Kelli Lee

Hi there! I have a Steadicam Flyer I could sell you. Includes vest, arm, monitor and 2 batteries. You can text me at 678-687-nine 4 five six if interested. Happy flying! K

Hey all, I'm going on vacation to Madrid, Spain September 5-10, it would be cool to say hi to any steadi brothers and sisters who reside there. Email me if you wanna meet up Steadicam@Kelli-lee.com

ABSOLUTELY!!! I got dibs on a Glide Cam 2000 that was found in the trash bin... been using it as a door stop and would love to upgrade it ;) Hey Alfeo, I thought we were gonna keep that a secret!

Congrats Gus let me know If you need any help with storyboards or concepts

Ha I hear ya Alfeo. It just so happened that I had the necessary RCA to USB cable, but because there was no prep day or proper correspondence between production and camera department we didn't have the proper adapter to make it work. We needed a standard usb to mini usb adapter. If we had that, we wouldn't have had to fly blind the whole time. So this is a word to the wise, next time you go to radio shack or Frys or Best Buy, stock up on all the cables/adapters for audio, video and digital inputs/outputs you can. You'll never know what your next production will throw at you. And insist on a PREP DAY.

It looks like an HVX-200, only 3D! Panasonic Unveils World's First Integrated Full HD 3D Camcorder at CES 2010 http://studiodaily.com/studiomonthly/tools...2010_11713.html Best, Kelli

1/2 price sushi! Meet here: Alpharetta Kiku Japanese House 2725 Old Milton Pkwy Alpharetta, GA 30009 Tel. 770-740-0123 @ 8:00pm Tuesday the 4th. Bring b cards and a big appetite! for more info: http://www.kikujapanese.com/index-a.htm Or PM me

This is for all the Atlanta based Steadicam/camera ops out there. There is a great sushi place called Sushi Kiku. They have half priced Sushi every Tuesday. Anyone want to do a steadi meet and grab some great sushi? PM me if interested.

Won't replace a real monitor of course, but maybe good to keep in a DIYers arsenal: http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/bfa3/

If he sees all the flaws, perhaps he should design his own steadicam. Of course he may have a hard time keeping the price down because of the the R&D he'll have to pay for. Oh wait, Tiffen's already done that.

Not steady, more like drunken sailor

He doesn't anticipate the talent's movement very well does he?

Ok wow! I'm an idiot. I just noticed that when I did the search for the Artemis, Archer etc, I had "search only this forum" checked in the search bar. Let's hope I'm better at operating than using a search engine :P

That's awesome. T-Pain seems to be a cool dude. Hey, maybe he'll raise your rates now that he knows what it feels like to fly the rig :) Congrats on the job!

Thanks Eric and Brian, I checked out the links and I'm surprised I didn't find the latter one sooner. It really helped a lot. Brian, quick question regarding when you said "there's a reason the Artemis isn't mentioned". Specifically, what's the reason?

Trust me I did. The search engine has been used quite a bit, but unfortunately, a lot of the information I found regarding the Artemis (the system I'm really looking at) was several years old. Just wanted a fresh perspective :)

Hi all, I've been scouring the forums and different sites (Tiffen, Sachtler, Pro etc) and am beginning to think about which manufacturer(s) to go with to build my first big rig. I will be shooting a 24 day feature starting in April on the Red One. And have about 4 other features shooting consecutively starting in spring. The feature in April is high action and has a music video feel to it, lots of unconventional camera moves (rolls etc.) Budget is very much an issue (when is it not?). Unfortunately I'm fairly new to the game, but I am confident I can more than pay off the rig once I get it. I have received numerous calls for steadicam, but I have to almost always pass of the work to another operator because the rig I currently have can only handle about 10lbs worth of camera. I need to handle at least a built out Red with mattebox and an Ultra Prime, averaging around 30lbs. I looked at the Archer, but am a little nervous about its weight max of 30lbs. Can I just upgrade my arm? Or does weight affect which sled I use as well? Within reason of course, no Pilot sleds here :) I'm looking for a sled that has both 12 and 24v capacity. Was looking at the Artemis Cine HD. I really like the hot swappable battery feature and the fact that there's very little power loss when power goes from the battery to the camera. Great for power sucking beasts like the Red. I'm really just leaning toward the Artemis system, and perhaps getting a Tiffen vest later. I really like the 28k price tag, HD monitor and 57lb weight limit of the Artemis. Anyone have good/bad experience with this? I have gotten a chance to fly an Artemis, Ultra 2 and Archer (thank you steadicam workshop!) and I really love all three. Unfortunately the Steadicam's price tag is kinda scaring me off and that's not including an HD monitor! Or maybe it should just be a custom build? My configuration go something like this? Ultra 2 vest (I can't seem to locate price on Tiffen's site, but I do love the industrial quality) Artemis Cine HD Sled (need to check with Sachtler on the weight capacity on this one) Sachtler Act 2 arm (57lbs capacity, enough said) I apologize for the long winded post. Thanks in advance for your help!

Anyone know who the steadicam op is on Glee? He's really good at weaving through people during those crazy choreographies in that tiny high school glee club room. Any tight space maneuvering tips anyone would like to share? Kelli (I can't figure out how to change my name on this forum!)

Thanks for bringing this up. This is really encouraging, especially for those just getting started in their career. Long live Hollywood!

Awww, careful Ramon! I could see how a nerve could be pinched in that situation. Thanks so much for helping us out on FBC! The footage looked awesome! -Kelli

Hey guys! Just curious as to what type of nicknames you have gotten on set. Mine are Terminator, Robocop, Bazookagirl. Oh yeah, I've been asked by completely serious people "why are you wearing a bullet proof vest?" Noodlz

Hi there! I know most of you probably have the production company handle the shipping of your gear when you travel to shoots, but I am trying to ship my gear from GA to the Dominican Republic. I was wondering what sort of shipping companies you use and what are the general rates? I went to Fedex.com and got a quote to ship a 40lb package and it quoted me $300! to ship one way!! Is this how much it usually is to ship something? Do you know of any more affordable ways of getting my gear to my destination?

Thanks for the all the advice. I'm going to make all the necessary calls tomorrow to get everything in order. Thanks again!

Hi fellow shooters! This is my first post to the steadicam forum. I am new to the world of the Steadicam and have been following your extremely informative posts for the last half of the year. I thought it was high time I finally joined, so here I am! I shoot with a HVX-200 and Glidecam setup. I'm hoping to graduate to the bigger boys (Tiffen+f900) in time. I will be going on my first out of the country job next week to the Dominican Republic for a week long Fashion show and I was wondering if I could get some pointers from other globetrotting shooters? Has anyone been to DR before? Are there any unspoken rules of the trade when working in an environment with unfamiliar customs? I am still learning set etiquette. Is there anything I need to keep in mind when working with Fashion and other live events? Sorry for being such a noob, but thanks in advance for your help! ~Noodlz