Don Juan in use...

[Amando Crespo]

That must be the greatest gig ever. right?

 

 

NICE DON JUAN BUT CHECK MY WALKING BACKGUARD!!!!

 

Is your assistant stopping you?...Dismissed to him. :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

[Michael Fuchs]

Tore Livia courting the Alexa at this year's show: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3602940928/tt1781030

Ian Woolston-Smith was flying the same crazy-heavy package. The kitchen sink was truly onboard.

[Will Eichler]

Michael,

 

Don't get it. Are you saying the Alexa package was crazy heavy? I just day played where a good friend was B/Steadi and the rig he had set up looked quite nice actually. What made it "crazy heavy?"

 

Thanks!

 

Will

 

Tore Livia courting the Alexa at this year's show: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3602940928/tt1781030

Ian Woolston-Smith was flying the same crazy-heavy package. The kitchen sink was truly onboard.

[Michael Fuchs]

Yea the pic nor my description make things clear in terms of weight-apologies.

 

I dont want to misspeak but from what i remember seeing it was an alexa with one of the arri zooms, but im sure it wasn't the lightweight one. The extra dovetail/baseplates were on bottom of cam due to zoom lens support. Mbox, relatively large onboard monitor, broadcast xmitter, motors on the zoom, focus, and iris (iris controlled remotely from truck) other odds and ends. can't remember if there was a battery on camera as well.

 

just seemed like a big jump from the standard broadcast/video cameras that were used in the past (so i was told). It takes quite a bit of endurance to do what the steadicam does for that show--twice in one night. I was impressed as well as scared. Alexa looks great, as you say, when it's in steadicam-friendly mode.

[Jeff Muhlstock SOC]

Michael,

 

Don't get it. Are you saying the Alexa package was crazy heavy? I just day played where a good friend was B/Steadi and the rig he had set up looked quite nice actually. What made it "crazy heavy?"

 

Thanks!

 

Will

 

Tore Livia courting the Alexa at this year's show: http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3602940928/tt1781030

Ian Woolston-Smith was flying the same crazy-heavy package. The kitchen sink was truly onboard.

 

 

The Alexa is a dream camera in a scripted environment, but when you are flying for a live event/multi-camera type of show, it's no picnic. Totally different needs when you are shooting 30-60 minutes plus, continuously, all day long without docking. The camera weight becomes much more important. As a 35mm sound camera solution, its very light and my new first choice! As a multi-cam/live entertainment video camera, its a monster!

[Janice Arthur]

Hi all;

 

This is my reply to the Alexa. Also started out as a nice set up with the 15-40 zoom. I got out of the Master primes, very nice of the DP.

 

It got stupid with this set up.

 

I arrived at a sports venue and they said "We don't have the rights to any other player so you've got to be tight and don't show any other players on the basketball court."

 

I said you are kidding! During a game, find the guy, then shoot him with 135mm? They said yes and by the way, you're the only moving camera so do a little move around him when you can! By the way you can't stand in front of any of the seats for very long because the people in the seats will get mad.

 

I've done lots of this in the past but this long of lens was very hard. They had no audience for excuses that's what they wanted.

 

I did it and it worked but boy I worked hard that day! 65lbs on the arm.

Got enough cudos to make them happy with me even but boy it was a crap shoot and it scared me to death in the initial discussion that day. The AC was even more "concerned" than I was but we did it!

 

Irony is that 99.999 percent of what I and the other 5 cameras did won't be used!

 

JA

[Will Eichler]

Hi Janice!

 

Great feedback. Looking at your pic, two questions come to mind:

 

1. how much does the microwave system weigh?

 

2. Why carry the Hytron on the top? Why not power from the sled?

 

Thanks!

 

Best,

Will

 

Hi all;

 

This is my reply to the Alexa. Also started out as a nice set up with the 15-40 zoom. I got out of the Master primes, very nice of the DP.

 

It got stupid with this set up.

 

I arrived at a sports venue and they said "We don't have the rights to any other player so you've got to be tight and don't show any other players on the basketball court."

 

I said you are kidding! During a game, find the guy, then shoot him with 135mm? They said yes and by the way, you're the only moving camera so do a little move around him when you can! By the way you can't stand in front of any of the seats for very long because the people in the seats will get mad.

 

I've done lots of this in the past but this long of lens was very hard. They had no audience for excuses that's what they wanted.

 

I did it and it worked but boy I worked hard that day! 65lbs on the arm.

Got enough cudos to make them happy with me even but boy it was a crap shoot and it scared me to death in the initial discussion that day. The AC was even more "concerned" than I was but we did it!

 

Irony is that 99.999 percent of what I and the other 5 cameras did won't be used!

 

JA