Eric -- Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Where others may think, "I hope no one ever sees this," my philosophy has been to share those moments to peel back the curtain, so to speak. My website also started out as any traditional blog -- a journal of sorts -- and morphed into what it is now over the course of time. I excitedly wrote the post because I was a young AC and happy that what the DP challenged me to do I was able to do. Maybe I should be embarrassed about that.
As for your other thoughts...
Yes you are right. I changed the post to reflect that.
Maybe not, but it was for this particular Steadicam rig.
As well as the shoot taking place three years ago, the post was written three years ago (you can see the date in the URL -- June 30th, 2010). As I said above, "3 years has passed since that shoot and I've learned a lot since then. The article was never meant as a how-to or a "look what you can build," but more an exploration of resourcefulness. It also exists for those people who get thrown into a similar situation and are looking for ideas on how to make a bad situation better." My motive was to share what happened, nothing more, nothing less.
Thanks for the top tip! Surely they must wear pouches? Belts? Cargo shorts? We all have our methods.
Alan -- thanks! Yes this was three years ago, so it's a bit frustrating for me to be judged on it so harshly now. I've learned a lot since then.
Afton -- thank you. I appreciate your viewpoint and support even though you've never met me before. This post was never meant to be a shining beacon of the right way to do a job and, like you said, there isn't ever a perfect way.
