Amelia Cutadean

Definitely go to Arrowhead if you can. No better place to learn than there. Great instructors, great location and as much time as you want to learn and experiment. Amelia Cutadean

It's really too bad you weren't "On A Boat" Great pic by the way.

I am almost afraid to watch the whole thing. I just found an interview on youtube that had clips interspersed and really have few words about the "awesomeness" of this film ;-0 Apparently it cost 6 million to produce. 6 MILLION! What could I have done with 6 Million...........

Ask Peter Abraham I know he shot at the 1996 Olympics for AOB. He is on the forum.

This might help. http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?sh...+board+recorder

I enjoyed watching that, thanks for making the post.

Power I can take care of by running off battery and I do have an HD monitor on my rig. It is the video cable that I am thinking I need. I do not have a lot of knowledge about the red one and just know there is an issue with the cables being different than other cams use. I am running a clipper 312 with an HD monitor.

I am looking for a cable for a Red One Camera. I have just been asked to shoot for an independent film shooting in my area and would very much like to be able to do it. They are shooting with the Red and I do not own this cable. I was asked only today about this shoot and the shoot will be happening on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. I am hoping someone might have this cable available and be willing to let me use it. If you might be able to help please call me at 859-351-2850. Amelia Cutadean

Here is a link to photos of a sun shade I made myself. Easy to do and attaches with Velcro. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=7979...mp;l=fa36a88128 Amelia

If this video was shot in France and they drive on the right side of the Street in France then this video was flipped. The driver in the opening shot is sitting in the right hand seat of the car and is parked on the left hand side of the street. If you were to flip the video then would the driver not then be sitting on the left hand side of the car and be parked on the right side of the street?

I was watching that with my mouth wide open! Amazing!

The initial conversation actually said nothing about chasing the foal around the field which at least would make more sense as a Steadicam shot even if it were somewhat impossible. What was proposed was this...."We thought you could stand in the middle of the field and just pan around as the foal ran around the field." This is why I am thinking this is a camera on sticks kind of shot.

It has been proposed to me that I use a Steadicam to get the shot of a newborn foal taking it's first steps in a field. From past experience the foal tends to come out of the barn and run around the fence line and in the case of last years shoot of this same thing it ran directly into the fence. Needless to say I am wondering how a Steadicam would benefit this shot? My first instinct would be to say that this is a shot better suited for a camera on sticks. Am I correct or is there a way this works using a Steadicam? Amelia

Yes, I echo what Peter said. From this new operator I thank all of you that came on Thursday night. I really appreciated hearing all of the advice, stories and in some cases seeing some of the things you had shot via the handy dandy iphone. I also received some tips as I was practicing a line dance on how to improve my operation from some of the visiting folks and that was appreciated as well. I was glad to see so many operators take the time to come out and spend time with us. Amelia Cutadean

An addendum to my previous post. I read about dynamic balance using The Steadicam Operator's Handbook and have gotten a better understanding of it. It is basically a rotation. If I am moving my monitor up, or if thinking of it as happening within a circle, then clockwise, the camera then moves in a clockwise direction and the batteries, likewise do the same. If I were to lower the monitor then the opposite would occur in a counter clockwise direction. I'm not sure why this didn't occur to me before so thanks for the input as it seems I was missing the obvious. Amelia

Thanks Jerry, I'll do that. Whether the camera needed to stay closest to it's starting position as possible is what I was trying to figure out. You have answered my question. I understand why dynamic balance works but I definately need to read the book some more, download the primer,and make the drawings (I do remember you saying that, & you were right!) to wrap my head around the entire process. Amelia

Is dynamic balance effected by the position of the camera on the sled. I understand as a rule of thumb one finds the center of balance on the camera and places this about 3/4 of an inch behind the center post. If the rig is horribly off balance my first instinct is to make a large adjustment on the sled moving the camera and plate forward to a place near the center of balance and then make my fine adjustments side to side and fore and aft. I am wondering if dynamic balance is effected by this and must the center of gravity of the camera be over the center post for dynamic balance to work . I ask this as I am switching from practicing in low mode (balanced dynamically well) to switching back to normal operation. As I moved the gimbel and adjusted my monitor to a higher position my rig was horribly off balance which I did expect since I moved my monitor but am wondering if making a gross adjustment of the camera position away from the 3/4 inch behind the pole before fine adjustments is the way to go. Amelia

I really appreciate your response. Your further descriptions of the instructions have helped me understand how each of these works independently of each other and yet with one another. Thank you! Amelia Cutadean

Thanks for the reply. I think your response had been by far the most helpful.

I really appreciate the responses. They have been helpful. I am going to try some more adjustments this morning!

I have done what the manual says, it's just not perfect yet and I was wondering if there were any suggestions from those who have done this before.

I just acquired a Steadicam Clipper and am having trouble adjusting the Ride and Lift appropriately. If I understand correctly, lift adjustment is based in the cameras weight and ride adjustment is like a shock absorber. What I am having trouble understanding is how these two work together. If my ride is adjusted to have a smoother less tenuous movement then does this effect how much tension is needed for the lift? I have adjusted my arm somewhat but it just doesn't seem right. This is the first time I have used a Steadicam in 10 years and that rig not only was mostly adjusted correctly at the beginning but also I don't think, didn't have the ride and lift adjustments available. Any suggestions?