Brendan Riel

interested in just the motor. what would you do for that?

interested in just the motor if possible.

Willing to ship?

Nice!

Gotcha Jarrett, thanks for the clarification. Louis, I shot you a message.

Is this not an analog M-One? http://www.innocinema.com/m-one-lens-analog-drive-motor.html

I'm looking into getting a new motor for my Bartech alanog unit and was wondering what everyone is currently using out there today. I'm mainly looking at the M-One as of now. -Brendan

Yeah he said he doesn't make those anymore since he started working for Tiffen.

Been looking through some threads on post adaptors, and I've found some very useful information. I know Tiffen sells some post adaptors, but would they fit this configuration from IIIA to Actioncam sled? Also posting this because another option was brought up to me and I haven't seen it posted here- an arm post that is 19mm on top to fit with the Actioncam. Can anyone provide any insight to either of these? Thanks.

I'm looking into an adaptor to fit a IIIA arm to an Actioncam sled. Is that .627 to .750 do you know? Like you said there is a lot of play and torque on the handle. Do such adaptors exist or should I get one specially machined at a shop? What would you recommend?

Have not heard from you...

I'd do $2k

What if you don't sell it? Would you go even cheaper?

Folks, Just paid for my membership and I thought that'd solve my picture profile problems- it didn't. I can upload the photo but it doesn't show up in the box, and it's so frustrating. I've tried different browsers other than chrome as well and my images are bigger than 200 pixels, and about 5 mb. Anyone having the same problem?

Happy to say I have a used Ultra 2 vest and CP IIIA arm and sled on the way with a bartech analog system. Couldn't be more pleased with my startoff rig and am going to use it to eventually get a better sled in the coming years. Your point about him being in the industry a few years is a good one. I can see how that'd help with all the connections. I'm going to start with interning which will hopefully lead to a job and then I'm going to go from there. I'm going to mix that with steadicam oping as well as working for a video production business myself and my friends started where we plan on working with ad and marketing agencies. Between those three it may be too much, but I'd rather have a plan for too much work than not enough. Going to LA next summer where I will be there for about a year and then will see where things will take me. I'm only 20- have a long ways ahead of me, a lot to learn. It's great to get advice from everyone.

Gotcha Kevin. It's a quality I'm working on :)

Mike, I appreciate your taking the time to comment, I really do. Your story seems like a remarkable one haha, I can't believe you made your money back so soon! Like you said connections go a long way. Sometimes it's hard to notice sarcasm through text, so I actually thought Kevin was being serious haha, I'm not offended at all, I've got a hard outer shell, but at the same time am open to criticism and improvement (so you can get an understanding of my professional characteristics). Again thanks! -Brendan

Kevin, I appreciate the kind words. Thanks.

Louis- I appreciate your response. I will leaf through the posts in that section and I'm sure I will find some useful information. I was looking into ops in CT before but I don't think there really were any- but I can definitely take another look and maybe even extend my reach. Thanks. Brian- Thank you for responding to my questions, I really am glad you did bother to put effort into it. I truly and genuinely do not want to come across as egotistical and cocky like you said in your response, but sometimes it's hard to state your position or situation without sounding so. If I don't say that I feel like I'm more advanced than a basic level then how will anyone know? Also, I wasn't talking about the Dragon itself is heavy, but rather our build of it is. Was trying to cut back on stating the gear we have BECAUSE I didn't want to come across the wrong way, but we have a cage, element technica 3 axis system, rails, innocinema power back module, cinetape, and a dna 6.6x6.6 swing away mattebox- it's heavy and I'm not setting the rig up incorrectly. Just because I didn't take a workshop doesn't mean I'm setting the rig up incorrectly- I have learned from a few operator friends I have who have done advanced workshops as well as the school's 6 hour one. With that said I do still have so much to learn, I haven't even begun to graze the tip of the iceberg here. Like I said, I really appreciate your response. -Brendan

I'm a college student just starting off- everyone's heard that before, no? I rent out my school's Zephyr rig often and work on many thesis films with full F3 rigs that almost max out the rig. I also have a video production company with a few of my guys from school and we plan on moving out to LA to continue our company. Our company has a Dragon with nice lenses, and a bunch of lighting and grip equipment. The Dragon weighs a ton, which the Zephyr can't really handle. I've built up a decent reel with all of this footage I've accumulated over the past year or so of oping, and I'm looking to purchase my own rig but don't want to start small like most people do because I'm already beyond that. I need something that can fly the fully outfitted Dragon and even an Alexa because that's what some ad agencies in the area are using. It's taking a bit of convincing on my end for my folks to help me with this sort of investment. Basically, they want guarantees in an industry where guarantees are hard to make, especially at my point. I was wondering if people could share their advice and answer a few questions I have about things. Here they are: -What does the average steadicam op make a year? Without telling me what you personally make (because no one likes to do that, I completely get it), just throw me some numbers; Is it enough right out of school with a killer real to meet other expenses such as owning a car/place to live and eat? -If Im looking to fly a fully outfitted Dragon and even an Alexa because that's the stage that I'm at right now, then what equipment should I really be looking at that won't absolutely break my wallet like a $50k GPI Pro system? I really want to do front mount and like the feel of a larger post like the action cam and GPI systems. Should I mix and match components to build what I need and what would you suggest? -How in the fuck do I finance something like this right out of the gate without any guarantee I can make it back? What are some of your stories- surely not everyone has $50k lying around to finance the best rig right out of the gate- yet how can you compete with these jobs and in the industry if you aren't right up there with the big dogs? -Does getting a loan from your family as well as a loan from the bank and then going to different businesses/agencies and asking for upfront money really work? It seems to me that if you talk to an agency you don't know then they wouldn't want to give you money up front to do a job- it's basic business. Any stories from people who have successfully done this? The problem is I don't have anyone I know in the industry to ask these questions to- questions that I really need to know in order to go into the field because I really love the job and the creativity it brings. I love how everyone on set knows you by the end of the shoot and you feel like you accomplished some huge feat at the end- which might actually be true haha. Can anyone lend me a few minutes with a response to one or some of these questions and help me out? Thanks. -Brendan

Chris are you goofy? You get really close to the right wall at 3:37. Great work, it was some sweet eye candy.