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The Steadicam operator's handbook /

Camera operators and video enthusiasts around the world search for the training and information they need to successfully use the Steadicamʼ, the most versatile tool for moving a motion picture or video camera. Every year, about 500 people in the world are lucky enough to take an intensive training...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holway, Jerry
Otros Autores: Hayball, Laurie White
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington, MA : Focal Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Cut. Print. Great.
  • The history of the Steadicam is pretty well known
  • How to begin
  • SECTION ONE: the Steadicamʼ and its parts
  • Wearing the Steadicamʼ
  • Basic Physics
  • Getting to know the rig: Basic Steadicam terms
  • Build the Steadicam
  • Four balancing acts
  • Static balance
  • Dynamic balance
  • SECTION TWO: getting started
  • Putting on the Steadicam
  • Moving with the rig
  • The right touch
  • Starting and stopping
  • The camera's path
  • Making the switch
  • Variations on the line dance
  • Memorizing the shot
  • SECTION THREE: beyond the basics
  • Low mode
  • Navigation
  • Keeping the camera level
  • Steadicam posture
  • General health and operating
  • Women and Steadicam
  • Are you ready?
  • My big break by Dan Kneece
  • SECTION FOUR: Steadicamʼ and filmmaking
  • Basic shot design
  • Take after take by Janice Arthur
  • your role as storyteller
  • Point of view
  • Moving composition
  • Strong camera moves
  • SECTION FIVE: movement techniques
  • Would you care to dance?
  • Moving through space
  • Floating the camera
  • No second takes by Peter Abraham
  • Putting the rig on the other side
  • Negotiating tight spaces
  • Running with a rig
  • SECTION SIX: framing techniques
  • More on operating
  • Framing corrections
  • Precise framing techniques
  • Lock offs
  • Whip pans
  • Longer lenses
  • Zoom lenses
  • Pass-bys
  • Telling the story
  • SECTION SEVEN: getting to work
  • Accessories
  • Focus pulling
  • Preparing for a shoot
  • Communication
  • Using grips wisely
  • SECTION EIGHT: extending the range of movement
  • Inventing the wheel
  • Configuring the rig
  • Flying with a motorized stage
  • Inertial augmentation and balance
  • Gyros Vertical control
  • Arm posts
  • SECTION NINE: extending the range of options Steadicamʼ and vehicles
  • To ride or not to ride?
  • Hard mount or soft mount
  • Safety, speed, communication
  • Types of vehicles
  • Endurance by Brant Fagan
  • Vehicles to avoid
  • Turkish helicopter by Jacob Bonfils
  • Interesting vehicles we like
  • SECTION TEN: the business side of Steadicam
  • Buying a Steadicam
  • Negotiating your deal
  • Advertising Insurance
  • SECTION ELEVEN: unique environments and requirements
  • Weather alerts
  • Survivor No. 1 by Scott Lakey
  • Documentaries and industrials
  • Capturing reality by Chris Fawcett
  • Video and Steadicam Steadicam and live TV by Lars Riis
  • Heavy cameras
  • Unintended consequences
  • Lightweight rigs
  • Steadicam light by Garrett Brown
  • Lightweight Steadicam
  • Garrett's big night out
  • SECTION TWELVE: the experienced operator
  • The right attitude
  • Additional concerns
  • How do we get this shot? by Charles Papert
  • Breaking the rules
  • The emotional stuff
  • Long shots
  • A great walk and talk
  • The long Steadicam shot by Larry McConkey
  • Camera Darwinism ... and Action!
  • CONCLUSION
  • How was it?
  • Acknowledgments
  • DVD References
  • Websites.