Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted May 4, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 Abad, what are you trying to accomplish here? Are you trying to sell your device or just trying to make a point about how easy/cheap it is to make this thing and how easy our jobs are? I kinda assumed the 1st one as you keep popping up on threads and linking your YouTube video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted May 5, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Also Abad, I don't know who the DP's you are working for that you are having to explain how shadows and reflections work (whatever that actually means), but clearly you are splashing around in a fairly small birdbath if that is the case. Remember that there are operators here who are working alongside the top DP's in the business, or barring that, just plain competent DP's. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted May 7, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 He is obviously too busy thread-jacking on fb to respond 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abad Rosa Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Sheesh, I started this post asking if anyone had seen the AlexMos based self leveling horizon. I never expected it to turn into this. Since I had an Alexmos board laying around and a motor. I decided to mount the camera to the motor and put it on top of my stage. And shoot a video of it. What I discovered from this is: -There is a huge feud between parties claiming they invented the AR. -I splash around in a small birdbath. -The top operators in the world are in this forum. Thank you everyone for crapping all over me. I totally understand that I am the bearer of bad news when a 13 year feud for an overpriced innovation can be replaced in 20 minutes for $200. I'm glad I started this thread. It has been quite enlightening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abad Rosa Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 (edited) He is obviously too busy thread-jacking on fb to respond How did you know, Ron? Luckily your moms ass is so huge I can balance my laptop on it while I post this. Edited May 8, 2014 by Tim Tyler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted May 8, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I confess...I have never been awakened by such a great phone call...Abad took time out of his busy schedule of thread-jacking to call me about 5 min ago...he asked if it was Ron Baldwin the steadicam op, then said "I wanted to tell you to fuck off personally" and hung up. I was laughing so hard I had to check the forum to see what in the world happened.Wow. Abad (or should I call him Adad or Ahole? Tough one) is a gentleman teeming with class. I truly hope the mods keep his comment up so the steadicam world can witness this guys tact and class and know what kind of guy they will be dealing with if they ever come across him on a student film. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted May 8, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 You should invest in caller ID.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted May 8, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 It was the funniest thing that has happened to me in a long, long time! Even if I saw Adad's name and not just a Philly number I would have picked up. Seems I struck a nerve for him to regress to junior high level insults. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members AndySchwartz Posted May 8, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Ron. I just want to clear up one technicality before I completely laugh in disgust. I am guessing what happened was, you answered and he said, "I wanted to tell you to f off personally" BUT Then I am wondering if there was a pause after that... and THEN he finshed up and said... Ron, F OFF! Because I feel like if that did not happen, and he prematurely hung up before the actually F'ing off... Then I would give that a Junior High Grade C Minus. You cannot forget to complete the action. It like saying I want french fries at the drive thru, and then speeding off sans fries. F this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted May 8, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 A very good point Andy. I thank you for prolonging your laughter for this thoughtful discussion :-) I still have a smirk on my face...I feel honored to have been the target of his bad grammar and expletives for being correct. I'd be so disappointed if it was merely a jerky boy prank call...it's so much more meaningful knowing the city and student film set it came from. The Vote for Pedro campaign is so 2011. We needed a new one and it landed right in my lap. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted May 8, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 You can't be too harsh on the guy. Maybe he didn't have internet in the 90's, and maybe he never learned that you shouldn't let someone on a forum get to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members JimBartell Posted May 8, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I confess...I have never been awakened by such a great phone call...Abad took time out of his busy schedule of thread-jacking to call me about 5 min ago...he asked if it was Ron Baldwin the steadicam op, then said "I wanted to tell you to fuck off personally" and hung up. I was laughing so hard I had to check the forum to see what in the world happened. Wow. Abad (or should I call him Adad or Ahole? Tough one) is a gentleman teeming with class. I truly hope the mods keep his comment up so the steadicam world can witness this guys tact and class and know what kind of guy they will be dealing with if they ever come across him on a student film. Since you seem to have enjoyed it so much I'd be happy to call you up every morning at 8:00 am and tell you to fuck off. I don't know why I never thought of it before. I'd insert a winking eye emoticon here if I wasn't convinced emoticons are one of the signs of the decline of western civilization. That and twitter. Jim 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members RonBaldwin Posted May 8, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Jim...since Adad holds the patent on this response to sarcasm you cannot call me with that message at that time unless you clear it with him or pay him a royalty. You can, however, call a little earlier or later and change it up a bit to avoid patent infringement . I find it sad that all the short tempered, angry, and frustrated people who use that phrase to end a discussion because they have no sense of humor (or clue) have to pay him royalties as they escape potentially thought provoking conversations. Come to think of it...most teenagers will now owe him money because that is the goto ender for their discussions because they know not how to continue or end it in a decent and human way. I look forward to your calls my friend! ...and fuck off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members AndySchwartz Posted May 8, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Two words Middle Finger Emoticon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted May 8, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 F U...N! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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