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Warren Kawamoto · November 1st, 2012, 08:21 AM

These are my favorite crane demo videos of the world's longest camera crane!

Demo Reel Collection | Strada Camera Cranes

Trevor Dennis · November 2nd, 2012, 04:50 PM

Now that was impressive! So would that have been programmed into motorised movements, or done manually? Surely not manually with such smooth movements?

BTW This is my favourite Crane video (except it is actually a series of stills)

Sander Vreuls · November 2nd, 2012, 05:13 PM

The big cranes are all manual.. simply because you can't risk it going wrong by having it motorized if something happens...
The massive weight of the crane makes it smooth, and the head operation is user skill..

I have worked in productions (couple of registrations and a live show) with a strada before.. and they are pretty impressive..

Though imho the star inside studios is still the supertechno.. they are so versatile :)

Warren Kawamoto · November 2nd, 2012, 06:34 PM

Sander is right, big cranes are done manually. The arc of the Strada is so wide that it looks like a track shot. It has a good pan/tilt head on it too, everything is absolutely jerk free.

Charles Papert · November 3rd, 2012, 02:23 AM

That's a fantastic demo clip, really nicely designed and executed.

I haven't used a Strada in a long time, they are fairly rare on set (as Sander noted, the Techno is a much more standard tool). I think the last time I used one was on a music video I shot for the theme song for "Scrubs" that Zach Braff directed--there's a pretty scratchy version of it on Youtube:

The opening shot is on the Strada, starting on top of the three story hospital where we shot the series.

I hadn't watched this in a long time, we shot it just over 10 years ago according to the slate seen in the video! And I had also forgotten that I had a tiny cameo with the Steadicam, at 2:05.

November 1st, 2012, 08:21 AM	#1
Warren Kawamoto Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,435	Strada Crane, Akela Crane These are my favorite crane demo videos of the world's longest camera crane! Strada Crane 360 Demo on Vimeo Demo Reel Collection \| Strada Camera Cranes

November 2nd, 2012, 04:50 PM	#2
Trevor Dennis Major Player Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Zealand, Rapaura (near Blenheim) Posts: 434	Re: Strada Crane, Akela Crane Now that was impressive! So would that have been programmed into motorised movements, or done manually? Surely not manually with such smooth movements? BTW This is my favourite Crane video (except it is actually a series of stills) Aharbour_somewhereinIreland.avi - YouTube __________________ Stills at: www.flickr.com/photos/trevor-dennis/

November 2nd, 2012, 05:13 PM	#3
Sander Vreuls Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hilversum, The Netherlands Posts: 184	Re: Strada Crane, Akela Crane The big cranes are all manual.. simply because you can't risk it going wrong by having it motorized if something happens... The massive weight of the crane makes it smooth, and the head operation is user skill.. I have worked in productions (couple of registrations and a live show) with a strada before.. and they are pretty impressive.. Though imho the star inside studios is still the supertechno.. they are so versatile :)

November 2nd, 2012, 06:34 PM	#4
Warren Kawamoto Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,435	Re: Strada Crane, Akela Crane Sander is right, big cranes are done manually. The arc of the Strada is so wide that it looks like a track shot. It has a good pan/tilt head on it too, everything is absolutely jerk free.

November 3rd, 2012, 02:23 AM	#5
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Re: Strada Crane, Akela Crane That's a fantastic demo clip, really nicely designed and executed. I haven't used a Strada in a long time, they are fairly rare on set (as Sander noted, the Techno is a much more standard tool). I think the last time I used one was on a music video I shot for the theme song for "Scrubs" that Zach Braff directed--there's a pretty scratchy version of it on Youtube: Video For Scrubs Theme Song - YouTube The opening shot is on the Strada, starting on top of the three story hospital where we shot the series. I hadn't watched this in a long time, we shot it just over 10 years ago according to the slate seen in the video! And I had also forgotten that I had a tiny cameo with the Steadicam, at 2:05. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com