Daniel Stilling DFF

The M1 on a 435/Hawk anamorphic.

Hey George,

Yeah, I had to put the receiver on the back, but it was no big deal, as the top stage of the Baer Bel sled has screw mounting holes on the back and front.

It was better for the CG, but I believe that the light wouldn't have fit with the receiver in the front.

All the best

Daniel

Hey all,

Well, the ring was about 5-6 pounds, but it was a huge mass very up front, that took the CG very forward.

And when the director decided to use big fans for the talets hair, it became also a big sail!

Long takes (whole song as in any music video), strong winds and a big camera set-up makes for an interesting day!!

Rob,

My sled doesn't have the upgrade of the frameline and digital level. I had for my old sled the Transvideo frameline, that I transfered to this one, but I believe the new sleds all come with the frameliner built in.

Nick,

I'm sorry I don't have any pics of the vest itself, as it's not the most gorgeous piece of equipment I own, it's an old model II extremelly modified that I would not trade for any other vest, except the DSD/Klassen, but I'll be glad to e-mail some pics, when I get a chance to get around to do it. I'm leaving town tonight and will be back in a week or so...

Daniel Stilling

www.steadidane.com

dan@steadidane.com

I was wondering...

Did you really start this thread with vague questions like "what is Steadicam", "Is it esoteric?" just to draw attention to yourself??

Well, I guess you did a good job on that, but unfortunatelly for you, it didn't help much on your image.

Trying to ridiculize and shift blame from your wrong doings over to respected people in the Steadicam comunity is really foolish. Do you really think that anybody reading these posts will respect you as a professional now or in the future?

I don't think so.

Come on..., saying things like "Jim, put your money where your mouth is"?... You gotta be kidding me!! Jim has allways backed all his words with actions, that beeing excellent service.

Just by the fact that somebody expresses their point of view, should they now be liable?

I'm not even discussing if the charge is right or wrong, which seems not to be a question, I'm just trying to make sense out of the nonsense of your logic, and that is probably a task that will never be completed.

I wish you would come to sense and do the right thing for once, maybe, and only maybe, that way you would be able to get a litlle part of your credibility back...

Daniel "Do I have to pay now?" Stilling

One more pic.

Hi all,

Today I worked on a music video with a very special (read heavy) package!

It was a 435 (so far so good...), Hawk anamorphics (also know as lead lens) and a big LED ring light...

It wasn't that hard to set up, just a pain in the butt to chage lenses, and the power cable to the light was allways present...

That was certainly fun. Here are some pics of the setup, with the M1 motor.

Daniel Stilling

www.steadidane.com

dan@steadidane.com

Hey guys,

Just want to add a litlle side note here.

When I was working in New Mexico in December, the feature went union, and we got the visit of a nice local 600 lady that informed me that the innitiation fee payment plan doesn't apply to foreigners (like myself).

The union is affraid that people would come over to work on a feature, give the down payment, and go back to their country, and the union wouldn't see a dime after that.

If that information is correct I find it very discriminating and flat out bad bussiness...

Daniel Stilling

Hey all,

Well, I had a fall again last December when shooting a feature in New Mexico.

I was running backwards on loose gravel, shooting a car. The shot was supposed to stop at a certain point, but they kept going, the director didn't cut, so on I went until I reached an area where they had put cables on the ground, and of course I tripped and too soon my butt kissed the ground, followed by the camera and then my rig.

Well, as it was 15 degrees, I was wearing huge boots, and that didn't help.

I had a spotter, but he was useless. Didn't even feel him trying to keep me up.

Result: a broken Heden motor, quickly replaced by production with an M1 (not a bad trade!!) and bruised ego (again!!)

Daniel Stilling