Dave Chameides

Pretty sweet video for a new op Caitlyn. Congrats and thanks for sharing. What camera/rig did you use?

Nice job for a first feature. Better than my first that's for sure. Love the lip dub too.

Totally agree, but I do feel that even with the slider/peewee it wouldn't have felt as "organic" (hate to use that word here but it fits).

Thanks for the kind words. So are you saying my shot isn't flawless? Why does everyone on this board have to heat so much? Ha

Dave

Brian,

Thanks so much for sharing that. I have to admit, I'd also question why they had you there, but that said, it's pretty cool. I really wished i had named this thread differently because we can both agree, it's not the greatest steadicam shot done to date, but it's pretty darn cool and how great that you were involved! That's the point of the thread so thanks for nailing it on the head.

Ok, I just watched it again and I disagree. It is a good use of steadicam in an odd way. I don't think it would have felt as fun had it been on a dolly/crane, or other device because the slight movement it has and the choices you make give it a fun feel that it wouldn't have otherwise. Good on ya. I also love that he basically left you to find the shot and figure out how best to make it work. So great to be a part of the process like that. A few years back Eriq LaSalle directed a film. I did a bunch of steadi for him and he took me into the main room of a school we were in and explained that he wanted me to come up with a one shot intro to the insane asylum this was supposed to be. He told me we had 100 extras and i could design it anyway that I wanted and had an hour to come up with something cool. Also, being the guy he is, his parting words were that i should come up with three things he had never seen done before. Don't know if I got three but I worked in a walk up and over the pool table that was fun and the shot was crazy fun to design (even thought it's not the greatest thing done). Fun to be involved on that level.

Just watched it again and realized it's actually cut short by about 45 seconds as it starts where it began. In retrospect, even less great than I recall, but still fun.

Joseph,

First off, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THAT!!!! This is exactly what I was hoping some folks would do, feel comfortable enough to post something they are happy with even though they are at the beginning stages of their careers. So kudos to you my friend!

It's a ballsy shot to come up with mainly due to al the verticals in the frames and that pullback away from the two guys in the beginning is a killer because there's no where to hide any slop. Love the reveal of the kid with the baseball bat.

Well done. You're operating is only going to continue to improve and your placement of people in the frame is great. Keep up the good work and keep running around in the rig as much as you can. You're on your way and again, thanks for being part of the conversation!

Dave

P.S. What rig is this with?

Sweet. Gotta love dance stuff. Really nicely executed Dave. Thanks for sharing.

There ya go. The lack of scratching will allow you to manipulate the gimbal better. When ya gonna post up some magic?

Pretty sure the problem is your nits Ron, not ability.

Fun stuff. Thanks for posting. So great to be a larger part of the process like that! Those slow calculating shots are often the hardest right? But in the end, perhaps the most fun.

It's funny because as I move into the final stages of my career (I can only guess/hope) I find that while I once loved doing those long ass shots that never stopped, I'm much more interested in slower more elegant moves now and working on finesse stuff. Perhaps it's all the geritol kicking in. Anyone else feel that way?

Awesome. Who's next?

Kris,

I don't even remember that shot but glad you did. Very cool. Love the last minute improv of the load in ramp and you're right, a much cooler shot. Must be cool to be in front of that large of an audience. I've never really done something that big. Thanks for sharing.

Next?

Thomas, I agree with ya about the stuff wight he city reflected in the glass. The whole video is cool and your stuff works great. Must have been a fun shoot running all over Vegas. And you got to shoot a Killers video!

Joe, Sweet stuff and thanks for posting. There's something about steadi and slow mo that's completely mesmerizing right? How did they move the glasses on the table before it starts to shake up and move all over?

Thanks for posting guys. Keep em coming. Who's next?

And i hardly think ya suck. Nice work. Who's next? This is great.

Ha, I always wondered who did that 30 Rock shot. Classic. Charles Papert sent me that before I started watching the show and it's what got me into ti in the first place. Love how little they care that 99% of the people won't get that joke.

And the Rescue Me shot is a whole mother story with no real rehearsal. That's ballsy for sure with flying by the seat. Well played. I agree with the energy of it that you spoke of. Cool shot.

Sweet stuff Kyle. I see what you mean about the lock off at the end of that tilt. Gotta love when you nail it and know it. What an unforgiving location horizon wise as well. There were a couple of great "shining-esque" pieces in there as well. Thanks for sharing it.

Cool stuff Kevin. I hear ya on having different stuff due to the nature of your work but it's exactly my point. You posted up something that i wouldn't have really considered that came out pretty cool. Heavily manipulated of course but still good stuff.

I posted the link and it embedded. Not sure why or how and why it does sometimes and not others.

For anyone else reading this who is feeling like they don't make the grade, you're wrong, and you should post something up. This is about shots you are proud of, not because they are long, or excellent in all senses, or can't be critiqued because they are perfect, but because you are proud to have accomplished them. And that's the key to me. We should all be psyched about the work we are doing and regardless of experience level should want to share that stuff (while explaining experience level etc so it's scene within context). I just think we all should be stepping up and saying "I did this and I like it".

Cool. Anyone else? Bring it.

Even more impressive than! I see what you are talking about and actually assumed something along those lines at the door. A good place for a bridge cross but without background who are on specific timings it's a crap shoot of course. Well done again. Great stuff and it seems like the things you don't like were out of your control while you nailed the stuff that you could control.

Love the ER stuff Ron. God that was a fun show to do. Like being a kid in a candy store. The admit desk was always a blast just because of how it lent itself to these kind of things.

As to hours on West Wing. I did the first five or so months and I recall the first few episodes being all stage work and we'd generally come in at 4 or 5 pm on friday. What a suck. At least we were able to do great work but still a killer. And to think that both of these shows were back in the day when there was only one op. Makes my back hurt just thinking about it.

Ron - as to the steadipod. I'm almost done with my lock off reel. It's four straight hours of some of my best lock off works with some shots lasting as long as 3 minutes. I'm going to try to market it because really any idiot can move the thing but how many people can stand really still for long periods of time and have it look no different than how the host was supposed to be done correctly. Now that's talent.

John,

Huge stuff on both clips but I totally dig how energetic and rock solid those hand offs are. Talk about committing. Classic.

Fabian,

That was totally rockin. Great stuff. Your operating was absolutely brilliant as it's just completely solid and there were a lot of really tight spaces there (or at least it seemed so). Out of curiosity, what were you unhappy about? A few moments where the transitions were a little sloppier than the others which were really tight, not because of operating but because of the subject matter. Intertested to hear your thoughts. Either way, great great video. Congrats.

Ha, classic Doc. Nice work Tom. Solid framing and I see what you mean about the video monitor even though it cut away quickly. I like the way they play the frame early on in the first shot moving back and forth. Well done.

Thanks Buzz. Post something up my friend. Lord knows you've got some hoodies in the vault( I meant shots of course).

Awesome. Love how they and the plane pieces play the frame so well. Excellent work my friend.

Sweet moves Doc. I love good handoffs.

Chaz, I put that up not because it's the greatest shots ever but just because it rocks. I actually have always liked the energy of the steadicam stuff though and the shot up and over the bar. Might not be the hardest thing you did but it works great. Pull something great out of the vault and post it up. Maybe the workshop Mr. Hanky?

Sweet oner Jens

Job,

I'll file that under things I'm never doing. Very cool and the transition to the crane is actually pretty sweet! Wild stuff.