In my last chasejarvisTECH piece you got a peek at the gear I packed away for the 19,000 foot climb up Kilimanjaro for the Summit on the Summit. There were more than a few comments on how much “stuff” went with me. It’s all relative I suppose, but when you get down to it that was a fairly bare-bone operation for a job that still yielded high-end results.
As you see in this next installment, we had to make do without some of the other gear that we would have loved to have had along the way but left out for obvious reasons. I’m talking about cranes, jibs, dollies and the like. So sometimes you have to get creative.
My man Chris did just that, by lashing some cordelette climbing rope to a tripod to create a makeshift cinema boom. As the footage at the end proves, you can’t tell the difference.
Here’s what went into this fine piece of jury-rigging:
_Manfrotto Support
_Canon 5D Mark III
_Cordelette [Find it at most outdoor gear stores or online — often listed under “Accessory cords.”]
If you’re swinging that camera out over an edge (like Chris does), make sure you’re on solid footing and keep a tight grip on that cordelette.
And that’s it. Super-cheap, super-effective boom solution done at altitude.
Music: Small Face – Heavy Cloud
Do you have a link to the artist of the music? I google it but nothing comes up for me.
Nice job, but tell me, how do you focus during these shots? It’s pretty sharp.
This is one of the reason I just love the CJ-aproach. Kick ass way to make the best with what you have 🙂
And a remote shutter release of some description if you are wishing to take stills
Nice trick, I’ve been doing this for a while but found a mono-pod is easier to handle, also connecting the string/ shoe lace/ strap to the camera strap hinges gives more control to rotate the camera body.