Film Jams
Bonjour film jammers! Today we're gonna be using these two pieces of gear to make the ultimate
Steadicam style tracking shot on a budget. And stick around, we'll also show a little chase scene where we shoot only using this gear.
We've been filming on the Ronin-S quite a bit recently
We've been flying the Canon EOS R on it as well as the Sony a7iii. The autofocus and face tracking has enabled us to
get some really unique shots that used to take a lot more setup and crew. Right, but the Ronin-S can get heavy
holding it for longer periods of time, even with smaller cameras. =
Right. So we're testing out the glide gear vest. Similar to the Steadicam style vest, but for those smaller camera setups. Yeah, it's only about
$350 on Amazon right now. Not too shabby!
Is that a link right there?
How do I click that? Hello, hello mommy
The Glide Gear enabled us to hold the Ronin-S comfortably for much longer, over an hour was like no problem
Nice! And it's way lighter than a traditional Steadicam - this is great information, but how does it work? A lot of great information.
How does it work? So we're out here, We're ready to roll on the Ronin-S with the EOS R
We've got the Glide Gear set up here. What do you think Sean? It's very similar to a Steadicam
It's got the same design as you can see it has the vest. It's a little bit smaller a lot more compact
it's got the same style arm with the spring suspension in-between - nice - and it has four joints of
articulation, so it allows you to go from one side
Swiftly to another side if you need to. I'm used to a lot bigger cameras and a lot bigger vests
So, let's see how this one works. I think it's gonna be great. A lot easier on the back dude I'll tell you that man. Oh yeah.
I feel like we can get some really nice shots with this set up. I agree.
So what do you say we take these two downtown, we shoot a little chase scene
Awesome! Yes. Did you bring your secret agent costume? No
Can I borrow yours? Fine. Yes!
Alright, so we're getting on the highway. They are following us in Sean's car
They're filming on the Ronin-S on the EOS R with the Glide Gear. Getting some shots of the car
We're heading downtown to film a little chase scene. Let's see what happens
Hey!
Shallow, baby
Sean has had the Ronin-S on the Glide Gear for like an hour and a half now
He's still going strong He hasn't taken that thing off yet
You couldn't do that on the Ronin-S without that it just gets too heavy. It's really cool. And now some gratuitous B roll
All right, so we just wrapped up with a really cool smoke grenade shot Morgan was like spraying the smoke everywhere in my face
Alright we'll see you back at the studio
Well that was intense. The tracking shots look nice. But what was she chasing you for?
My bananas. Those are film jams bananas!
That's bananas. Final thoughts? Well, it's lightweight
It's not as cumbersome as a normal Steadicam and you can set it up in practically a few minutes. Right.
Travel friendly! Yes, and we've used it a lot recently because it's so quick and easy to set up very much so
Well,if you'd like to pick up the glide gear or the Ronin-S we've got links below for you. And make sure to subscribe
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Banana cheers
I Hope so
That was very Christopher Walken
Chase scene. Everybody's in jackets but me!