richard bellon

hi matt

i have 2,

modified efp/pro

xcs ultimate 2

regards

hi

 

probably to heavy for your rig, but Marell makes a "cheap" crt monitor @£900 for a new one, if could find good used one may be an idea

http://www.marell.co.uk/monitors/LBM-5GC/

 

regards

 

That looks perfect, good price certainly acceptable, no weight information, I might be able to re house it in something light

 

and its discontiuned !

 

Of course using a 5d and 28PC lens only 'buys' me some weight on the total rig, typically I use the vlock batt up top to add mass to the top

 

but I would not want the camera a foot above the gimbal!

 

S

found a comparison chart it weighs in at 1.67kg

http://www.marell.co.uk/monitors/compare/

hi

probably to heavy for your rig, but Marell makes a "cheap" crt monitor @£900 for a new one, if could find good used one may be an idea

http://www.marell.co.uk/monitors/LBM-5GC/

regards

hi Janice

thanks yes that is a good point, im fortunate that its not me who's in the freezer but my friend and fellow steadi op.

ive never been in such an environment before, so thats why i asked,

and it is really appriciated all the feedback so that if i ever have to do it i can be a bit more prepared.

As for the temp i have no idea maybe it will change but thats what we talked about will ask him on tues and see what they did.

thanks all

richard

hiya

thanks for all the replies much appreciated

really badass :)

 

I can go back 10 years in my iphone and see what I was doing ...

 

Made me smile. Rob, are you very sure you WANT to go back 10 years to see what you were doing ? :)

 

Janice, that's a bulletproof method of tracking incoming and outgoing work. I like it ! And, it is easier to read than my Droid®.

 

Peter Abraham

old school :)

hi

i have been told by a DIT and former HD video head of Panavision JHB that these things are the shit.

dunno about being put on steadi but for what they are they are apparently truely revolutionary. Absolutly amazing

HI

My friend and fellow steadi op, is shooting a music vid next week and he mentioned to me that they are gonna shoot in a freezer about the size of 2 shipping containers @ -20 celsius.

i suggested he get himself a freezer suit :unsure:

what things should one look out/avoid/do for such extreme cold?

how badly does the cold effect a steadicam?

i know that the batteries are gonna suffer and should be covered by heat packs but curious to know how it would effect arm/rig/monitor/gimbal? i dont know exaclty what gear he will be using but he has NIMH batteries, 3a goldspring arm; marell hbm5 monitor and si2k camera, RED, 7D)

regards

hi

@ mike

no prob, thanks for that,

i have seen that vid before, its very, very cool :)

must be awesome to train under Obata sensei

regards

hi

to Michael

thanks for posting a link to a vid but i think it was wrong one :)

a shinkendo vid would be good as it is similar to what is to be shot

regards

richard

thanks all for reply and vids

has helped to get an idea

thanks again

Hi all

this may be a strange question, but i have been asked to shoot a short promo for my dojo.

And now i was wondering has anyone else shot in a dojo before?

if so what kind of shots did you do?

i really want to shoot as much on steadi as possible but would like to know if anyone had cool ideas for some shots?

Basically its just gonna be me and my assistant so any help would be appreciated

regards

rich

this is class

i like the idea of streaming to ipod/ipad/mac or whatever

i think its great for commercials wherby the agency all sit in video village and dont watch the monitors

so now they can all stay in the office and not interfere. especially two setups later when they decide they werent paying attention and were too busy watching youtube and facebook and now want to reshoot :P

regards

hi

talking about the bon monitors, a very knowlegable DIT i know :rolleyes:

uses the 17" monitors,

he saysd they are pretty awsome and for the price cant go wrong

he suggested looking at the 7" for steadi but none here to try out

how do they perform in the daylight?

are the worth looking at seriously?

rich

hiya

if you have the steadicam operators handbook, there's a nice article on weight/practice cage

try and make a cage(two pieces of steel) as it raises the cg of camera giving a more realistic feel, and should be rectangular in shape. a few 3/8 threads and slots

weight would depend on how much u want to fly.. mine is 13kg/28lbs

my friend is a precision toolmaker, so he machined it for me.

kindest

Hi All

 

sorry if this has been discussed before but i cant seem to find info on it.

