[MacDV] Re: Steadicam

ShirleyK ShirleyKat at cox.net
Sun Mar 7 08:02:58 PST 2004


One of the solutions the last time we had this conversation used the 
straps from a backpack of some sort. I'm not sure that solution had 
counter weights for both axes though.

Shirley

On Mar 7, 2004, at 7:39 AM, David Thrasher wrote:

> If I get an opportunity in among all the other stuff I've got to do 
> right now, I'm going to try to come up with a better one. As I see it 
> the solution isn't making the camera heavy but rather counter 
> weighting it like having two people at opposite ends of a see-saw, 
> with the pivot point being the point that would be supported by the 
> operator. It would probably have to be set up so that pivots would 
> exist on both X and Y coordinates with some sort of a harness on the 
> camera operator's body to properly distribute the weight of the whole 
> rig, allowing for longer sessions.



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