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  1. Special "Association of the Week" promotion at MovieMaker Magazine. The Steadicam Operators Association is MovieMaker.com's "Association of the WeeK" and because of that SOA members are getting a free subscription to the magazine. Members can log on to the SOA site and find the link to the offer on your login page.

     

    Its not much fellas but its free, ha. Be sure to check out the MovieMaker Site for the little blurb on the SOA

  2. While adaptability and out of the box thinking would seem to lie at the core of the steadicam world, Howard has informed me personally that MK-V will no longer sell an AR to anyone that owns an XCS sled.

     

    Interesting, so will sales be denied only to XCS owners or will this include any non mk-v owners?

    Reasons given(any you can share)?

    And thank you Mr. Arnot for all the detailed and informative write ups throughout the process.

    Nick

     

     

     

    I will first say that I do not have much exposure to the AR, I have seen and "messed" around with one, not mine. I thought the reasoning behind the MK-V only sales, was because the strength of their top stage set ups, and that others couldn't handle the torque? Is this not the fact?

     

    jay

  3. Dave,

     

    I doubt you'll find that set up anywhere. You can always "soft mount", where you wear the rig and ride what ever it is you were going to hard mount to.

     

    Tiffen makes a retro version of the ProVid set up where it uses the the same socket block as the master series, you can check into that option. I don't know if they make the same for the SK. That arm is pretty limited.

     

    jay

  4. Allow me to introduce you to the concept of "sarcasm" and "puns". The point was not that Boeing never made that model, but that in fact because we were discussing the application of multi-angular forces being delivered to our centerposts via the musculature and tendons of the palm and inner hand area opposed to the fingertip pressure that some Steadicam Operators use, I chose to make a small pun.

     

    It's a word-play, you see.... :D

     

    However, I stand corrected. Boeing only made the 727 WhisperJet.

     

     

    Peter in order for it to be a pun or sarcastic it has to be 1) Funny and 2) something that people would recognize. Your's was neither.

     

    As for your claim, that's what Eastern called the 727 sarcastically. The 727 is the loudest commercial jet flying. So loud in fact that even with Hush-kits it's still banned from 45% of the nations commercial airports.

     

    Are you kidding me?

  5. Gentlemen, and ladies,

     

    Our studio is in the process of converting from Triax to Fiber. Does anyone know if there is a fiber set up the likes of the triax set ups?

     

    This is an example of the triax connectors from Tiffen's website

    250-7837 Triax Interconnect Kit "Kings Connector" MS/Ultra $1,795.00

    250-7837-01 Triax Interconnect Kit "Fischer Connector" MS/Ultra $1,795.00

     

    Let me know if you guys are using anything out there for fiber that you would reccomend and/or steer away from.

     

    Thanks

     

    Jay Kilroy

  6. Stasia,

     

    The fact that you are a small framed woman has nothing to do with your fatigue. It will get better with practice and improved muscle memory. I suggest you take a workshop. If you are planning on looking at the Flyer. Peter Abraham gives workshop geared towards the Flyer. The SOA also has a workshop scheduled for October. We usually have a Flyer there, but the workshop is done with the bigger rigs.

     

    On a side note, we often have Laurie Hayball as an instructor. She is one of the best operators I have seen, she's petite and a woman. So again, don't think you can't do it beacuse of your size or gender.

     

    jay kilroy

  7. Chris,

     

    My name is Jay Kilroy, I help organize, run and instruct the SOA Workshops in Pennsylvania. If you search the archives of this forum you'll find many great testimonials regarding our workshop. Here is more info on it, if you haven't seen our webpage, SOA.

     

    The next workshop is scheduled for October 8th to the 13th. Jerry Holway, as always, will be our lead instructor. Please feel free to contact me with any other question you may have. Hopefully we will see you in the Fall.

     

    Regards,

    jay kilroy

    jkilroy@steadicam-ops.com

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