultaneously. This footprint can easily be masked, or in our case, covered with the Al Jazeera logo. While this is not the most ideal mounting solution in terms of stability or security, its distinct advantage can be seen in the final footage, as the area recorded directly beneath the VR rig shows just a very small footprint of the monopod’s feet. The GoPro rig also includes a mount to attach the camera system to a monopod with collapsible feet, making it a standalone device. Once stitched, the resulting product is a beautiful, ultra-high resolution, 4K video.
The field of view of each camera has a large overlap area with adjacent cameras, increasing the likelihood of seamless stitching of footage. It comprises six GoPro Hero4 cameras mounted on each face of a 3D-printed, cubic housing. The second rig that we shot with was assembled by AJ Canvas. The result was a lower-quality, but more personal and active experience of al-Aqsa. The next day, in order to capture Friday prayers, we equipped two people with the handheld Ricoh camera and asked them to walk around and inside the Dome of the Rock and al-Qibli Mosque, as if they were among the worshippers visiting the site that day. Generating continuity in the footage was a challenge amid these changing light and weather conditions at one point during our filming, a light rain started to fall, giving some of the shots a very different mood.
You can see the bright daytime sunlight turning into a calm evening sunset as we move through a day at the compound. Next, we filmed outside and inside al-Qibli Mosque (also known as al-Aqsa Mosque), before moving back to the compound’s edges and towards the exit. We filmed in several locations around the Dome’s exterior, and inside the Dome itself. We moved through the compound in the same fashion as any visitor might: We started on the western periphery, then moved up the stairs to the Dome of the Rock platform. We began with the GoPro rig, setting it up in a variety of locations throughout al-Aqsa Mosque compound. We shot this project over the course of two days.
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