Camera Crane Tips and Techniques

Camera Crane Tips and Techniques Simply incorporating a shot from a camera crane into your productions can add tremendous value. An inexpensive and easy to use piece of equipment, the camera crane gives you the best bang for your buck. There are the types... More

Camera Crane Tips and Techniques Simply incorporating a shot from a camera crane into your productions can add tremendous value. An inexpensive and easy to use piece of equipment, the camera crane gives you the best bang for your buck. There are the types of cranes and booms used in large scale Hollywood films in which the camera operator is able to ride on the end of the arm. These cranes are very expensive and not the type we are dealing with in this article. This article’s main purpose is to explain the use of smaller cranes made for use with Dv camera’s. The operators can be every day videographers, independent filmmakers or even hobbyists. The motions are simple, and the time taken to familiarize one’s self to the dynamics of a camera crane is not long at all. There are a few basic shots to discuss. Tilting shots are usually done with the camera pointed up from a near ground position. Then as the camera crane body is raised, the camera tilts downward keeping the same focal point. Less