camera crane camera dolly steadycam
when you look at behind the scenes
footage from major films
you see that almost every modern film
production works mainly with these
things
so what if i told you that you can make
almost any kind of such shots
using just a running even if you don't
have a special dedicated and expensive
equipment for it you just need some
creativity and good ideas
stop that to show you this in the best
possible way
and maybe inspire some of you me and my
dream team
decided to shout three short stories
every place every day
and everyone in each of these we want to
achieve a different
effect by using only rs2 in such a way
and with
such accessories that everyone could do
it even with a small team and small
budget
so let's get started chapter 1 every
place
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in this story we used the ronin in only
two ways
totally handheld and by using a rope
about the rope thing
i will tell you in a moment because the
last story also be about it
so let's start with the easiest but one
of the most cinematic shots
a tracking shot it's all about moving
with the actor or
subject such shots are made to move the
audience directly
into the scene in my opinion the most
professional way to take such shots is
to combine the ronin with aesthetic
because it absorbs all the weight and
all the unnecessary movements
but of course the running itself is
basically made for this type of work so
if you want to get the best possible
effect i have some quick tips for you
first the weight of your gimbal use only
the necessary accessories
for example you don't need a second
monitor for a shot like this if you have
a 5
inch display in front of your eyes so
remember
reduce the weight of your kit and you
will see how much easier
it is to work with second tip how to
move
bend your knees to separate your legs
from the rest of your body
ninja walk this is a pretty weird
position but the effects are quite good
you can also try holding the ronin nut
vertically as usual
but horizontally so that the tilt
stabilization can't handle the annoying
visible footsteps even better
last tip best settings in the case of
handheld shots i usually use
only two modes pen and tilt follow and
pan follow there are situations where i
need two axes to
follow and shots where i need the
retrinity motion effects with locked
tilt follow but you should also try a
pretty cool
option you can turn off the three axis
following completely
anytime in any mode by pressing and
holding the button on the front
this activate lock mode which means that
no axis can follow your movements you
can also activate this mode in the menu
select custom mode and choose which axis
you want to turn off
and i can honestly say that this mode
gives pretty cool results because ronin
will not react to any of your movements
which is a very helpful and dynamic
scenes and talking about this kind of
shots let's jump to the next
story
so
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this type of shots where the subject is
moving faster is quite difficult to shot
just handheld because it is hard to run
in a stable position with a gimbal you
can of course use special dedicated
equipment to take this shot
and i highly recommend this solution but
if you don't have this option
you can do it differently we made these
shots in two ways
using an electric segue style vehicle
and the other
using the simplest and cheapest bike
trailer in the case of the segway the
advantage is that you can take such
shots basically anywhere as long as
there is a road
and it is safe and comfortable to drive
and what is important you can do it
completely by yourself
the only difficult part on a segway is
precise framing
focusing and watching the road at the
same time
that's why it is a little easier in
two-person version with a trailer
the driver is focused on the road and
the operator on the shot
obviously these are not the only ways
actually you can ride on anything
that has wheels but always remember try
to do it safely
in this situation the speed of movement
generates a lot of vibration so i
recommend you to turn on the super
smooth mode but remember for better
results
secure the lens with a lens strap this
is very important if you have a long
lens and even more if you
use some kind of adapter like metabones
because every adapter creates extra
distance
and a place where vibration is generated
in both situations we had quite a
limited body movement
so i choose to control the running using
only the joystick in custom mode with
all axes follow off pure stabilization
a few times we moved very close to the
talent so the shots required a lot of
precision
which is why i wanted to make the tilt
and pan movement
as smooth as possible that's why i set
the joystick smoothness to 15
speed of movements only to 20. and to be
honest the result was in my opinion
really awesome even with a small
joystick the movement was very cinematic
also keep in mind that in the app you
have a few more options for changing the
joystick settings
you have not only speed and smoothness
but also deadband settings
and endpoints which in some situations
are extremely useful
quick tip spend some time and learn the
touchscreen menu and also the setting
options in the dji app and trust me
the time spent on this will pay you back
on the set
camera dolly push and pull out i think
it's very hard to find a movie that
doesn't have this type of shots
