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  3. What do you guys think!!!!

    in Operating

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    I thought that back mount vest needs fit one person, so it might be very difficult to find similar size operator.

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    maybe get rid of the vest and find an old 3a system to at least keep you practicing???

     

    best of luck

  11. SK2 v. Flyer

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi Mikko,

     

    May I ask what my original design I stole from them?

     

    Since when someone else makes chairs and do not have a patent on that chair, others can't make chairs?

     

    TIA

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    Eric didn't say that the BM was invented by Klassen, he expressed his deep concern that you may force them out of business with your original design that you stole from them.

     

    Your above linked thread highlights where you asked if there was a patent of if you could freely rip off the design.

  12. SK2 v. Flyer

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Your statement is wrong.

     

    FYI Charles King told me that backmount design is not invented by Klassens. Klassens does not hold any patent on back mount vest to my best knowledge. Klassens do not owns the Backmount design.

     

    Here is the web url.

     

    http://hbsboard.com/index.php/topic,1633.m...1.html#msg15531

     

    I have nothing to do with Klassens.

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    Oh BTW did you steal Klassens Market share when you ripped off the Backmount design?

  13. SK2 v. Flyer

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi Erik,

     

    Thanks for the suggestion.

     

    But the issue for me is that it will be conflict of interest. If I attend Tiffen Steadicam or Glidecam Workshop to learn their skill and later come back to get their market share. It will be unfair to Tiffen or Glidecam. That is my main concern. I don't want to do this kind of thing. Hope you understand.

     

    I do listen to all the advice everyone gave me and I tried to adopt it as much as I can except some nice lady as model suggestion or reference.

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    Maybe a Steadicam or Glidecam Workshop is for you the place to go. Then you can discuss the operating with the teachers present ? Maybe they can convince you what should be improved etc.. ?!

     

    Just my 2 cents..

     

    Best, Erik :ph34r:

  14. SK2 v. Flyer

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi Efletcher,

     

    Thank you for your time to watching my demo video and post your comments.

     

    Can you say in detail and direct me to the forum post web url link you mentioned that the advice offered on this board I don't listen? I look forward to hearing from you.

     

    TIA

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    In-fact looking at your demo video and behind the scene's video proves that you didn't listen to the advice proffered on this board and don't really understand steadicam.

  15. SK2 v. Flyer

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi matt,

     

    I never say that I have years of profesional experience.

     

    I just say safety is the most important thing to you, not the money.

     

    Is that basic stuff for any thing? Do you need years of profesional experience to know that?

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

     

    REMEMBER safety is the most important thing to you, not the money.

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    Leigh your in way over your head at this point !

    It would be advised to sit back and take in a little more info and experiance bofore offering your advice.

    I have recurring nightmars from watching that video of your smootharm system info

    You seem to offer advice as if you have years of profesional experience, why is this Leigh ?

    -matt

  16. SK2 v. Flyer

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi Efletcher,

     

    What pain do you have with back mount vest? I don't feel any pain in my back mount vest. May I ask if you feel any back pain in your front mount vest?

     

    May I ask why you said that "I was unaware that you bought a full size rig leigh. When did this happen?"?

     

    I never bought any full size rig whatever. I manufacture SmoothArm.

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    Hi Nick,

     

    Take a look at this thread and you will know that back mounted vest will help reduce your back pain.

     

    http://www.steadicamforum.com/forums/index...&hl=strong&st=0

     

    You might get yourself injured, without proper equitment by simply hoping to carry more camera weight to earn more money.

     

    REMEMBER safety is the most important thing to you, not the money.

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

     

     

    Simply not true, There are many of us that do not use back mount's. Why? Because they cause us pain, where the front mounts do not.

     

    I was unaware that you bought a full size rig leigh. When did this happen?

  19. SK2 v. Flyer

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi Nick,

     

    If you have any back prolem, I highly suggest you forget about using stabilizer. It is not worth to risk your own health.

     

    And experience yourself and treat yourself better if you can afford

     

    I think that you really need to consider back mount vest as a feature check if you are first into this stabilizer business. You really need to ask around people about the feeling to hold 25lbs weight camera and don't forget to ask them how long they manage to get to their current level feeling comfortable to hold that kind of weight. Do they feel pain, any back pain stay in the vest etc?

     

    You make really nice start here. You can ask them here about the question I raise. You need to listen to them.

     

    The whole weight you carry is not only 25lbs weight camera. It needs to be balanced. This means add more weight to your package. And you have to be able to hold the weight far greater than 25lbs.

