swedishcelt 0 #1 October 15, 2006 I am discussing Gelstalt's psychology in class this week. I want to use freefall to illustrate Gelstalt's idea that 'perception is often different from reality' in connection to Wertheimer's use of the example of phi phenomenon. Does anyone have a short clip of an exit that shows the plane and ground and the perception/ view of the person falling? It would be used once only for purely educational/ college class purposes. I want to demonstrate that even though we are predisposed to organize information in particular ways, to skydive we have to actually adapt our perception, learning, and problem solving to compensate for freefall's affect on our perception. Please help me if you can! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #2 October 15, 2006 I understand what you are asking for and there is plenty of video out there to illustrate your idea but I think you will be hard pressed to find 1 video that covers all of those bases. Your best bet and most probable way to do this, is to find videos of each angle you want and then to edit them together be it in what is known as jump shots or even split screen views of each angle. You could do this yourself and save time searching video by simply filming one of your jumps. It would require about 4 camera angles give or take depending on how you wanted to do it. You could position a stationary camera inside the aircraft filming you as you exit(prefereably tailgate), a camera on your head, a cameraman filming you as you leave the aircraft and in freefall/deployment, and one on the ground filming the whole thing. It would then simply be a matter of editting all the footage together to illustrate Gelstalt's idea."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #3 October 15, 2006 I am not jumping currently and just a student. I see what you mean though. It will take several clips to illustrate the idea, at least three. Maybe I can use three different ones and show it that way. I could definitely edit the results together in a shorter version that combines them and use captions to to explain what is being seen/ looked for and the comparison. I do have the capability to do that if it is a file that is downloadable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #4 October 15, 2006 I just saw this but I am on my way out the door. As luck would have it I just put all my video on my hard drive. I have a few shots of exits from inside the plane. I have one or two from the ground but im not sure the detail is good enough. PMme to remind me to get those clips to you. I'll get them to you ASAP.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #5 October 15, 2006 OMG, that would be terrific of you. PM sent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver51 0 #6 October 15, 2006 We made a short clip of a static line jump from the instructors view point telling the student to put his feet out. Then from my view point front flosting the strut of a 182 showing the student putting his feet out the door, then climbing out, then he and I let go and it shows the opening sequence. Would this work?? Edit: It's available on skydiving Movies now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver51 0 #7 October 16, 2006 It's under students - Static_line Training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackbe37 0 #8 October 16, 2006 try this http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=2433&string=kick_you_out from skydivingmovies.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #9 October 17, 2006 check your emailMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #10 October 17, 2006 Thank you! Thank you!! I really appreciate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #11 October 17, 2006 not a problem. I hope they worked for your needsMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #12 October 17, 2006 Don't forget to give JT video credit in the presentation/paper. Who knows, maybe it will go towards his getting his GED"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #13 October 17, 2006 Dude, that would SOO kick ass. I've been tryingto pass that test for 12 years. It's fucking difficult.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #14 October 17, 2006 Did those clips work? I have some others but I just grab the first few I could find... ...and if it'll help me get my GED...My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites