harvey Glen

Thanks for all your help guys. I ended up using a Skater Scope http://www.pstechnik.de/en/skater-scope.php and asked the talent to learn her head slightly to the right. The use of a inflatable pillow (like people use on an aeroplane only blown up the right side, thanks to some gaffer tape) ensured the talent (7 year old child) was as comfortable as possible during takes. It was a little tricky as expected, but generally worked well. We got the angle. It was only the reflections in the jam jars full of white cheese that was the fun to overcome. Thank goodness 35mm doesn't look like video assist and is so beautiful! Look forward to more posts and help... Thanks Harvey

Hello I'm doing a 35mm shoot that involves a locked off shot of a child's hands holding a jam jar in each. The shot is drawn as a POV, directly seeing both hands/ arms from where the head would be. The child presents each jam jar to the camera as if to spot differences on each. My problem lies with how to practically achieve this POV angle. So far I thinking about shooting this shot from a static dolly using the jib arm, possibly with a riser, offset head and wedge plate..? Using a longer lens to slightly compress the image, avoiding the child head. I would hope the compression would lead to no camera shadow and also less focus racking. Does anyone have any better suggestions how to achieve this angle, also bearing in mind the talent is a child and needs to work comfortably. All suggestions welcome Thanks Harvey