Premium Members Lukas Franz Posted April 7, 2007 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Hello guys. Ok, I know there are Eastern holidays for many of you. But the ops who like to talk about their work are welcome to answer. The others may response from Tuesday on ;-) So, my question to all experienced low mode operators: do you have a different drop time for your rig in low mode? I'm just curious. I very rarely need to do shots in low mode. But I'm practicing it for myself a lot. I always set a longer drop time in low mode as in regular mode. The shots are much smoother. But that is my feeling... Thanx and Happy Eastern to all. Lukas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted April 7, 2007 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 So, my question to all experienced low mode operators: do you have a different drop time for your rig in low mode? I'm just curious. I very rarely need to do shots in low mode. But I'm practicing it for myself a lot. I always set a longer drop time in low mode as in regular mode. The shots are much smoother. But that is my feeling... I use the same drop time so the rig feels the same. I also operate close to neutral on the drop time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Williams Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 It's often good to be more neutral in Low mode as you may be required to hold more up tilted camera angles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted April 9, 2007 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 It's often good to be more neutral in Low mode as you may be required to hold more up tilted camera angles. Actually I always operate close to neutral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrey Yazydzhi Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 I use the same drop time so the rig feels the same. I also operate close to neutral on the drop time when I need to hold more up tilted camera angles. Andrey Yazydzhi,SOA,Russian steadicam operator&instructor, yazydzhifilms.com, yazydzhi@mail.ru, +7 903 7406481. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Dan Coplan Posted April 9, 2007 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 For those of you who responded about operating neutral specific to low mode for help in tilting up, what are your thoughts about operating with a drop time you like and simply dialing the weight back on top to give you the tilt you want? Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Eric Fletcher S.O.C. Posted April 9, 2007 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 For those of you who responded about operating neutral specific to low mode for help in tilting up, what are your thoughts about operating with a drop time you like and simply dialing the weight back on top to give you the tilt you want? Dan You could do that. But you would kill the dynamic balance which you really want to be, when you are neutral.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted April 9, 2007 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Low mode would be one of the more obvious times that a tilt head like the one on the Ultra 2 would be very handy so that you could have your cake (build in a tilt bias) and eat it too (preserve dynamic balance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jerry Holway Posted April 9, 2007 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Top to bottom balance is always a compromise between getting the balance of the the rig to help you, the pendular effects as you move around, and the ease of tilting if you need to. I prefer a rig that is somewhat bottom heavy so I get some feedback and the rig helps me hold headroom or a tilt angle. My preference. Clearly, a 100% neutral rig requires 100% active manipulation all the time, gives no feedback, and can't be balanced to hold headroom. A very bottom-heavy rig seeks vertical strongly, but is nearly impossible to control when moving about, tough to tilt, and tough to balance at an attitude other than vertical. Somewhere between these extremes is something you can learn to use, and use wisely, balancing for the shot or moment. It there are little or no pans, using a balancable rig to hold your tilt is far preferable to trying to hold a specific angle all on your own. If there are a lot of pans (and no tilt head), then it's tougher and a more neutrally balanced rig might work better, as it might if there were a lot of different tilts in the shot. As for the cake and eat it too with ice cream... throw in the (position sensing) motorized stage to balance well for each part of the shot.... (couldn't resist) Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted April 9, 2007 Premium Members Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 As for the cake and eat it too with ice cream... throw in the (position sensing) motorized stage to balance well for each part of the shot.... (couldn't resist) Jerry Ah yes, how quickly I forget. Alternatively of course, the horizon correction and instant low-mode of the AR. Or maybe best of all--Technocrane! Because of the comfy chair with cupholders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lukas Franz Posted April 9, 2007 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Thanx for the answers, guys. It's always interesting to see how different we all operate our rigs in different situations sometimes... As I wrote before, I prefer to do a little longer drop time for low mode, too. And perhaps I should get one of those nice tilt stages...of course with a remote control....and an AR and a technocrane and a big cake with ice cream and many chocolate granules :-) Greetings from Switzerland. Lukas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Amando Crespo Posted August 17, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 17, 2008 Thanx for the answers, guys. It's always interesting to see how different we all operate our rigs in different situations sometimes... As I wrote before, I prefer to do a little longer drop time for low mode, too. And perhaps I should get one of those nice tilt stages...of course with a remote control....and an AR and a technocrane and a big cake with ice cream and many chocolate granules :-) Greetings from Switzerland. Lukas Hi!. When you works in low mode...(If your camera plate permits)... It helps you, if tilt rotate up... have care with the balance, and you´ll work moore confortable Best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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