032 Musecast - November 14, 2007 ~ The Steadicam Episode

[psycold]

haha yea Bruce Campbell FTW

[mosaic915]

Hey Eric! I've just recently discovered MuseCast and am working my way through all your episodes. I'm not anything close to a filmmaker or a handyperson, but it was really cool watching you put that together!! Thanks for sharing the process with us.

[ericpaladin]

Hey Linda, thanks so much. Glad you like it! Keep watching, you haven't seen anything yet. :-)

-Eric

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[MrPlug]

Loved it for the Army of Darkness goodness.

[MuseCast5]

Glad you liked it!  :-)

-Eric

[Tastypulse]

I'm sooo linking this vid to my cousin. He does film shorts.

Nice use of the Katamari theme btw:)

-Frank

[ericpaladin]

Thanks Frank,

I so love that soundtrack, I had to incorporate it somewhere. :-) Let me know what your cousin thinks. Or better yet have him post. :-)

[tsutv]

i agree with the katamari comment...rather festive!!

[sivartis]

Very interesting! I'd like to see, maybe on your personal channel, some comparison shots with and without the stedicam mount. Good work, Eric, definitely a must for guerilla filmmakers.

[diagonalman]

I agree. A before and after comparison would be helpful. What is the mechanical principle behind the upright steadycam (not shoecam, I get that one)? How is it different than just going handheld? Grazie. 5 Stars!

[ericpaladin]

When you're shooting handheld, especially with a smaller camera, it doesn't have that much weight. Therefore the camera will pitch and yaw in your hand as you shoot. The weight of the steadicam, and specifically the bottom counter weight force the camera not to rock back and forth nearly as much. It acts very much like the tail of a cat.

[ericpaladin]

You can shoot steady shots handheld but it takes much more concentration and steadier hands. This is fine for pans or slow dolly-style shots. But for anything more complex or fast paced (your subject is running), it won't work that well.

I hope that answers your question.

[keithy77]

phew. that was the most "butch" episode of musecast yet!!