Oscar Perez_5041

Thanks Onno, that's exactly what I'm talking about. Fun commercial, btw. I think that by now, it's safe to say that there's no real name for the rig, or rather, no universal name, so I'm going to call it a 'FIXED FOLLOW RIG.' I considered the name Mark Dunne suggested, but POV implies a subjective shot and I don't think that captures the full extent of the rig, but I will take his advice on naming it. So just to make it official... I, Oscar Perez, do declare, on May 26th, in the year of the Lord 2016, that from this day forward, an immobile object in the shot, which is rigged to the camera, shall be called a 'FIXED FOLLOW RIG.' No longer shall this set up go through life nameless, like a unloved child. I hope that works for you guys. Let me know what you think.

I was thinking about it, but I wanted to make sure that it didn't already have name. ;)

I wanted to ask a quick question about a name, or the on-set shorthand name, for a particular rig (or if there even is a name for it). I’m a film professor now, but I worked in the industry for 17 years and it’s really bothering me that I don’t have an answer for this, so I was hoping someone could help me out. Basically, it’s rigging an object so that it’s fixed in front of the lens and throughout the shot, whether it’s rigged onto a camera offset plate (Ubangi) or attached to a gobo arm, etc. I’ve enclosed example images of the fixed gas can shot in Breaking Bad. While it has similarities to a SnorriCam or an affixed camera, it’s obviously neither. I’m writing a few academic articles about the show and they use this rig often enough that I would like to address it correctly (and quickly with a proper noun). Thanks so much.