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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 424165" data-attributes="member: 23">Yes. It&#039;s akin to many people who describe being at a great height - on a cliff edge or bridge or at the top of a building - and almost feeling some force pulling them over. It&#039;s natural to want to see what&#039;s beneath us in that situation, but I suppose sometimes we wish we hadn&#039;t, and it taps into something primal within us (we all have those dreams of falling, don&#039;t we? And that must mean... something). Newer films are definitely better at capturing this sense for me. Perhaps it&#039;s the improved picture quality, where one experiences these moments in high definition. Perhaps it&#039;s changing technology. I think a shot taken from a helicopter - as would have been the norm until recent years - can often look almost relaxing and familiar, whereas a drone shot captures angles and images a helicopter never could.How interesting that you can remember a specific moment as the catalyst.It&#039;s a great point about being a kid and kind of oblivious to the safety or the potential danger. For me, I&#039;ve become affected by heights as I&#039;ve aged. Even as a younger adult, I was never bothered by them. Even a decade ago I could happily climb the steep narrow stone steps in a tall, rickety old tower in the city I was (then) living and take in the views leaning on the edge of the tiny balcony. Nowadays I&#039;d struggle with that.That looks up my street. I&#039;ll have to add it to my own bucket list. I was surprised at how few names I recognised for a British film made in 1957. I think I can count them on one hand. I&#039;m sure I&#039;d recognise faces, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 424165, member: 23"] Yes. It's akin to many people who describe being at a great height - on a cliff edge or bridge or at the top of a building - and almost feeling some force pulling them over. It's natural to want to see what's beneath us in that situation, but I suppose sometimes we wish we hadn't, and it taps into something primal within us (we all have those dreams of falling, don't we? And that must mean... something). Newer films are definitely better at capturing this sense for me. Perhaps it's the improved picture quality, where one experiences these moments in high definition. Perhaps it's changing technology. I think a shot taken from a helicopter - as would have been the norm until recent years - can often look almost relaxing and familiar, whereas a drone shot captures angles and images a helicopter never could. How interesting that you can remember a specific moment as the catalyst. It's a great point about being a kid and kind of oblivious to the safety or the potential danger. For me, I've become affected by heights as I've aged. Even as a younger adult, I was never bothered by them. Even a decade ago I could happily climb the steep narrow stone steps in a tall, rickety old tower in the city I was (then) living and take in the views leaning on the edge of the tiny balcony. Nowadays I'd struggle with that. That looks up my street. I'll have to add it to my own bucket list. I was surprised at how few names I recognised for a British film made in 1957. I think I can count them on one hand. I'm sure I'd recognise faces, though. [/QUOTE]

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