Hi guys!

Take a look at my jib - pictures available at http://jacobwaage.dk/jib/

You are welcome to watch the demo movie at http://jacobwaage.dk/jib/jib.wmv

Regards,
Jacob Waage, Denmark

damn man, that thing is nice. any more details on how its all constructed?

Nice work! I see the benefits of a tall jib now. Do you have any control of the camera pan and tilt while it is on the jib?

Incredible shots.

Very impressive!!!
I just loved the shot when the camera collided with a branch - and the next shot of the branch being carried away...

Robin

Very cool! Beautiful shots! But it must be a bit hard to transport it to filming locations? Nice description, I'm from Sweden so I have not problem with Danish texts.

Very nice job.

Actually it not very complicated to transport. The two metal pibes (each 3 meters) can be seperated from each other, som I can transport the system in a normal car... :-)

I saw this on dvxuser, you're danish aren't you?

yeah...good stuff. Does the camera pan and tilt???

Hi Jacob! Can I order one? :-)

Okay.....in all my years on this board I think this may well be the coolest thing I've seen yet. And you've shared it all, Jacob--the amazing rig itself and that beautiful footage! Thank you so much.

And I agree with Robin--that bit with the tree branch was funny!

Jacob: That is very cool.

I have a question for you and everyone else. What is the largest DIY Jib arm/crane have you seen? I want to build something very big.

Jacob,
Is this your email address kran@jacobwaage.dk <kran@jacobwaage.dk> ?
Well, I already sent you an email.

Thanks.

Oh, that was very sweet, the footage that is!! :>)

I'm building a similar jib with "string-controlled leveling" but instead of heavy pipes I'm using aluminum square tubing which seems pretty darn sturdy. I'm happy with it because it's extremely light (maybe a pound for an 8-foot segment) and they sell slightly smaller square tubing which fits inside the larger size so I can make it extremely extendable. 30 feet baby!

BTW Jacob that footage is simply amazing. Gets the butterflies goin' in the stomach :) I had to watch the tree-branch segment five times to get the laughs out! The slapstick sound and casual fade to the next shot over smooth classical music is what makes it hilarious.

One other item you might consider is to make the arm bearing a tension load, (should be the upper one), adjustable for shorter length.

I made a 15ft crane a long time ago and incorporated adjustment to enable the rig to pull the camera upward a few degrees as it approached the ground so that upward tilt by the operator to stay on the shot is not needed or is reduced.

This arrangement only works from the crane being halfway up where the arms are in the level position. Any higher and the camera begins to tilt upward again off the shot. With careful rehearsal, that tendency can be helpful if the subject is approaching from about 50 metres and halts close to the camera.

The other difference with this rig was that I made the pivot centre of the main arm about 15mm higher than the end pivots, same for the upper arm. This conferred a self leveling tendency which can be adjusted high or low by adding small trim weights to the countermass bin.

This makes it easier for the crane operator to find a common start or end point over several takes as the crane automatically goes there.

Neither of these options are in commercial rigs as far as I know. There may be good reasons why from an engineering standpoint. It was a bit intimidating for the cameraman to have the seat and camera move forward at height. Closer to the ground it was okay.

Gang,
Is anyone making something like this for commercial sales?
I will definitely be interested.