Kevin Horn Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hey guys. I'm shooting a short at the end of the month and the last shot of the film is a Panic Room inspired Zolly shot. I've never done a Zolly (the right way) before and was wondering if anyone had any tips. Here's what I'll be working with: RED Epic RED 18-50mm T3 zoom 36' of steel tube track Matthews Doorway Dolly on skates Are there zoom rigs that I should be looking into? I've never done a zooming shot before. Here's the shot in Panic Room that this is based off of: (skip to 3:04) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIOBGdX36uM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax McLennan Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 You certainly want a good dolly grip, and I'd suggest getting a motorised zoom controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Horn Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 I've got a great dolly grip and we're just going to be using our remote controlled wireless follow focus on the zoom ring. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Gomez Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Got a motorized follow focus? If you can combine that with a dolly you´re done! http://www.elsotano.com.co/videos.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar Solomon Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 The remote for the follow focus isn't really the best for slow zooms. A zoom control is better because it takes the guess work out of speed, you can set it for any speed and just hold the trigger and it will repeat the speed every time, or you can ramp speed etc. Were you talking about pulling back while you zoom out, or push/zoom-in? I don't remember the film much. You can do it with the remote FF but it might not really be ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 The focus motor should work fine. It's a lot easier than using a microforce, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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