discreet truss system above talent

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Format_Foreigner

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we need a discreet truss system above talent (not the giant disco lighting trusses at the guitar center)

mount camera facing straight down above talent

any products like this?


(theory is it would be better than crane because it could more easily be out of frame)
 
What kind of space are you in? What other cameras are there?

A crane or jib can move in and out as needed, and grants more flexibility. Even with a pan/til head or robotic track in the truss, the angles are still limited in use.
 
SPACE HAS LOW (8-9' IN CENTER CEILING)

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Okay... so what is the purpose of this angle? Is this a cooking program? Craft program? I'm assuming that there's a good reason to be looking straight down on the subject from above, like the need to see hands and workspace.

It may be that a mirror is a better solution. These are pretty typical in cooking situations... a mirror overhead that is angled so that the camera can shoot up and see the table top. This does require a flip in post to correct the mirror image, but can be less expensive than flying truss and mounting the remote controls.

But even on craft shows that I've worked, we used a smaller jib or crane, and it was never in the way on a multi-cam studio shoot.

If you really must go with a truss-mounted camera, truss is widely available in all prices and sizes and can be flown from the ceiling, as long as it's tied to sturdy beamwork in the ceiling structure.
 
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Nice suite.

So I really think that a mini jib is still your best option. Truss is certainly available, but it's going to have to have floor support. And the stuff that's heavier-duty than what you can find in the DJ lighting section is going to take bigger, bulkier support usually made of the same truss. Add in joint pieces and you're spending quite a bit for something that will take some serious set-up and strike, and will not be able to move out of the shot. We're talking anything but discrete.

Now, I did work one shoot (cooking, on-location in restaurants) where the DP swore by a remote-controlled dome camera that he rigged on a combo stand with a boom arm extended out over the prep space for an overhead shot. It was okay, but the pan, tilt, and zoom looked remote controlled.
 
thanks for the tips....go to know about that site as an option if i ever did want truss...you know any jibs that can point the camera straight down?
 
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