Premium Members Kyle Blackman Posted September 4, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Just wondering if anyone here has heard of... been to... or plan on attending the steadicam workshop at Rockport College in Maine taught by Paul Taylor? I am flying up there in a little over a week for the September class and I'm extremely excited. Any thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Emre Tufekci Posted September 4, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Hi Kyle, I had private tuition from Paul many years ago and have been to other workshops in Rockport many times. First off I think you will have a blast with Paul, he is a great instructor and operator. A few tips: -Always keep in mind that when he gets firm about the proper execution of a certain technique he is trying to get your motor skills to turn into muscle memory, which will benefit your career for many years to come. -Do not do anything that he does not instruct or supervise for you to do, like running or step offs. -Wear, dark comfortable clothes with very solid grip shoes. -Before you leave goto: www.steadishots.org and watch a lot of scenes. When you return goto: www.steadishots.org and watch a lot of scenes. -No Pain no gain does not work for steadicam. You can expect your lower back to get sore but if there is pain....STOP!!! -Rockport can get rainy, have rain gear with you. -Don?t just stick with the larger rigs, a clipper or an ultra might be heavier but because of their mass they are more stable. You will find that a flyer will be a lot more harder to control due to its light weight, not as many options as the bigger rigs for static/dynamic balance and is effected by external elements a lot easier then the its bigger brothers. It's great for practice and honing your skills. -You learn a lot in the workshops from other peoples mistakes, watch very carefully when other people are operating. Listen to how Paul corrects them. -Paul usually does a long shot in the middle of the week where he choreographs a large scene (last year it was the re-creation of bjorks music video.) I would volunteer first as usually only one person gets to shoot that. Hope this helps, enjoy your week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Kyle Blackman Posted September 5, 2008 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 Hey thanks a lot Emre! I really appreciate all the helpful tips and I'm also glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself in the past and that Paul is a good guy. I know I will have a blast and will probably tell everyone here about it when I get back. Thanks Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash adamson Posted September 8, 2008 Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 kyle, the rockport class is great! the team of instructors that Paul has assembled is topnotch and you will learn a lot. Here is the video my workshop did for the Friday night screening, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Beau Chaput Posted September 8, 2008 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 8, 2008 Was there is 98 to take the Doug Hart Camera Assistant Course and returned in 2006 for the steadicam workshop with Paul. Its a beautiful little town and the instruction was very good. Long Days of flying the whole tiffen line, and some good bars at night, including ping pong. I wouldnt bring my gear with me if I were to do it over, cause I absolutely didn't need it! Its a good reasonably priced course, and Paul is a class act with lots of experience. I made a list of questions or things I wanted to here about and checked em off. Beau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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