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Stabilizers Part Three - GLIDE GEAR, Steadicam®, Tricks and Tips - BFM Ep. 82

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Stabilizers Part Three. GLIDE GEAR Pro System, What a Steadicam® is, and all the Tricks and Tips to using one. We cover theory, parts, building it, balancing it, shooting with it, drills, do's and don'ts...LONG EPISODE FILLED WITH INFO! See the show notes below for tons of information. NOTE: I was having problems with my wrist and back before I made this, and was using a "trick" for that. Normal use is the arm is mounted on the left, and it comes across you to a 45 degree on the right, or visa versa. GEAR AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Glide Gear DNA 5050 Stabilizer Only: http://tinyurl.com/lwox2jw Glide Gear DNA 5050 Vest and Arm Only: http://tinyurl.com/kcbeyau Glide Gear DNA 5050 Vest And Arm Stabilization System Pro: http://tinyurl.com/pl8q8u6 Manfrotto Quick Release Plate: http://tinyurl.com/nnxhxch Vimeo: The Art of Steadicam®: http://vimeo.com/60974401 Society of Steadicam® Operators: http://www.steadicam-ops.com Genius inventor of the Steadicam® (and many other epic things) - Garrett Brown's Website: http://www.garrettcam.com/ Hollywood Type Steadicam® Systems: http://www.steadicam.com/ The Steadicam® Operators Handbook (Paperback): http://tinyurl.com/p274jel The Steadicam® Operators Handbook (Kindle): http://tinyurl.com/oso5fza Steadicam® is a registered trademark of the Tiffen Company. All Music in this episode from Footage Firm: http://videoblocks.evyy.net/c/69880/72779/1928 SONG TITLES: Automatic Dialer, Brandenburg No. 4, Dial My Number, Diggity Dog, Get Back, Polarized, Sophomore Makeout, The Heist, The Messenger, Traffic Jam, Happy To Comply, Motorshow, Sparkling, Touch Down, and Wall Street QUICK CLICK EPISODE SEGMENTS: Long Episode Warning: 00:31 Disclaimer: 01:38 Steadicam Movies: 02:03 What a Steadicam is NOT: 02:40 What a Steadicam IS: 03:23 Physics: 04:03 The Gimbal: 05:57 The Arm: 07:21 The Vest: 07:51 The System: 08:19 Sled Parts: 09:09 Sled Assembly: 10:39 Camera Mounting: 11:30 Balancing: 13:29 Drop Test: 15:19 Movement Test: 16:33 Dynamic Balance: 17:07 Finesse: 18:01 Glide Gear System: 18:58 Vest Adjustment: 19:36 Arm Mounting and Adjustment: 20:40 It's Too Hard?: 21:32 Using It Badly Examples: 21:47 Using It Goodly Examples: 23:06 Posture: 23:15 Position: 24:14 Hand Positions: 24:37 The Post: 25:27 Walking: 25:37 Staring/Stopping: 25:48 Planning: 26:17 Practice Drills: 27:05 Tips: 28:17 Lenses: 28:33 Image Stabilization: 28:49 Details: 29:00 The End? (What Wasn't Covered): 29:19 Glide Gear Pro Results: 30:25 Outtakes: 31:24 Random Glide Gear Shots: 31:49 REACH THE BASIC FILMMAKER: Email: thebasicfilmmaker@gmail.com Blog: http://www.thebasicfilmmaker.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheBasicFilmmaker Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/basicfilmmaker YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/thebasicfilmmaker Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/channels/thebasicfilmmaker ABOUT THE BASIC FILMMAKER: I post videos, short films, DIY build projects you've never seen before, After Effects tutorials, and cover cameras, gear, sliders, makeup, DSLRs, cranes, jibs, dolly's, stabilizers, shoulder rigs, rail systems, green screen tutorials, and answering any question you ask about filming. CAMERA GEAR USED. Glide Gear DNA 5050 Pro Stabilizer System, Canon DSLRs and Canon lenses. Rode lapel mic and Zoom H4n recorder. Edited in Premier Pro CC. MUSIC, FOOTAGE AND GRAPHICS LEGAL: All music licensed from Footage Firm. Don't steal! It kills your brains! :) BUY STUFF HERE: If you use these links it throws a few pennies my way and helps me, and costs you absolutely nothing. I know you're a filmmaker, so you buy stuff. We all do! :) AMAZON YOURSELF HERE: http://tinyurl.com/ntxn4y8 ADORAMA GEAR HERE: http://adorama.evyy.net/c/72663/37879/1036 TRAINING HERE: 7 DAYS UNLIMITED FREE ACCESS: Lynda.com training: http://tinyurl.com/l32tfwz RENT GEAR HERE: Borrow Lenses: http://www.borrowlenses.com/?blpid=bfmborrowlenses GET FOOTAGE AND SOUND HERE: http://videoblocks.evyy.net/c/69880/72779/1928 GET 50% OFF VIMEO Vimeo: http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-7168208-11319345 GET GRAPHICS HERE: http://GraphicStock.evyy.net/c/69880/91712/2238 THANKS! To YouTube and Vimeo for giving filmmakers a home and to Andrew Kramer, Freddie Wong, Film Riot, The Frugal Filmmaker, Knoptop, Indy Mogul and Corridor Digital for trail blazing.

