Did you know our sheriff looks like David Letterman?
Up on Teton Pass via Helicopter, I was shooting with Teton County Search & Rescue. We were standing in an open field near Phillips Ridge with snow up to our knees, prepping gear for their training sessions. I was locked in at the moment. Armed with a Sony FS-700, and a metaboned Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L. It was a handheld/run&gun situation and my world was set in 24FPS. I was tight on Terri Rowanowski's hands as she talked into her radio.. she had ropes thrown over her shoulder so I thought the shot could go along with some cool radio SFX to give it a "confirming coordinates for a rescue" feel or something like that. While I made this moment my world for the time being and threw in a couple f/4 subtle racs to the Search & Rescue logo on her jacket, Director of Search & Rescue, Tim Ciocarlan taps me on the shoulder, holds out what looked like a cross between a spacesuit and a straight jacket, and says, "Here, put this screamer jacket on".
Focke: "A what jacket"?
Tim: "A screamer jacket".
Focke: "Why is it called that"?
Tim: "Because most of the time, people are screaming while they're wearing it".
So I put it on.
Its the jacket/harness thing that they use during rescue operations to get people up into the helicopter. Next thing I know, Tim and I lock into this dangling claw that comes out of nowhere, which I'll appropriately describe by showing the following picture..
