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
I do not even understand how I ended up here, however I assumed this put up was once good.
I do not understand who you are but definitely you are going to a well-known blogger in case
you aren’t already. Cheers!
In this part of the Ex Recovery System, Kay emphatically describes the anatomy of a breakup in a thorough manner.
Individuals who fall in love with personality traits are sometimes very hasty to start a relationship based
on physical attraction and sex. Studies also show that serial killers
never develop any sense of attachment or belonging to the world, and
as such are unable to empathize with their victims.
Did I miss the link to Chris’s website
FIGENSHAU . CHRIS FIGENSHAU. http://www.figenshau.com
Not to crush a good idea but it ain’t new, we still shooters have been doing this with tripods for years.
I’ve made images looking straight down from tall structures this way since… well, I won’t give away my age 😉
For video, hooking the rope to the camera strap hinges makes great sense.
Happy shootin’!
Hold on for dear life.