Camera Operating & Gear

514 topics in this forum

1. 22 day feature on RED. 100% handheld. Any advice?

   By Ryan Brown, April 14, 2014
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   • Brad Grimmett
   • July 1, 2014
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3. Is there an inverse of Dolly zoom?

   By Joshua Robert Dy, August 30, 2022
   • 19 replies
   • 1.9k views
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   • David Sekanina
   • September 3, 2022

4. Odd Shaking filming telephoto

   By Nickoloz Kachibaia, January 7, 2017
   • 19 replies
   • 4.3k views
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   • Sabyasachi Patra
   • May 11, 2017

5. Operating Whip Pans or Quick Landing Shots

   By Nelson JJ Flores, August 7, 2020
   • 19 replies
   • 3k views
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   • Stuart Brereton
   • December 2, 2020

6. Camera movement in Bad Boys 2

   By mike spragg, May 29, 2012
   • 19 replies
   • 12.4k views
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   • Gregory Irwin
   • February 24, 2013

7. Red weapon dragon or arri alexa?

   By Mahmoud Attalla, June 19, 2015   

   • Arri
   • Alexa
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Arri
     • Alexa
     • Red
     • Weapon
     • Dragon
   • 19 replies
   • 12.2k views
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   • Gregory Irwin
   • August 3, 2015

8. Is The Fluid Head Obsolete?

   By Marcos Cooper, October 19, 2023   

   • tripod
   • fluid head
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • tripod
     • fluid head
     • pan
     • pan and tilt
   • 18 replies
   • 1.6k views
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   • Mark Kenfield
   • January 8

9. Head for SR3

   By James R Blann, December 12, 2014
   • 17 replies
   • 4.8k views
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   • Brian Drysdale
   • August 2, 2015

10. Any efficient way to operate an alexa classic handheld off the shoulder without an easy rig?

    By Berry Spinx, October 28, 2020
    • 17 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • Hannes Famira
    • May 15, 2023

11. Winter Clothing for Ops

    By Greg Kubik, November 14, 2014   

    • Winter
    • clothing
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Winter
      • clothing
      • camera operating
      • warm
    • 17 replies
    • 7.6k views
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    • JD Hartman
    • September 27, 2015

12. Does No One Shoot Camera Tests PRIOR to a production anymore?

    By Frank Wylie, November 25, 2018
    • 16 replies
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    • Ryszard Karcz
    • December 15, 2018

13. HOW DID THEY DO THIS SPIN??

    By Max Field, December 5, 2019
    • 16 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • Mike Krumlauf
    • December 11, 2019

14. BOLEX conversion to super16

    By Arthur Sanchez, September 25, 2016   

    • Bolex super16
    • 16 replies
    • 5.9k views
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    • Arthur Sanchez
    • February 11, 2018

15. Handheld and Shoulder Rigs

    By Mayer Chalom, January 3, 2015
    • 16 replies
    • 9.9k views
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    • Christopher Santucci
    • January 26, 2016

16. Loading Krasnogorsk

    By Joshua Kerr_67420, March 2, 2015   

    • 16mm
    • loading
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • 16mm
      • loading
      • daylight
      • film
      • stock
      • jam
    • 15 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • John Salim
    • March 3, 2015

17. Using a Kinamo 35mm

    By Fabrice Ducouret, April 14, 2020
    • 15 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Doug Palmer
    • August 8, 2023

18. Techniques for filming on a moving bus?

    By Chris Lange, June 25, 2017   

    • stablazation
    • handheld
    • 15 replies
    • 7.5k views
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    • Chris Lange
    • November 25, 2019

19. SONY FS5 1920X1080 50p - What's wrong???

    By Alexandros Pissourios, February 4, 2021
    • 15 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Tyler Purcell
    • February 5, 2021

20. moving time lapse shot--manual

    By Jason Outenreath, July 26, 2012
    • 15 replies
    • 8.4k views
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    • Nicolas Gomez
    • December 30, 2012

21. Operating Handheld Between Takes

    By Matt Sezer, January 19, 2014
    • 15 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • Phil Rhodes
    • February 28, 2014

22. Is 7kg Lens + Amira Too Heavy for Hand Held

    By Jingtian Wang, December 18, 2019   

    • cooke
    • heavy lens
    • (and 1 more)

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      • cooke
      • heavy lens
      • 15mm rod
    • 14 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • Jingtian Wang
    • December 27, 2019

23. First Aerial Shoot (aka I'm freakin' out)

    By James Leonzio, July 16, 2012
    • 14 replies
    • 7.8k views
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    • Brett Graybill
    • October 7, 2012

24. Whip Pan tips

    By Michael Ognisanti, November 11, 2018   

    • whip pan
    • 14 replies
    • 4.4k views
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    • Bruce Greene
    • December 9, 2018

25. Hoping to find a jib that is "good enough"

    By Michael Hammond, February 23, 2021
    • 14 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Uli Meyer
    • March 26, 2021

26. 4:3 Alexa Plus for a Lone Owner/Op

    By M Joel W, July 6, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • AJ Young
    • July 7, 2020