 

Probably a silly question but when one mounts the mdr to the donkey box, it adds mass to the camera, now obviuosly one must slide the camera back to balance but is there some system/ rule of thumb in terms of placing cameras i.e 3/4" from the center of the post that one can use as a starting point?

 

thanking u all

rich

I usually start with the camera 1 inch behind the CG, get my static balance right and then try spinning test to get the dynamic balance right. With heavier cameras, and to be more specific 535 and f900 with Panavision lenses (witch are more or less the same pain in the back) I start with the CG right in the middle of the center of the post, otherwise I run out of room to move my batteries back and never get DB.

 

Hope this helps :)

hiya

thanks for that, every little bit helps.

the heaviest camera i had on my rig was the Arri St, such a beast.

thanks all for the info

I've had film jamming and noisy mag problems 2/3 the way into the roll on a movie with an Arricam LT before. We swapped mags and that made no difference. Finally we swapped bodies and it stopped. I was told the camera motors weaken near the end of their life cycle and this causes the problems. We finally swapped out the body and no more problems. But this was 4 perf. and with 1000' mags.

interesting, since the motors that are actually moving the film are the mag itself, so it should not matter to the camera if it's 2/3 down the roll, it's always the same work for the movement/motor in the body.....

hi

it didnt matter

happened across the board all of a sudden, didnt matter what the footage was or what mag we were using i.e 400/1000 ft mag

Hi Richard,

Did you try a different mag?

Is the film B-stock?

Cheers,

Ken Nguyen.

yes, we basically went through all the mags, same thing across the board,

we even had the guys in Austria write new software for the mags but still nothing changed

hi

i know this hasnt much to do with steadicam but out of curiousity...

i recently did a feature and shooting on arricam LT 2 Perf,

this was my first 2 perf job and on both A&B cam the mags jammed.

they jammed on A-cam every 2-4 rolls and on B-cam at least once every 2 days.

nothing was wrong with the way the film was loaded and the film never concentinad in the mag. I.E nothing wrong with film in mag.

swapped out both cameras, same thing happened, updated software, samething happened, flew in more cameras from London, same thing.

no one could figure it so basically we had to live with it and hoped it wouldnt jam during a gr8 take.

Anyone else had this prob before or know of someone who had?

kindest

Pay attention, take notes if it helps, learn as much as you can. Standard issue learning behavior, also known as the opposite of what I did in high school.

ask lots and lots of questions

thanks for the replies

its all appreciated

kindest

richard

Hi All

sorry if this has been discussed before but i cant seem to find info on it.

Probably a silly question but when one mounts the mdr to the donkey box, it adds mass to the camera, now obviuosly one must slide the camera back to balance but is there some system/ rule of thumb in terms of placing cameras i.e 3/4" from the center of the post that one can use as a starting point?

thanking u all

rich

Hey everyone, I'm not sure if this have ever been discussed here, but I have some questions about how some of you have purchased your Steadicams. I am taking the approach of getting a business loan, but I am having a difficult time researching and putting together a business plan, especially since buying a Steadicam is different than creating a business in the traditional sense. Has anyone else gone this route before, and if so what advice do you have? What about a Lease company? Interest rates are a large concern I have as I would like to go the route with the smallest percentage.

 

I know nothing about you, but here's a quick question...have you taken at least 1 workshop yet to make sure this is what you want to do? Many get into steadicam thinking it's a way to make a quick buck but find it can be a year or two before the first real paying gig. It's a commitment.

 

rb

i second that, make sure this is what you want to do before laying out all that cash especially if it isnt yours

kindest

richard