Juan Lima

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Talking about the Alexa XT or the XT M? Alexa XT is 14lbs. Alexa XT M head only is about 6lbs. Follow motor add 0.5lbs. Check again lens weight. No matter High or Low mode. Not a job for Zephyr for shure. Talk with DP, get a smaller camera. But at this point you should already have tested the setup. How was it?

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Good suggestions! I've been operating both (Archer 1 and Flyer LE) as mid-small units for a long time. I always add weight to get more mass. I use not as shorten drop times.2-2.5 or even 3 to get very precise shots and and rock solid stops. All rigs require a light grip but this case it's pretty more sensitive. Also you have a significantly smaller gimbal diameter compared to other rigs. Very ligth grip. Use only a bit stronger Grip for Big Moves or Fast Pans. For windy days (or clabe) I use a more botton heavy rig but I try to keep the very light grip as much I can. But this is a fine tip for every Flyer LE operator: Try not to raise your elbow so much. This forces hand to twist a bit. This is a common horizon problem in all rigs but in the case of the Flyer LE it's very critical. Flyer LE looks like a toy but isn't a toy. Well operated it performs like his big brothers. It's a wonderfull rig. It supports a lot of abuse (probably the most overloaded rig of all time). I hate it first time I saw it. Before years of use (and abuse) I love it. Flyer LE it's the "pocket Knife" of Steadicam.

Thats a pretty huge generalization. And often not true. Nodal is good because when doing shots with stong veticals your tilt is exactly that a tilt. Not a arc It was a generalization. I've never paid attention in the past to the nodal point of the lens. Very interesting! Is it something you put in practice often or only for very specific cases? I meant for specific shots, no specific cases! Sorry

Thats a pretty huge generalization. And often not true. Nodal is good because when doing shots with stong veticals your tilt is exactly that a tilt. Not a arc It was a generalization. I've never paid attention in the past to the nodal point of the lens. Very interesting! Is it something you put in practice often or only for very specific cases?

No matter lens, Camera or Matte Box. Once you put all together is a mass with a CG. Eg If monitor is above battery CG, Camera CG is allways behind center post for Dinamic Balance. Usually 3/4 inch behind center post for bigger rigs. Why did you take Lens Nodal Point as a reference?

Yes. Keep in mind Inertial balance. Relative angular inertia in all three axes. Till axis is more inert than roll, less inert axis is pan. Longer camera body (lens or not) increases angular inertia in the pan axis. Lower body reduce tilt inertia. Moving masses change the way you feel the sled. Think in what happens when you add extra masses to increase inertia and reduce rotation (Antlers, Gyros). The same principles apply here. Big rigs with more mass have more inertia than smaller rigs. Smaller cameras, lower bodies and different inertial balance changes the way you "feel" and the way you operates the sled. ;)

Please don't take this as criticism but the video looks stable just because there are short takes of action sports. In my opinion it wasn't stabilized in post. Inertia helps in this case but there are many problems with the horizon. Not very stable shots in my opinion and looks quite amateur. Not a criticism. It's only what I see.

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Good point. That's the answer I was looking for. Thanks Victor

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I see 2 different things here. One is the way you walk and other the path of your feet 1. Walk normally and unaffected as Chis, Erik and other experienced op says. Just keep in mind to take small steps and shift your weight cleanly. 2. Feet go where its easier to you to distribute weight cleanly and where they don't obstruct your maneuvers or the relative position of the post next to your body. This always helps: Walk with a purpose. Organize the Stop. Anticipate what the Steadicam will do. Stop with the weight on one foot. Distribute weight from heel to toe. Try to avoid as long as you can: 1. Walking sideways (Always walk forward and backwards). 2. Bend your knees 3 Walk with wide open feet (side to side bouncing). In my opinion 99% of what you need is in the practice of the switch

Walk normally it's a very good advice. The way you transfer the weight from one foot to another is very important. I'm not sure we walk the same with or without a Steadicam. I take smaller steps and try avoid side to side weight distribution. I use entire body as a transfer tool. Feet go where it's easier to distribute weight gently in my case.

There are some exercises you can do to improve your footwork and your balance in general. There are good examples in the book "The Steadicam Operator's handbook" . I've never done diagrams so I can't show you similar examples. Try to buy this book it's a good investment. For a few dollars you have tons of knowledge in one single book. Learn the line dance of the Switch, It's a key movement. Keep in focus on what happens when you are in no man's land. Get an expert in this. Make variations and try to learn other "line dances". Don't practice just footwork. You must teach your mind to coordinate body movements (Kinesthetic Memory). If you don't have a Steadicam in your practice, just use an imaginary one. What are you framing? Kinesthetic Memory: When a movement is repeated over time, a long-term muscle memory is created for that task (thats include your footwork). An example from other activities: On alternative sports like Snowboarding you learn tricks. You teach your mind how to coordinate a group of movements in one single trick. Once you learn the trick. You don’t think in single movements anymore. You think in it as a TRICK. On practice you don't THINK in tricks anymore and you just DO the trick. Fly-casting has another good example of Kinesthetic Memory: You teach your mind how to cast a line. But here is the trick: You aren't just teaching your mind the required movements of Fly-casting. You are teaching your entire body how to transfer energy from your body to the line. You are "charging" your rod with the required energy to cast a line. Good fly-casting it's about proper transfer of the energy from your body, across the rod, to the line. There is a lot of Steadicam in this. You can teach others the movements of Steadicam but you can't teach how to transfer the proper energy for the shot. You must learn this by yourself, with your entire body in motion. Fly-casters have a phrase: There are poets and there are technicians. Both are good Fly-casters! If you are a poet on Steadicam, just feel the movement when you are in practicing. If you are a Technician apply all the concepts But don't be a robot. Put all in practice together in one single motion. Remember you are operating even in no motion. Sorry for the Snowboarding, Fly-casting stuff. Just tried to illustrate the point. Greetings!