Looking to discuss issues of using a jib crane on a boat. Thoughts?
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Mike, You need a gyro. There are different manufacturers out there that deliver similar instruments based off of similar patents, but the bottom line is without stabilization your shots will suffer at...
Expand commentMike, You need a gyro. There are different manufacturers out there that deliver similar instruments based off of similar patents, but the bottom line is without stabilization your shots will suffer at the end of the fulcrum. These types of systems are often used during the America's Cup coverage; they have become considerably sexy since the development of the Schwem lens in the mid-1980s. As a matter of fact, the Schwem is still available for rent in some locations in the world. http://adamdocker.blogspot.com/2010/02/americas-cup.html?m=1 http://www.aerialimage.com/kenyongyro.html http://www.tylerminigyro.com/ Good luck, and have fun, water shoots can be the best and the worst.....
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Thanks Julye, As the boat operator, I agree on the part of water shoots being the best :) I am concerned both with getting the shot but more concerned with the safety of the crew and equipment. Previously I have had crews shoot on tripods, by hand, or steadycam
really.. find a pier that you can shoot facing the open water if you have to shoot in the ocean. better yet, shoot on a lake... the flatter and calmer the water the better for the shot (unless of cour...
Expand commentreally.. find a pier that you can shoot facing the open water if you have to shoot in the ocean. better yet, shoot on a lake... the flatter and calmer the water the better for the shot (unless of course you are trying to shoot someone floating around in a storm.. then the jib shot is pretty much a VFX post-production build.
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Thank you all for the input. I think the production company is inexperienced and I want to make sound suggestions.
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You know Mike, I'm still a purist; I long to be next to the action, willingly placing myself in harms way. I'm a big believer in hand-held with things like the Tyler Minigyro, but you cannot have your...
Expand commentYou know Mike, I'm still a purist; I long to be next to the action, willingly placing myself in harms way. I'm a big believer in hand-held with things like the Tyler Minigyro, but you cannot have your crew take those types of risks because your insurance rates will soar to the stratosphere. Plus it is silly to place personnel in unnecessary circumstances. You can mount on all sorts of apparatuses on the boat and use a remote motion control system linked to a Tyler bubble system....there are a couple of producers I have worked with who have done many seasons of Top Gear in the UK and the US, if you would like I can put you in touch with them so they can send you to some key grip/rigging experts for all types of moving vehicles (air, land and sea).