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Posted by Richard Crowley on 01/15/07 15:04
"Rayne" wrote ...
> Hey All, im trying to get some high up tracking shots above the
> congregation in our church hall. Ideally a long crane would be good
> for
> the kind of 'sweeping over people's heads' shot im going for, but they
> are really thin on the ground in this part of the world. Im
> considering
> a kind of elaborate wire track and remote controlled dolly (based
> around a radio controlled car) suspended from the ceiling...does
> anyone have any advice or other suggestions???
I don't watch sports, but there was (is?) a vendor who specializes
in renting out a rig which has a camera at the center of three
cables which are spooled out from far corners of the venue.
By reeling in or playing out the various cables, they can move
the camera around through the space and even up and down
to some extent. I'd bet that the camera is battery operated and
wireless.
Note that it is rather tricky to make sure you don't go low enough
to hit somebody in the audience, and the liability insurance must
be pretty significant.
Note that a more practical alternative is to put a track somewhere
(like across the front of the balcony, etc.) and use a combination
of the linear movement and simultaneous pan, tilt, zoom to get
something like the same effect without the complications.
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