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Topic: Stabilizers and long focal lengths (Read 937 times)
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Lyu Abe
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Hi there, I'm wondering if there's any limitation using longer focal lengths with stabilizers, since most (if not all!) demos use wide angle shoots. I guess it's more difficult to operate with longer focal lengths, but just wondering how difficult it is. Thanks in advance for your many and helpful replies!  PS: any link to such a demo? |
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Charles Papert
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Just did a shot on a 100mm (35mm format) on Friday--challenging doing lockoffs! Generally if such a thing is working a closeup on an actor that is moving around, it's not all that tough (MUCH harder on the focus puller) but when you are far enough away from the actors that the environment becomes a major factor in the frame, it's a bit harder. I've done up to 150mm on Steadicam.
If you watch my Steadicam reel at charlespapert.com, I have a very tight shot rotating around Ed Norton from "American History X" that was done on either a 75mm or a 100mm, I can't remember which.
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Lyu Abe
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Hi Charles, thanks for your reply. Sorry, but I do not understand what "lockoffs" means (sorry I'm not english native  ). I watched the demo reel and the sequence your mentioned... Nice illustration!  |
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Charles Papert
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"lockoffs" refers to holding part or all of a shot completely still, like a tripod. Of all of the feet of film/tape/1's and 0's I've run through a camera while on Steadicam, probably 40% of it has been lockoffs.
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Lyu Abe
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Ah yes! I got it. Your answer makes more sense to me now  |
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