Crazy camera setups!

Macville said:
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That back left support filled with quarter apples makes me nervous! You obviously ran out of full apples! :shocked:
 
hi ryan,

yes the low rig on the purple ute was a spur of the minute setup
the director wanted a low angle shot of a car passing the ute.
we were lucky we were in the outback and came across a piece of road that the flying doctor used to land....extra wide...
i was not happy and we only did one take...which looked great

heres some more

cheers
ian
 

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hi david

all my rigs were overseen and aproved by the production safety
officer.

i will not rig a camera or be involved in any stunts unless there is a safety officer on set.

besides my record speaks for itself.... in 15 years i have only broken 4 cameras..............

cheers
 
ian dart said:
hi david

all my rigs were overseen and aproved by the production safety
officer.

i will not rig a camera or be involved in any stunts unless there is a safety officer on set.

besides my record speaks for itself.... in 15 years i have only broken 4 cameras..............

cheers
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Hahaha, anyone looking at those photos can see you're being pro about it. If you had an intern hanging out the back with a 435 studio, we'd think something else, however. :)
 
hi ryan
to be fair one of those breakages involved a pagan ritual and a bucket of custard......i prefer to call it an act of god......

cheers mate
 
ian dart said:
hi ryan
to be fair one of those breakages involved a pagan ritual and a bucket of custard......i prefer to call it an act of god......

cheers mate
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A pagan ritual and a bucket of custard.... Hey, I was at THAT party... I don't remember any cameras though. I would tell you more, but the restraining order says I can't!!! :shocked:
 
hi david,

managed to salvage the film from the camera (the goat didnt do to much damage to the mag)

oh you were there alright....... in glorious technicolor

coming soon to a theatre near you

cheers mate
 
emretufekci said:
That would be Steadicam operator Chris Fawcett on the segway. The legendary steadicam operator Larry McConkey was instructing him how to use the segway in Europe.
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Actually (and perhaps there is a special corner of hell reserved for people that start their sentences with 'actually') that's me teaching the legendary Larry how to use the Steadiseg.

All the best,

Chris
 
steadivision said:
Actually (and perhaps there is a special corner of hell reserved for people that start their sentences with 'actually') that's me teaching the legendary Larry how to use the Steadiseg.

All the best,

Chris
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oops, looks like I've got it backwards. Sorry Chris :engel017:
 
steadivision said:
Actually (and perhaps there is a special corner of hell reserved for people that start their sentences with 'actually') that's me teaching the legendary Larry how to use the Steadiseg.

All the best,

Chris
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Chris! Hey! Welcome to DVXuser! :beer:

That setup looks incredibly light. :)

I'm assuming the "throttle" of moving the sled is a lot more sensitive with those heavier 3D rigs?

- Mikko
 
Thanks Mikko!

That rig weighed 35 kg, and nearly maxed the arm. On the vest, it was hard work, but on the Steadiseg, it was wonderful. Yes, you are right. The huge weight made acceleration and decelleration a case of moving the rig back and forth by centimetres—a wonderful feeing of power and control. That was why it was possible to operate seated for the 'dog mode' shots. The only worrying aspect was that the camera rig was suposedly 1.5Mbucks of prototype. Kinda kept us on our toes ;)

All the best,

Chris
 
I'd love to see some of what was shot using these rigs!!! I've been more and more eager to try my hand shooting with a car mount of any sort, but don't know too much about the whats-what in the world of rigging to a vehicle... I am writing a short where I really want to rig a camera to a bicycle, so this is a step in the right direction. Anyone done/seen anything done that would help me out???
 
Great thread.
Those steadiseg thingamabobs have opened a whole new world of possibility for me. Gonna do some shopping tomorrow!
The Orbit Cam also looks very handy for some creative emotive scenes.

About to shoot some run and gun military stuff in the bush and I was trying to figure how I could smoothly lead the protag through those bumpy paths. (Quads are too wide and GS650 bumps too much).
This Forum is turning out to be a goldmine for me! Kudos to all of you.
 
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