Premium Members RobVanGelder Posted May 13, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 As my Steadicam jobs are gradually less and less and the total political deadlock and unrest in Thailand is not helping to get any business in, I am also exploring other options: the MONOWHEEL cable camera. Please have a look at the following movies on YouTube: On the Red footage you will notice some vibration on the tilt-axis. This was because we only had a short time to test everything (the Libra had to go out for a shooting right after this test.) and the Libra head was not completely tuned to the camera weight. Of course this vibration can be eliminated with a proper tuning. Setup about 1 hour with the proper rigging equipment, we measured a pulling force in the cable of approx. 700 kg. Notice that the cable has an inclination of approx. 3 meters over a 30 meters length, so 10% inclination. Going up is possible to the highest point, the speed will be lower than going down (with gravity) of course. Braking of the cable-cam can be very smooth or if needed/wanted very sudden, the Libra will compensate for the swing and keep the angle of the camera constant. When stopping suddenly there is still a swinging motion (the camera physically moves) so that cannot be stabilized as such, but the 2 side-arms will dampen this swinging motion in about 1 to 2 seconds.. I'm happy to give more info about prices and availability on request! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RobVanGelder Posted May 20, 2010 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 The first project with this new cable cam was successfully finished last weekend! It was a very challenging shot, a cable length of almost 200 meters through some part of a jungle, over a beach and a river. It also was a downhill movement, with the lowest part above the river. Though the Monowheel was able to come back up remotely, we didn't want the risk of a motor failure, so we had to make a rescue line that would enable us to pull it up. After 3 days of rigging and tensioning the 200m steel cable (11mm) to huge tropical trees, we could do the shot at sunset.... all that work for a 1 hour shooting window! But it worked and the director, DoP and production company were very satisfied with it! A great maiden trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Thomas English Posted May 20, 2010 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 well done mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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