u/Funcron

I have an opportunity to film inside of a Flash-Over chamber for a local firefighting college program.

**Flash-over**

*A flashover is the near-simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area, marking the transition from a localized fire to a full-room conflagration. Caused by extreme heat radiation that raises materials to their auto-ignition temperature.*

The chamber is a 40ft CONEX which teaches airflow and how to control and determine a Flash-over situation at this firefighting trainer. I'd be fitted into a turn-out and SCBA for the evolution of training (aka fire-fighring equipment). The instructors would like footage of the different situations (all controlled via trained personnel on-site) so I may also have some leeway with my exposure as it would able a 'fun run' for footage.

So I'm trying to figure out how to go about filming with the following parameters:

- High ambient heat (~500-700F°)

- Limited dexterity: wearing kevlar gloves

- Limited visuals: would be wearing a firefighting mask

- High contrast lighting: light from open flame over a 12'x30' area, in an otherwise pitch black room

I'd like to not use my main camera (Sony A6400), unless I can assure it's comolete safety. I do have an A5000 I'd be okay rigging up with some risk (since only 1080p video would be needed). But I worry about the harsh lighting and my ability to focus on roaring flame appropriately, since I'd probably only have about 20 minutes of in-chamber available to me.

Budget is up in the air, since the college may pay for it, but they want to secure a videographer first before making that consideration. But I may also be on my own.

Is there a pre-built option here? Or a technique use for this sort of filming? Help!