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David M Aronson

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  1. If you're hanging a heavy light out or a light with a softbox, I often hang a small bag on the other side as a counter weight. This brings the center of gravity back over the center of the stand and it makes it infinitely more stable. I keep a couple boa bags on hand at all times just for this.
  2. Sorry, but if you want silky smooth walk and talks you pretty much need a Steadicam unless you want to haul out a dolly, and it sounds like you don't have time for that. If you use a cat griller or similar quick release system, you can switch to steadicam in less than 10 seconds. I bought a cat griller after having to switch back and forth from my Master Series to sticks 12 times in a half day shoot. I was about ready to kill the director. As for the CMR blackbird, dude, did you even read the thread? a loaded epic with Zeiss primes weighs well over 20lbs. A blackbird can hold what? 6 lbs? Also, If you are talking about the merlin vs the blackbird, I've found the merlin to be harder to balance, but has a better build quality and has a almost frictionless gimbal. The blackbird is just meh.
  3. If you can get your hands on them, Arri now makes ultra high frequency ballests that can be used with frame rates up to 5000fps. They go up to 4k last I checked but I have now clue about who has them and for what price. If you're shooting outdoors, I'd just use 4x4 hard mirrors.
  4. This looks like it was just mounted to the hood of a car with really good suspension and smooth roads and sped up/undercranked.
  5. I've shot a bowl breaking at 240 FPS on a Red Epic. it's slow enough that you can tell it's slow motion, but not slow enough to drag on forever. I'll try to post a link to the footage.
  6. I'd look at 1/2 thick Lexan. It doesn't bend very much and is strong enough for an actor to jump on. Remember that you don't just need space for the camera, you also need space in front of the lens so you don't end up to tight or get stuck with a fisheye lens.
  7. If you just recently painted it, it's definitely the paint baking. Just let it run for a few hours outside until it stops smoking. Keep a fire extinguisher close just in case something goes totally wrong.
  8. I used 1/2 5 ply birch as well since it make the math easier and it's strong and lightweight. I also put a couple of coats of black spray paint on them followed by a couple of coats of spray polyurethane. You can make 2-3 DIY sets for the price of a Mathews set.
  9. I heard that at NAB, they wouldn't let anyone use the wireless. It always had to be hardwired. Prestons, Bartechs, and other wireless follow focuses were fine, even on the radio saturated floor.
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