Mounting camera on top of something

Michael Jasen · October 2, 2008

Hello! Hoping for a little help.

I need to mount a panasonic HVX-200 directly over-top of something and shoot down. Specifically, I need to have the camera above a record player and shoot the record dead on from the top. Tilting the record player doesn't allow the arm to work properly.

Is there a piece of equipment to do this?

Any other tips or tricks?

Thanks!

-mike

Darryl Richard Humber · October 2, 2008

Hello! Hoping for a little help.

I need to mount a panasonic HVX-200 directly over-top of something and shoot down. Specifically, I need to have the camera above a record player and shoot the record dead on from the top. Tilting the record player doesn't allow the arm to work properly.

Is there a piece of equipment to do this?

Any other tips or tricks?

Thanks!

-mike

You don't mention what kind of equipment you have as far as heads, etc. If you have a dolly and an O'Conner head, it's simply a matter of putting a camera offset on the dolly and tilting straight down over the record player. There are a lot of ways to do it but it would help to know what you have to work with. Do you have a key grip or Dolly grip? He could also do this for you.

Michael K Bergstrom · October 2, 2008

There's a lot of different ways you could do this. I've done cheese plates with heads mounted to speedrail, and I know in one instance I mounted a hihat to a pancake suspended from a C-Stand arm. The important thing to remember is to keep the subject and the camera safe. Get a good grip.

Tshaka · October 12, 2008

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The HVX is lightweight enough to mount with a C-Stand and sandbag using the Digital Camera Starter, an Aluminum Baby Pin with a 1/4-20 Male Thread.

The Digital Camera Starter is manufactured by Modern Studio Equipment and available for online purchase from www.filmtools.com and www.cinemagadgets.com.

Mount the HVX anywhere you want.

A Cardellini clamp on the HVX Handle will work too.