Building a Shoulder Rig

[Brett Allbritton]

Hey everybody,

I'm in the process of putting together a shoulder rig and thought it might be interesting to hear different tips and perspectives on building and using a shoulder mount.

I'm curious about things like shoulder mounts where the camera sits in front of the face versus on the shoulder, rosette handles, balancing, shooting techniques,  and anything else you think might be helpful or perhaps not so obvious to those of us with less experience.

Thanks!

[Mark Kenfield]

Arri dovetail based systems would be my recommendation, nothing else has as much flexibility for placing your shoulder pad directly under the camera’s centre of gravity.