| Sophie Bucks |
January 31st, 2011 03:06 PM |
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Originally Posted by Warren Kawamoto
(Post 1606288)
Most envision jib shots as beautiful shots of the camera floating effortlessly above crowds of smiling people, like you see in the movies. The reality is that you need good equipment and very well practiced operators. Using a jib at a wedding is much harder than you think. We used to set up a Jimmy Jib 10 years ago, but it required full attention at all times. In the end we scrapped using a jib because 1. It takes time to set up a perfectly level and balanced jib 2. A newbie can't operate a jib with acceptable results because newbies have jerky starts and stops, can't compose a shot precisely, or follow action accurately with the joystick. 3. A jib or crane is seen as a big insurance liability. 4. It's not worth all the hassle unless you're charging an extra $1000 or so for the crew and insurance that's required at the venue.
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Spot on Warren totally agree. The thing is on the day all the venue stuff can change. Huge plants on tall stands, some chandeliers, a bar, anything can suddenly turn up that wasn't there before. So just the paranoia of using a crane over a room full of civilians can be awful.
Saying that we have used them but only on large scale Indian weddings with huge budgets. Because there is so much going on, normally in good sized venues you do get good value from the crane as there are often multipul occurrences of dancing, eating and ceremonies. |