Stabilizers Part Three - GLIDE GEAR, Steadicam®, Tricks and Tips - BFM Ep. 82

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• published: 25 Mar 2014
• views: 56460

Stabilizers Part Three. GLIDE GEAR Pro System, What a Steadicam® is, and all the Tricks and Tips to using one. We cover theory, parts, building it, balancing it, shooting with it, drills, do's and don'ts...LONG EPISODE FILLED WITH INFO! See the show notes below for tons of information. NOTE: I was having problems with my wrist and back before I made this, and was using a "trick" for that. Normal use is the arm is mounted on the left, and it comes across you to a 45 degree on the right, or visa versa. GEAR AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Glide Gear DNA 5050 Stabilizer Only: http://tinyurl.com/lwox2jw Glide Gear DNA 5050 Vest and Arm Only: http://tinyurl.com/kcbeyau Glide Gear DNA 5050 Vest And Arm Stabilization System Pro: http://tinyurl.com/pl8q8u6 Manfrotto Quick Release Plate: http://tinyurl.com/nnxhxch Vimeo: The Art of Steadicam®: http://vimeo.com/60974401 Society of Steadicam® Operators: http://www.steadicam-ops.com Genius inventor of the Steadicam® (and many other epic things) - Garrett Brown's Website: http://www.garrettcam.com/ Hollywood Type Steadicam® Systems: http://www.steadicam.com/ The Steadicam® Operators Handbook (Paperback): http://tinyurl.com/p274jel The Steadicam® Operators Handbook (Kindle): http://tinyurl.com/oso5fza Steadicam® is a registered trademark of the Tiffen Company. All Music in this episode from Footage Firm: http://videoblocks.evyy.net/c/69880/72779/1928 SONG TITLES: Automatic Dialer, Brandenburg No. 4, Dial My Number, Diggity Dog, Get Back, Polarized, Sophomore Makeout, The Heist, The Messenger, Traffic Jam, Happy To Comply, Motorshow, Sparkling, Touch Down, and Wall Street QUICK CLICK EPISODE SEGMENTS: Long Episode Warning: 00:31 Disclaimer: 01:38 Steadicam Movies: 02:03 What a Steadicam is NOT: 02:40 What a Steadicam IS: 03:23 Physics: 04:03 The Gimbal: 05:57 The Arm: 07:21 The Vest: 07:51 The System: 08:19 Sled Parts: 09:09 Sled Assembly: 10:39 Camera Mounting: 11:30 Balancing: 13:29 Drop Test: 15:19 Movement Test: 16:33 Dynamic Balance: 17:07 Finesse: 18:01 Glide Gear System: 18:58 Vest Adjustment: 19:36 Arm Mounting and Adjustment: 20:40 It's Too Hard?: 21:32 Using It Badly Examples: 21:47 Using It Goodly Examples: 23:06 Posture: 23:15 Position: 24:14 Hand Positions: 24:37 The Post: 25:27 Walking: 25:37 Staring/Stopping: 25:48 Planning: 26:17 Practice Drills: 27:05 Tips: 28:17 Lenses: 28:33 Image Stabilization: 28:49 Details: 29:00 The End? (What Wasn't Covered): 29:19 Glide Gear Pro Results: 30:25 Outtakes: 31:24 Random Glide Gear Shots: 31:49 REACH THE BASIC FILMMAKER: Email: thebasicfilmmaker@gmail.com Blog: http://www.thebasicfilmmaker.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheBasicFilmmaker Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/basicfilmmaker YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/thebasicfilmmaker Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/channels/thebasicfilmmaker ABOUT THE BASIC FILMMAKER: I post videos, short films, DIY build projects you've never seen before, After Effects tutorials, and cover cameras, gear, sliders, makeup, DSLRs, cranes, jibs, dolly's, stabilizers, shoulder rigs, rail systems, green screen tutorials, and answering any question you ask about filming. CAMERA GEAR USED. Glide Gear DNA 5050 Pro Stabilizer System, Canon DSLRs and Canon lenses. Rode lapel mic and Zoom H4n recorder. Edited in Premier Pro CC. MUSIC, FOOTAGE AND GRAPHICS LEGAL: All music licensed from Footage Firm. Don't steal! It kills your brains! :) BUY STUFF HERE: If you use these links it throws a few pennies my way and helps me, and costs you absolutely nothing. I know you're a filmmaker, so you buy stuff. We all do! :) AMAZON YOURSELF HERE: http://tinyurl.com/ntxn4y8 ADORAMA GEAR HERE: http://adorama.evyy.net/c/72663/37879/1036 TRAINING HERE: 7 DAYS UNLIMITED FREE ACCESS: Lynda.com training: http://tinyurl.com/l32tfwz RENT GEAR HERE: Borrow Lenses: http://www.borrowlenses.com/?blpid=bfmborrowlenses GET FOOTAGE AND SOUND HERE: http://videoblocks.evyy.net/c/69880/72779/1928 GET 50% OFF VIMEO Vimeo: http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-7168208-11319345 GET GRAPHICS HERE: http://GraphicStock.evyy.net/c/69880/91712/2238 THANKS! To YouTube and Vimeo for giving filmmakers a home and to Andrew Kramer, Freddie Wong, Film Riot, The Frugal Filmmaker, Knoptop, Indy Mogul and Corridor Digital for trail blazing.