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6 minute MoVI shot - Amanda Palmer at the Sydney Opera House

I'll be honest, so I hope you don't take it personally:
The setting and the costume are great, and so is the performer, but the camera operation is sub-par. Movi or not all the operator steps are in the shot, excessive head room, Out of focus towards the end, when the camera is really close, and a general instability sense comes through throughout.
 
Here's some behind the scenes from the shoot. http://amandapalmer.net/blog/20140304/

Hey Daniel thanks for the honest criticism. This was the first take. We prepped for 8 hours and almost didn't do it due to safety concerns about the wind (we were concerned that Amanda would either take off or get torn apart, as she was indented to be connected to the ribbons, which ended up getting tied down individually to 25kg weights). In the end we had 20 minutes to get it shot, and the second take was blown by a ribbon getting caught in the rig (had to virtually kneel to get under them).

But I hope this video demonstrates the versatility of the rig. The MoVI can be almost any aesthetic you want. The presence of human movement behind a dolly or crane-like horizontal lock off is just another color in the cinematography palette. The headroom was sometimes intentional, sometimes not. I tried to feature the building since it's also a star in the video.

Happy to answer any questions about the rig!
 
Seems like the wind played factor in the over all feel, It would have felt a lot cleaner without it.
There were some really nice moments.
I really like the shot at 1:11 - 1:16, I would of liked to have seen a bit more of this as this showcased the other star as you mentioned whilst still maintaining a nice frame.

Having held a movi and after 5 minutes felt knackered, how did it feel doing such a long take? how built up was the camera?
 
Yeah I feel knackered after 5 minutes! I think the MoVI will end up on things like Easyrig and Steadicam for a lot of shots. It's only when you have to do something unusual that you'd go 'freehand'. For really long shots I would recommend either a lighter camera like the BMPC, or one or two hand offs.

The camera had a Leica R 19mm Duclos lens, Genus matte box, RedRock follow focus and freefly battery. The Scarlet was powered by side handle. So an intermediate weight, probably 4.6 kgs + 1.6 for the rig.
 
If there was a second and third view cam this would be perfect for my taste.

I liked the video and the thought behind it.

Very bold :)
 
Daniel Stilling said:
Why wasn't a Steadicam used?
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Due to the streamers and the rostrum, it wouldn't have been possible to get the same camera angles/perspectives. That's a practical answer to your question of why a Steadicam wasn't used as an alternative/adjunct to the electronic gimbal.

Aesthetic reasons would be a locked-off horizon, software smoothing of pan and tilt, the influence of human movement. MōVI doesn't have to replicate steadicam; it's a new kind of instrument, though it can synthesise others.
 
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