Premium Members Victor Lazaro Posted January 29, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 On way of seeing things, it could be a bonus for the Steadicam community with people with smaller budget becoming interested in the system. After buying a Chinese one, they will realize its limitations and orient themselves toward a real piece of gear if they wish to pursue their career in this direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members chris fawcett Posted January 30, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Greengrocers' apostrophes are starting to piss me off. The Apostrophe Protection Society Peace. :blink: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted January 30, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I got a job recently because a DP bought an Action Products rig and realized it was a POS (and that he didn't know what he was doing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members David M. Aronson Posted January 31, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 This is one thing that annoys me about the red mindset. I'm not saying this about every red owener, but a lot of then think that because they bought this magic camera, they can buy the cheapest crap for everything else and their films will turn out great. Lights, tripods, steadycams, batteries, etc. 7 out of 10 Red owners I've ever dealt with have been like this. Five of them wouldn't let me use my lighter and much more powerful Dionics and insisted that I fly with either red volts and/or the red bricks on the back of the camera. One of them actually said to the AD, knowing that I was within earshot, that they shouldn't have hired a Steadicam op because he had a really nice flycam in his car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Britton Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 Yeah, the crowd of people that pull shenanigans like bringing a Panasonic P2 camera to a documentary shoot with no P2 cards because they are a 'rip off' have bought up into 'entry level cinema cameras'. Audio ruined because the laptop/leafblower that cost 8xP2 cards "had" to be used to record picture? Totally the microphone's fault, those things cost like over $100 bucks why don't they put a computer in those to get rid of sound like a smartphone? Those P2 cards are a ripoff... Now that they conquered that brave frontier, they've cast their eyes about for their next conquest. On the plus side, it seems that the same mob figures that lighting is also a crap Hollywood elitist scam, cameras should shoot in the dark and make everything you point them at look pretty with no work. This means you won't have to worry about crossing a light anymore. Also, the AC can fetch coffee now, the camera should focus itself, there's a computer in it... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Steve Acheson Posted February 1, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Here is a Varizoom rig at the Superbowl Media Day. The op walked into the superdome with no stand, gets to security sets the rig on the base then lets it fall on to the mat, same for the arm. I watched him do that several times throughout the day as well as operate as far down as he could get his hand to the base of the sled... Totally unprofessional, but im sure this is future of our business, producers dont care as long as its cheap and looks "OK"... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Louis Puli SOC Posted February 1, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 It looks like he/she will have a focus puller :) see the focus control on the rig ??It looks as if they are shooting on 5D's as well omg ? As you say Steve " producers don't care as long as its cheap and looks "OK"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lars Erik Posted February 1, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 They actually pay people to use that...thing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Louis Puli SOC Posted February 1, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Its interesting your premium sporting event for the year and the produces are using that type of gear .Budgets must be tight . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mike Germond SOC Posted February 1, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 That's clearly not a CBS Sports crew member's rig. So many media are credentialed at College and NFL events, and I frequently see team videographers and local news using DSLR's and amatuer rigs. If it were an NBC event, I could probably tell you exactly who the on-field operators are. The poor guy operating this probably wouldn't know production quality if it hit him in the face, and his client doesn't either. I'm certain he's not working for the TV broadcast though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Steve Acheson Posted February 2, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Im not sure who he was working for, and i wouldnt be surprised if he was throwing the rig for free... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Peter Abraham Posted February 2, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Im not sure who he was working for, and i wouldnt be surprised if he was throwing the rig for free... We need to read this more than once because it speaks volumes as to what is occurring in our business. Well said, Steve. Peter Abraham, S.O.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Daniel Erbeck Posted February 2, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 The operator on the field for CBS is John Mantak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted February 2, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?93907-GROUP-BUY-CAME-steadycam-2-15kg-gt-1600USD Red people to a "T"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted February 2, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 http://www.reduser.n...15kg-gt-1600USD Red people to a "T"... and then they wonder why those of use that make a living at this tend to think them idiots... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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