Premium Members Twojay Dhillon Posted July 17, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I haven't run into this problem for quite some time, but thought it would be a great tidbit of advice for those with less time in the saddle: A few days ago I was shooting on an Alexa setup (anamorphics, Alexa Plus, focus & iris motor, mattebox, eyebrow, Canatrans, onboard Anton Bauer HCX) and ran into what may have been a really frustrating problem had I not remembered what a veteran op had taught me a while back: "...if you're having problems balancing your rig, shake it a little..." While this may sound like a different take on the "Can't find it? Grind it!" ethos of the racing world, it actually has a solid, Steadicam grounding. Giving the rig a shake will let you know if there is play in either the camera itself, camera-to-lens, camera-to-stage, intra-gimbal, gimbal-to-post, or in the lower section of your rig (batts, recorders, monitor, etc.). In my case, the BPA was loose and was causing the rig to rock, thereby throwing the balance off; It was extremely pronounced as I was setup in poor-man's low-mode. I'm glad I shook my rig; You should shake yours. And go to Jumbo's. And vote for Pedro. And beg Mr. Fletcher for a ride in his auto-mo-beel. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted July 17, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Just don't shake it more than twice...or ask Cricket about her ride in Eric's car...or what she calls it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted July 17, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Just don't shake it more than twice...or ask Cricket about her ride in Eric's car...or what she calls it. I think we should ask Cricket what you two were doing till 5am.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Twojay Dhillon Posted July 17, 2012 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Aaaaaaaaand with that I welcome you to the Steadicam World, N00bs! Too much lolz at my house right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted July 17, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Just don't shake it more than twice...or ask Cricket about her ride in Eric's car...or what she calls it. I think we should ask Cricket what you two were doing till 5am.... We were discussing dynamic balance...came up with some new equations too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Aaron B. Brown Posted July 18, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Just don't shake it more than twice...or ask Cricket about her ride in Eric's car...or what she calls it. I think we should ask Cricket what you two were doing till 5am.... We were discussing dynamic balance...came up with some new equations too! Did she pan flat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Twojay Dhillon Posted July 21, 2012 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Just don't shake it more than twice...or ask Cricket about her ride in Eric's car...or what she calls it. I think we should ask Cricket what you two were doing till 5am.... We were discussing dynamic balance...came up with some new equations too! Did she pan flat? That is a subjective topic due to personal interpretations of vertical and horizontal vis-a-vis framing for the environment, drop-time, however may need to be confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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