Ervin Farkas
June 6th, 2016, 06:05 PM
... or it may cost you $70K plus - seems to be an ARRI Alexa XT. Probably not going to look good on the vest manufacturer's resume... although I have to admit, the guy has seriously overstepped his role as a tester. The manufacturer (http://www.nbstabilizer.com/) suggests a slightly more... um... shall we say "stable" way of handling.
It happened just a couple of days ago at the 2016 Los Angeles Cine Gear Expo.
CINEGEAR. LOS ANGELES, JUNE 2016 (2) - YouTube
Andrew Smith
June 6th, 2016, 08:54 PM
Hopefully it was just a thump to the base of the pole that the camera was on and someone was able to catch it before the camera fell to the ground.
Ouch.
Andrew
Noa Put
June 7th, 2016, 12:36 AM
Whoever owned that steadicam and especially that camera was very stupid to let that unexperienced idiot dance like that.
Noa Put
June 7th, 2016, 12:41 AM
"How many inches of travel?"
Well, now he knows...
Jack Zhang
June 8th, 2016, 09:25 AM
I love how Reddit has made a GIF of this already:
https://i.imgur.com/yYWCZ11.gifv
Noa Put
June 8th, 2016, 09:40 AM
that guy is going into internet history. I"m sure he's not dancing anymore :)
Pete Cofrancesco
June 8th, 2016, 10:09 AM
I love how Reddit has made a GIF of this already:
https://i.imgur.com/yYWCZ11.gifv
drop it like it's hot
Josh Hayes
July 12th, 2016, 12:29 PM
oh, nooooooo!