Hidden Cameras

[Format_Foreigner]

Im doing a shoot that could be classified as industrial...kind of


but for several reasons, the shoot will require at least 6 cams

3 in back and 3 in front....and probably others roaming


so my deal is, I either get incredibly high end cams that look great in frame or a bunch of handhelds which don't look great in frame and therefore would need to be hidden.

so...what are people doing to hide small cameras in frame?

 

[clang]

The camera operators need to move around, i.e. they can't be hidden behind holes in walls etc?

Presuming they do need to move around and so will unavoidably be visible at times, but handhelds don't look 'cool' enough, then the simplest option is probably to use all high-end cameras instead - presuming you're hiring them, they probably wouldn't affect your budget that much.

"Hiding' them would be very difficult, as it will be unavoidably obvious that the operators are holding camera-ish objects. The only option that springs to mind is building fake cardboard camera housings that (from a distance) look like high-end cameras but actually hold the hand-held cameras inside. But that might cost more in time and effort than simply hiring high-end cameras

 

[Format_Foreigner]

The camera operators need to move around, i.e. they can't be hidden behind holes in walls etc?

Presuming they do need to move around and so will unavoidably be visible at times, but handhelds don't look 'cool' enough, then the simplest option is probably to use all high-end cameras instead - presuming you're hiring them, they probably wouldn't affect your budget that much.

"Hiding' them would be very difficult, as it will be unavoidably obvious that the operators are holding camera-ish objects. The only option that springs to mind is building fake cardboard camera housings that (from a distance) look like high-end cameras but actually hold the hand-held cameras inside. But that might cost more in time and effort than simply hiring high-end cameras

no camera opps...locked down

 

[clang]

Ok then, think about what objects could hypothetically appear in frame without drawing attention to themselves (walls, pillars, boxes, curtains - whatever, depending on your 'stage') and then consider the practicality of hiding a handheld camera inside/behind some such objects. That might involve building some fake objects (e.g. a fake concrete pillar made of cardboard) or drilling holes in real objects. And you may need some camera clamps or mini-tripods for the cameras.