Rich Cottrell

Charles

Great info in a condensed video. Thanks

Rich

BTW

I will never call my arm a Titan....

I think this is great. I have often thought about dropping one section off my pro arm to loose so weight, so i look forward to this product...

but why the heck would PRO introduce this new name their already existing arm, and why would you name its smaller brother Atlas?

Mythology said Atlas lifted the world right? But this would be apx 50%.... of the original PRO arm...

either way i hope this is available as a kit for PRO owners who just want one arm in their life.

rich

Robert,

I own an M-one. I have never had any trouble with it.

That said I have heard some very sad things about the speed of loom shipping new digital orders and fixing their analogs motors...

Rich

Afton,

I posted something like this a while ago. A few years ago I was working some broadcast NASCA events on HDNet... The audio guys would use cat5 and "binding posts" which where just what you were talking about, basically a XLR with posts to wire on the individual strands from the cat5. Each mic was on a "dry pair"

At the end of the day, they would collect the mics and binding posts, and throw away miles Cat5. It was cheaper the renting miles of XLR cable.

rich

BTW:

Cat5 makes great clothes line too!

this sounds like a great solution. could you post a picture of the zoom control part of the unit.

Chris,

Looks very cool

it would be great to see a video that shows/explains how the steering works for someone who has never gone hands free before. Any chance you have something like that in the works?

rich

One thing I first saw on a artemis rig was a monitor bracket that not only telescoped but also tilted.

inovation or invention?

I could be wrong... maybe they were not first... but I think they offered that feature first.

One think I first saw on a artemis rig was a monitor bracket that not only telescoped but also tilted.

inovation or invention?

I could be wrong...

I use a quick release plate from Thompson. It is not light, but it has a solid lock in the back that is adjustable. My FF mounts to dovetail plate so I like this solution as I can easily turn the camera back to HH if needed.

All quiet on the western front...

Did anything ever become of the old archives and the pre 2004 forum archives?

or did I miss something...

rich

Here is a picture of Ray Stella working on Halloween.

A friend who I used to work with is currently doing a tv documentary for A&E on the movie Halloween.

They have done interviews with Dean Cundey ASC already, but the logistics for interviewing Raymond Stella did not work out.

I got a call from my friend the other day and he had one very specific question, but I am still not sure on the answer, so i was hoping someone [maybe Eric or Erwin] would have this written down someplace.

His question was:

“How much does a Panaglide weigh fully loaded?”

I am not sure how they hope to use this info for the documentary. My guess is they just want to mention the amount of weight that the operator [Ray Stella] had to wear for the opening shot of Halloween.

I dug through my limited stuff, but I came up short…

I found one old post from the 2003 forum that said:

"... from ASC manual & Samuelson's)

Camera Weights

Panaglide 15 lbs. (6.8 kg)"

I do not know if that was meaning the sled or the Panavision camera that was part of the sled. I think that is the weight of the “panaglide” camera with no film or lens and I do not think that includes the sled…

My friend did get a photo of Ray Stella in the Panaglide from the set of Halloween. I do not think this photo has been posted on the net before, so enjoy…

Notice that the monitor is on top with the camera much like that picture of Prince Charles in the panaglide, only now we can see the full sled. It looks huge and long!

I combed through the Steadicam Letters to try to get more info on the Panaglide, but I guess due to the fact that they ripped Garrett and CP off, there is not a lot of into in print. But the fact remains, the Panaglides were used on many, many movies.

I talked with Janice Arthur who flew a Panaglide on a film or two. She remembers using the panaglide on her master series arm with it fully cranked, so that places the sled, lens and camera around 60 to 65 lbs fully loaded.

But now that I have tried to find this out, for archival purposes, I would love to find the weights of:

The sled

The vest

The arm

And what was the weight range of the Panaglide’s arm?

Maybe some of our living masters remember working with the Panaglide?

It seems people did not like the arm or gimbal, but the 24 volt was nice... and the Panavision camera was light too.

So how was the monitor? Did anyone ever take a big spill with one?

Either way, we will soon have another TV documentary to watch about the making of a movie... Halloween.

either way, it looks like he hit the lens and not the camera op

This was a very cool event.

As an out of towner it was fun to be part of, but it was also awesome to see so many of the people who make our gear in the same bar at the same time.

Great idea and great execution.

Thanks to everyone who made this event happen.

rich

guys... this is very cool. I am looking forward to it!

rich

"its faster horses...

younger women...

older whisky...

and more money!"

Tom T Hall

Jason,

sorry for the confusion. the answer is NO.

The HDSDI will not go through the 8 pin lemo. I comes in the monitor through a bnc cable. Power for the monitor comes from the lemo and/or anton bauer battery.

rich

I talked with some of the people at Nebtek yesterday...

I would like to clarify something. While there is a digital level in the works for this monitor, it will be an additional box that gets mounted on the rig. It gets plugged into your sleds 8 pin lemo and then it plugs into your monitor. [it seems to sound much like the external XCS PDL except that it will also work in HDSDI mode]

They did not have a cost for this yet as it is not finished yet.

rich

I got my copy for Jerry's book today in the mail.

All I can say so far is... Wow!

It is a large book full of color in every way. I know Focal press puts out all the books in our industry, and some are thin on content, but this book is worth every penny.

I had preordered it through amazon, and it showed up today. I am sure there will be many great reviews in the coming days.

rich

so how heavy is that cart?

It looks great, but heavy...

rich

Not that I put them on as often as I should, but I bought a set of sk8 board knee pads with the plastic caps. They can be put on over your pants and they are made to take big spills.

I know they look big, but I figured if they can protect a skateboarder's knees from a big half pipe crash, then if i take a spill on stairs they should do me well.

rich

another idea...

I have always offered my steadicam kit as a one price rental for all the gear, but more and more I am thinking about offering an "a'la cart" menu...

Does anyone think we could actually charge different rates for operating with or without wires off the camera?

On a small show --like I would get called for--- I would say hell no, but I am wondering on the big features and episodic tv when you have your agent negotiating the rate, is this something that could be negotiated?

The angle is not necessarily trying to get more cash, but to make "the cost of the wire" closer to the cost of going wireless.

just and idea that is bouncing in my head,

rich

When the steadicam guild first started, I did not apply because I worried it was an East Coast vs West Coast thing... but then a few friends joined from the philly area so I too applied.

Now that was over a year ago... but if John Perry has had to wait over two years.... well then something is seriously wrong.

Seriously, go onto IMDB and look up John. If you can not -- in one second -- tell he should be in the guild, somthing is very out of balance.