it's one of my favorites used in the
right place emphasize a moment
in the scene a camera dolly and special
tracks or slider
are usually used to make these shots but
see how easy it is with a ronin for the
basic version you just need a tripod
mount the ronin on it and you have a
small slider
super simple but if you want a longer
range of motion you can use a monopod
and build a small camera jib
you just need to attach the monopod to
the tripod mount the running on one side
and the counterweight on the other
i use a manfrotto clamp as a running
mount 30 millimeters clamps as a monopod
mount to a tripod and about 8 kilograms
as a counterweight what i absolutely
love about this setup is
if you have 3d focus and a raven eye
with active track you only need two
fingers to make a shot like this you
don't worry about framing
you don't worry about focus and all you
have to do is just move the wall thing
around
of course keep in mind that you can also
take these shots differently
but you need to find a way to move as
smoothly as possible
or to attach the running to something
that moves in such a way
and that's what i want to show you in
the last story
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the thing i absolutely love about rs2 is
how versatile it is
because you can attach it to almost
anything that moves and control it in
several ways
so in the basketball scenes and the oval
staircase
we made it with a rope we wanted to
achieve the effect of a large
technocrane and
high-speed vertical camera dolly
in this type of installation i recommend
using the rs2 base plate it is designed
for safety and functionality
in any type of such installation but of
course you can use running with the
original handle however
you should find some kind of extra
safety point always
without exception in my case i made it
using a natto clamp and a steel ring
with this solution i can use a safety
strap to attach one in anywhere
rope installations looks pretty
complicated but it's easier than you
think
just imagine that you want to make a
long rope swing
but remember about safety and make sure
you have everything
under control i will show you three
basic ways to take these shots
the first version is a single rope and
pulley but here comes the problem
because in this situation
the pen motor has no solid holding point
so it starts spinning like crazy
to minimize this problem switch to
custom mode and turn
off the pen axis but keep in mind that
in this situation you cannot control the
pen
in any way because running will start
spinning again
second option replace the regular rope
with some kind of flat rope
a wide flat rope or something like a
slug line has the advantage over the
rope
that it doesn't spin so much we will
give you some better performance however
not as good as the last option
which is two ropes using two ropes
completely solves the problem of
rotation
in this situation i use a 30 millimeters
tube as a base for the running and
a few clamps rope creates a solid point
on which you can hang the ronin
and you have full control over every
axis including the pen which was
impossible with one
rope in this situation we use raven i
and control the running with force
mobile in custom mode
and also all axes following off
for mobile it is one of the options to
control the movements of the running
using a mobile device actually it works
in a such a way
that it repeats every move you make with
your smartphone so to make the movements
perfect and smooth we
mount the smartphone on a tripod and
control the running like a regular
camera on a tripod
i can honestly say that i have
controlled the roni's movements in every
possible way but this is the best by far
absolutely brilliant in all the shots
where we use the running on the ropes we
also use 3d focus
because it was a lot of quick shots
towards the actors and subjects
and to be honest it would be incredibly
hard to do it in a different way
we will definitely need a focus
assistant wireless follow focus or
another camera with out of focus lens
and at this point i have a conclusion
look how much more advanced tools we
have today for example
rs2 raven eye 3d focus active track mode
think how many cool shots you are able
to take with this virtual assistant
alone or in a small group and probably a
year ago
taking this shot in this way would be
impossible
so what i want to make you realize is
how many cool shots you can take
with one piece of equipment of course
what we have done today is
probably only a small part of what ronin
can do
but i'm talking about it today so you
can understand
how many tools you just don't need
anymore
also i think all of you know that there
is a thin light between necessary
equipment
and equipment that starts to complicate
your works the paradox of choice which
is a situation
when you have too much great expensive
and good equipment
and instead of working on a film or on a
good story
you wonder which lens you should choose
for example and also keep that in mind
because it's
actually true and a lot of good
filmmakers talk about it
that limits can sometimes be more
creative than a truck full of gear
so choose carefully choose consciously
and try to work only with a gear or
equipment that you feel you really need
and as i show you today
for me the rs2 is just such a piece of
equipment
guys i really hope this was helpful for
you as always thanks for so many nice
comments and messages
and see you in the next episode