Matt Mouraud

Fantastic, thanks, Jay !

Well it's not a Glidecam, and the gimbal feels really nice and solid. And it is right on the axis. I had a nice chat today with the rig designer, and he balanced the rig real nice for me. Turns out that I need to change my position, and it works. I know need to work hard on that to improve, but the rig is dead solid, I mean it's not like CNC milled like a steadicam but frankly for what I do (ENG/EFP) it works wonders. A good friend of mine, hard-core steadicamer, was really impressed with my rig after he tested it.

Thank guys ! Well I think that the monitor is too close to the column and that's why I have to tilt it sideways to get a good view. I'm going to make an extension to the plate to change that... I'm meeting with the builder today so he can take a look and give me some advice. Steadicam classes are a rare occurence over here so in the meantime I get as much advice and practice as I can...

Hi everyone ! Just found out about this site, cool way to share ! Name's Matt, been in the EFP/ENG biz for a while and always been a hardcore steadicam fan. I just bought a Laigle (www.laigleparis.com) rig. Works great for what I do, I'm practicing like a son of a gun, been using the rig for virtually every occasion, including washing the car. :lol: I fell once with it and that taught me the need for rehearsal. If I did I would've seen that surface change on the road. No damage, though. Here's a photo of me and my rig while shooting a feature for Harley Davidson in Port Grimaud during a HOG Rallye. Using a steadicam for that kind of shooting brings a really nice touch to the feature, I will try to encode some stuff for you guys to enjoy/comment. My problem however is that I can't seem to shoot straight... The camera is pretty much tilted a few degrees right or left. My horizontal tracking is fine, however. What do you guys think could be the problem ?