From 1995 onwards, the films could be seen for hours on Swiss television, channel 4, as fillers between programs and especially at night, and I was totally fascinated from the start. You glided over valleys and lakes and felt as free as a bird. The tension increased each time the helicopter started to fly extremely low. In every region, every village, town where you knew something, you looked diligently for familiar buildings. When the first DVD box (13 DVDs, 1150 minutes) appeared on the market in 2004, of course I jumped at it immediately. I still watch a DVD now and then. Timeless fun for those who know Switzerland and people who want to discover it from above. From 2009 the series appeared gradually in Blue-Ray.
Short story about it:
Marco Fumasoli, born in 1951, first worked as an editor for Swiss television and at the Berlin Film School and for two advertising agencies. After studying law on the second educational path, he worked as a lic. Iur. In Marketing and at the District Court of Zurich. In 1987 he returned to SF DRS, this time as a director. As creative director from 1990 to 1994, he completely revised the appearance of the Swiss national broadcaster and invented, among other things, the legendary Switzerland 4 balloon for Switzerland 4. This gave rise to the vision of filming Switzerland from above. He started his first helicopter flights for SWISSVIEW in 1995 from Schindellegi SZ. He installed a camera on board, which he ran on all his flights. Since then, it has crossed region after region in extreme low-level flight. The result is called SWISSVIEW: well over 1,600 films from all parts of Switzerland. And there are always more.
Today, SWISSVIEW is a phenomenon that is unique in the world!
The most beautiful sides of Switzerland are within reach: majestic Alpine peaks, rugged glaciers, quiet mountain lakes. Picturesque villages and remote valleys, where people rarely get lost, are documented. But the journey also goes through cities, along pulsating motorways and railway lines or to airports. SWISSVIEW shows the whole of Switzerland from a bird's eye view - and in impressive quality. The appeal of the recordings lies in their unadulterated perspective. Due to the natural slowness and the absence of any cuts, the viewer himself becomes a traveller, gliding over the landscape like a bird. He dives into a unique world, left entirely to his thoughts. The images are accompanied by spherical sounds that were specially composed for each film and to match each individual setting. The combination of optical and acoustic sensory impressions leads to an incomparable, almost meditative experience.
Short story about it:
Marco Fumasoli, born in 1951, first worked as an editor for Swiss television and at the Berlin Film School and for two advertising agencies. After studying law on the second educational path, he worked as a lic. Iur. In Marketing and at the District Court of Zurich. In 1987 he returned to SF DRS, this time as a director. As creative director from 1990 to 1994, he completely revised the appearance of the Swiss national broadcaster and invented, among other things, the legendary Switzerland 4 balloon for Switzerland 4. This gave rise to the vision of filming Switzerland from above. He started his first helicopter flights for SWISSVIEW in 1995 from Schindellegi SZ. He installed a camera on board, which he ran on all his flights. Since then, it has crossed region after region in extreme low-level flight. The result is called SWISSVIEW: well over 1,600 films from all parts of Switzerland. And there are always more.
Today, SWISSVIEW is a phenomenon that is unique in the world!
The most beautiful sides of Switzerland are within reach: majestic Alpine peaks, rugged glaciers, quiet mountain lakes. Picturesque villages and remote valleys, where people rarely get lost, are documented. But the journey also goes through cities, along pulsating motorways and railway lines or to airports. SWISSVIEW shows the whole of Switzerland from a bird's eye view - and in impressive quality. The appeal of the recordings lies in their unadulterated perspective. Due to the natural slowness and the absence of any cuts, the viewer himself becomes a traveller, gliding over the landscape like a bird. He dives into a unique world, left entirely to his thoughts. The images are accompanied by spherical sounds that were specially composed for each film and to match each individual setting. The combination of optical and acoustic sensory impressions leads to an incomparable, almost meditative experience.