     

    The best solution will be try yourself and carry weight of 25lbs camera with Glidecam V25 or Steadicam flyer. You don't need to walk, just stand in the vest and holding the weight without your hand touching the sled for let's say 15 minutes. This does not require you to be an experienced operator and you will know the feeling yourself. It is not simply check specification of seller of the arm to see if it can hold the weight. You need to check yourself if you can survive holding this kind of weight yourself.

     

    FYI I can only stay in my front mount vest for around 15minutes for one take, but I once stay in my back mount vest for two hours with my jvc gy-dv5000 camera which weighs around 13.78 pounds(6.25kg). The whole package weighs around 48.50pounds(22kg) I am daily in my back mount vest for an hour without feeling pain. I just tried to hold my whole package 57.32 pounds(26kg) which includes my jvc gy-dv5000 without viewfinder 11.02pounds(5kg), dead weight 17.64pounds(8kg) for an hour without problem walking around last night. And my weight is 143.3pounds(65 kilograms) and I don't have strong muscle.

     

    Hope that helps :)

     

    Regards

    Leigh

  20. When to begin flying?

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi Lohengrin,

     

    That is nice.

     

    Regards

    Leigh

    Hi 4Mat, Neufeld and Leigh,

     

    somehow I threw myself into the void with my rig and I'm to begin my second feature as A Cam-Steadicam Operator and I already have a thrird feature waiting for me. Somehow is working for me and I feel that my timing was right to sell myself as a Steadicam Op

     

    Thanks

  22. Walking towards cross

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi Norbert,

     

    Thanks for your question.

     

    For your answer, I have been studying photography for the last 18 months.

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    Hi guys

    I've been reading through this thread about Leigh and following his learning curve. I don't want to deflate his balloon but.....

     

    I have a just one question....since when did Steadicam flying become an entry level gig?

     

    It seems everyone is being very helpful and patient but if Leigh really wants to be in this biz, he should get a job shooting news or something along those lines and learn the basics first. Wouldn't it be better to learn about frame, focus, pan and tilt (and invoice - ha, ha) off sticks when it really isn't critical or expensive for a client. I know some feature operators came in through the side door by knowing how to fly a rig but they usually had a lot of other production experience to go with it.

     

    Everyone has to pay there dues somewhere, sometime! Nothing really worthwhile comes that easily.

    I've been doing this for over twenty five years and I'm still learning, happily!

     

    Cheers

    Norbert

  23. Walking towards cross

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi Job,

     

    Thanks

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    You already did it Chris :P

     

    You also can "control" the headroom with your arm. Boom up ore down to maintain your headroom. Ore just do it with your post, but i prefer the arm booming to keep full dynamic balance. I wish i had a nice tilting stage like the ultra has :blink:

     

    Leigh, just watch the television, and look at the shots composition, ( is that the right english word for it)

    Learn how to make a closeup, mediumshot, and wideshot. ( left ore right in the shot, depends where your going ) In your video your subject needs less headroom and more left in the shot, cose he walks to the right. That way he has more space in front of him.

    I hope you understand what i mean.

  24. Walking towards cross

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi Chris,

     

    Thanks for the information. :)

     

    I was shooting the camera at shoulder position without adjusting the camera angle down. I think that I have two choices following your suggestion without adding hand force to the post.

     

    1 Lower camera postion around 10cm to 20cm from shoulder position

    2 Change the camera angle down and balance it.

     

    Or I have to control the post with hand to change the camera angle down which might cause lots of wobble in the footage.

     

    I found that as you said in your post, it is pretty anonying to show lots of white sky above the talent head.

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    Hi Leigh,

     

    A rough guide to headroom is that a person's body is more interesting than the empty space above the head, so as you move away (or zoom out), once the whole head is in shot, you can reveal more of the body. Once you have a full body shot, it is often best to keep the navel as the centre of the vertical axis.

     

    It's a rule that you break often, providing you have a reason to break it.

     

    Look forward to hearing your input, Job.

     

    Chris

  25. Walking towards cross

    in Steadi-Newbies

    Posted

    Hi Job,

     

    Thanks

     

    Does that mean the talent needs to be always in the exact position in the frame in the footage? What situation allows to change the headroom?

     

    TIA

     

    Regards

    Leigh

     

    Hi Leigh

     

    I told you before, ( other video ) watch your headroom. Keep going my friend

     

    Job

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