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mpennock
Dec 31, 2012, 8:48 AM
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Hello everyone,
Been having difficulty searching for information on how to rig a camera for high angle shoots where as the camera is kept safe from falling, ideas, tactics, cases, etc... anyone know where I could find info on this sort of thing? I have a Canon 5D I would like to keep nice and safe. I'm referring more to video shooting than photos.
Thanks
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brinosaur
Dec 31, 2012, 2:35 PM
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By high angle, I assume you mean the camera being positioned above the climber, looking down.
there are a number of ways for doing this. Please specify the nature of the intended shoot: top rope, lead, multipitch, gym, etc.
Also, what degree of climbing experience do you have? Rappeling? Climbing anchors?
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acorneau
Dec 31, 2012, 2:35 PM
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Best to ask this in the "Photography" sub-forum.
That being said, I've see people girth hitch a sling or cord on the camera and clip it to the harness.
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mpennock
Dec 31, 2012, 8:28 PM
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Not bad. How much does an rc heli like that cost? I doubt I'd being strapping a canon 5d to that anytime soon anyway.
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mpennock
Dec 31, 2012, 8:43 PM
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Basically I'm curious how you would simulate dollys/tracks etc, with ropes for lead climb shots high up. I'm an accomplished climber and teach it as well, so i'm not worried about anchor building or using ascenders. I figure there must be methods beyond just holding the camera and swinging around on a pulley.
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marc801
Dec 31, 2012, 9:32 PM
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mpennock wrote: Not bad. How much does an rc heli like that cost? I doubt I'd being strapping a canon 5d to that anytime soon anyway.
http://www.skycamusa.com/
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marc801
Dec 31, 2012, 10:02 PM
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mpennock wrote: Basically I'm curious how you would simulate dollys/tracks etc, with ropes for lead climb shots high up. I'm an accomplished climber and teach it as well, so i'm not worried about anchor building or using ascenders. I figure there must be methods beyond just holding the camera and swinging around on a pulley.
For example, for one of the Olympic ski events, the producers rigged a 3 wire cable track; on that was a small trolley to which the remote control camera was attached. The trolley was pulled back and forth by haul cables.
Sometimes you need to create your own shooting platform:
Here's some advice from Simon Carter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNgdN48RnRY
If you can spend big bucks for a crane:
http://vimeo.com/41958708
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guangzhou
Jan 2, 2013, 11:28 AM
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You beat me to recommending simon carter's video.
Amazing really, with modern digital cameras, you can place the camera on a pole, place the camera where you want it, look at the image on your laptop screen, and fire the shutter remotely.
Eman
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aprice00
Jan 2, 2013, 8:10 PM
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I saw a really cool slackline video recently on vimeo that used a cable cam. They had it rigged to RC equipment.
You could try this depending on the tree/rock features around your climb.
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aprice00
Jan 2, 2013, 8:18 PM
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Found this thought it was cool
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