Grímsvötn Volcanic Eruption Iceland - Grimsvotn, Vatnajökull - Artio Films

Volcanic Eruption Grimsvötn Iceland. Shot by Jon Gustafsson http://www.JonGustafsson.com for Artio Films - http://www.artiofilms.com
Pilot: Reynir Freyr Petursson - http://www.ReykjavikHelicopters.com
We landed on the glacier, 2 miles away from the crater around 11pm, and that was 3-4 hours after the eruption started. It was so extremely cold on the glacier that I only managed 2 minutes outside the helicopter. After that I tried to shoot the rest hand-held from inside the Bell LongRanger. We got around 15 minutes of film time over the volcano and then we had to turn back. The light was disappearing and the pilots needs visual references to fly. I edited the video in the helicopter on the way back to Reykjavik. I didn't even have time to watch what I edited because I had to get it out to broadcasters a.s.a.p. In the taxi from the airport I figured I would put this on YouTube and VIMEO to show to potential buyers of the footage. I added music from my friend and Hollywood composer Veigar Margeirsson. Now that I watch it 5 days later for the first time I see that the music fits perfectly. It makes me want to watch the whole thing till the end. The only thing you can hear on the original soundtrack is the motor of the Bell LongRanger and distorted wind noise as the wind hammered my microphone. Sometimes you can also hear my own voice as I complain about the bitter cold but we never heard the volcano.
Video: http://www.JonGustafsson.com
Music: http://www.Veigar.com
Pilot: Reynir Petursson
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