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Hello, Greetings to all. I am going to shoot a few long sequences for a narrative feature soon which is to be shot in a moving bus. The is to be shot in India where the roads are a mixed bag, some part is quite smooth and some a bit rough. Also we will be filming in an old bus whose shockers would not be in great condition. So it would be great to get few ideas around the ways in which we can accomplish some dialogue sequences in a moving bus with the best stability. Scenario 1 : A good tripod head supported by few sand bags but there will be some sensor roll off that might come in case of bumps. Is vibration isolator a good idea? Scenario 2 : Gimbal handheld or supported further by an easy rig. This seems the best option for me to try . Scenario 3: Steadycam seems like an ideal option but could be an issue when it comes to budgets etc. We would be filming this on a Red Helium with Ultra Prime lenses with a clip on matte box with some ND's. Importantly, to put the bus on a big trailer is not an option and also pulling the bus with a rope with the help another bus would be very tedious but could be considered. All suggestion on the best ways to accomplish this would be welcome. Any thoughts on help with the sync-sound would also be great. Warm regards, Shashank

Hi ,I am Mohamed From Cairo And my question is about stabilization. I I am using sony A7s mark 2 + Tripod + 70-200 sony G lens on a boat (Stabilization), what should i do to get the best steady footage 1- Turn on lens stabilization ONLY. (and which stabilization option since it has 2 stabilization options). 2- Turn Camera Steady ONLY. 3-Both 4- None Thanks

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Hey Guys, This may be a very dumb question, but how does apple film their app and iPhone commercials without the hands shaking while holding the device? Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szrsfeyLzyg At first I thought they utilized two separate layers, one for the hand holding the device and one for the finger swiping, and comped the two together. The layer with the hand holding the device almost appeared to be a still image, but what confused me was that I saw shadow movement on it when the finger swipes... Do they have a rig attached to the phone to keep it steady or stabilize the footage in post? Do they green screen and then comp? -Sam