Alessandro Ugo

The wrongest thing is that he's wearing white socks :lol:

How cool to see that the real hero is the steadicam operator :)

I've been doing sport since I was young and working out at gym for 8 years. I had two operations on my knee, one of them a reconstruction of the cruciate ligament, and yes, I can confirm that working out ALL the muscles is the right training to do. It shouldn't be only focused on the muscles used while operating the Steadicam, although particular attention can be given, but all the muscles ought to be in shape. Also, we should never forget to work out our lungs...jogging or biking ;-)

Hey Tom, this sounds like a good idea. Always try to make new contacts. I'll write you in pvt

Did you have any luck? Sorry to hear that

Yeah, you should ask the administrator to do it.

Hi Ming, I use the Scout basically everyday and faced this issue once. As Shawn Wang suggested I loosened the allen screw, moved the post a down and then tightened it and the "click" disappeared. Let us know how it goes ;) AU

Hopefully we won't see anything like this:

That's a timeline!!!

Hi all, I have noticed that quite many people have joined the SOC (Society of Camera Operators) and/or the ACO (Association of Camera Operators). I was wondering what benefits subscribing these "groups" would bring. Thank you Ale

Hi Alex, I think that Erik already gave a really explaining-full answer. If you work mainly with DSLRs and "light" cameras such as the BMCC (I own one myself), you could look for a rig like the The Scout, which can bare 5-18 lb. (2.3 - 8kg). I usually use this model with my baby (my BMCC) and with cameras such as Scarlet and Epic. http://www.tiffen.com/steadicam_scout_home.html If you think the weight of your camera + accessories is heavier, you could look into the Zephyr-V. which can bare 9 to 23 lbs (4-10.4 kg). http://www.steadicam.com/userimages2/Steadicam/Steadicam_ZephyrV_FINAL_50613_SS.pdf Let me know how your searching goes. Good look with your passion ;-) AU

One of the truest quotes ever. By the way, I just read some stuff this Robert Hughes. Looks like he had a long and famous career in the television and artistic field. I found some of his documentaries on Youtube, I'll give them a view later!

Hey guys, thanks for your replies. My curiosity has rose during a discussion with a friend who (working in post production) was sure that those shots were stabilised and couldn't be raw. ps: I wrote flycam because I mixed "flying" and "glidecam" in writing the post :wacko:

Hi all, I've recently watched a really cool video on Youtube about some guys doing tricks with their BMXs, but of course what I was curious about was how the shoot was realised, so I found the behind the scenes. With my surprise they didn't use a Steadicam but a Flycam. Fair enough. What instead surprised me was how the operator was operating the Flycam, achieving the results shown in the video. Original Video: Behind the scenes: For example, in the behind the scenes at min 4:50 he runs quite fast and he even hold the post, which is not even balanced, but the image is very steady. Is his hand really steady or has the footage been stabilised? Any thoughts about this technique?