Heli Stabilizer Rig Rental at DVinfo.net

Greg Kiger · September 13th, 2011, 01:09 PM

Have a heli shoot upcoming in St Louis. Looking to rent some kind of stabilizing rig. My Blackbird obviously won't cut it given the wind etc. Need to support my 5dm2.

Any recommendations as to best equipment for the job and where to rent?

Thanks

Warren Kawamoto · September 13th, 2011, 10:20 PM

Back in the day we used Tyler mounts for broadcast cameras. We used to take off the side door, and shoot out the side. However, this may be overkill for a 5D. You can also look up Kenyon gyro stabilizers. Helicopters have a lot of higher frequency vibration, which would result in obvious rolling shutter jello effect if you use CMOS. In my opinion, the 5D is not the right tool for shooting aerials. I would prefer a CCD video camera. It would be a disaster to hire the heli for an hour of aerials, only to find out later in post (on a big screen) that the footage looks like wiggling jelly.

Charles Papert · September 14th, 2011, 12:00 AM

Vincent Laforet did plenty of successful aerial work with the 5D--just look at the film that started it all, "Reverie". He uses a dual gyro handheld rig with that setup. I'm sure there is a pic somewhere on his site.

James Huenergardt · September 15th, 2011, 10:43 AM

It's called the ATM stabilizer.

You can rent one here.
Helicopter Gyro Stabilizer

September 13th, 2011, 01:09 PM	#1
Greg Kiger Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 134	Heli Stabilizer Rig Rental Have a heli shoot upcoming in St Louis. Looking to rent some kind of stabilizing rig. My Blackbird obviously won't cut it given the wind etc. Need to support my 5dm2. Any recommendations as to best equipment for the job and where to rent? Thanks __________________ Greg Kiger St Louis Mo www.GreenBridgeFilms.com Sony EX1 / Canon 5Dm2 / Cool Lights / DP1x / Marshall / Oktava / Sanken / Kessler

September 13th, 2011, 10:20 PM	#2
Warren Kawamoto Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,435	Re: Heli Stabilizer Rig Rental Back in the day we used Tyler mounts for broadcast cameras. We used to take off the side door, and shoot out the side. However, this may be overkill for a 5D. You can also look up Kenyon gyro stabilizers. Helicopters have a lot of higher frequency vibration, which would result in obvious rolling shutter jello effect if you use CMOS. In my opinion, the 5D is not the right tool for shooting aerials. I would prefer a CCD video camera. It would be a disaster to hire the heli for an hour of aerials, only to find out later in post (on a big screen) that the footage looks like wiggling jelly.

September 14th, 2011, 12:00 AM	#3
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Re: Heli Stabilizer Rig Rental Vincent Laforet did plenty of successful aerial work with the 5D--just look at the film that started it all, "Reverie". He uses a dual gyro handheld rig with that setup. I'm sure there is a pic somewhere on his site. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

September 15th, 2011, 10:43 AM	#4
James Huenergardt Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 513	Re: Heli Stabilizer Rig Rental It's called the ATM stabilizer. You can rent one here. Helicopter Gyro Stabilizer __________________ Reel Inspirations - www.reelinspirations.com Commercials, Dramas, Image Pieces, Documentaries, Motion Graphics