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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Scarlet + Parkour/Freerunning = Represent

Brandon J.F. said:
Great video Chad. I sent out a Tweet about it earlier today:

https://twitter.com/#!/HybridVigorFilm/status/187111952638689280

Just a few questions:

How much did your rig weigh?

How much weight can your Glidecam setup support?

What stop did you shoot at?

Did you handle the focus yourself or have an assistant?

Really nice work man...
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Hi Brandon! Thanks a lot!

The camera rig itself weighed about 9 lbs with the 14mm Canon 2.8 , or about 8 lbs with the 10-22- EFS Lens.
The GlideCam Sled weighed about 9 lbs as well, so Total would have been around 20 lbs, But you don't notice that when its on the Glidecam Smooth Shooter arm.

The Glidecam XR-4000 can support up to 12 lbs the way I have mind hacked (about 5 lbs extra on the bottom) The scarlet is NO Problem, with Sidehandle and all ( EVEN WITH TOP HANDLED )

I was shooting between f5.6 and f9 most of the time. I did shoot a clip of two as F11 as well.

yes, I shoot only in exposure mode and magnify mode to dial in focus each time. Assist was just there to handle camera, build and breakdown the camera, and assist me on placing it on the Glidecam


thanks again!


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Chad
 
Chad,

great video, thanks for sharing. Really shows off how much of athlete these guys and girls are.

Keegan
 
Great stuff, I've been trying to get out with some of my good friends to shoot a personal parkour project. It's good to know that it can been done with a glidecam and scarlet

Thanks for the post!
 
nice chad!

I like how free running is including a lot more tricking elements these days. It seems that the two have merged somewhat to create something even better.
 
This was incredible, nice work Chad!! I wouldn't mind taking some freerunning classes, it looks like so much fun.

Did you have a monitor on the bottom of the Glidecam? If so, how did you connect it to the Scarlet?
 
Andrew Gentle said:
This was incredible, nice work Chad!! I wouldn't mind taking some freerunning classes, it looks like so much fun.

Did you have a monitor on the bottom of the Glidecam? If so, how did you connect it to the Scarlet?
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Thanks Andrew! You should come to the Tempest Freerunning Academy when you come to the states and take some classes!

Regarding the glidecam, No I kept the monitor on my Scarlet , and I just overloaded the weight on the bottom to an additional 3-4 lbs.

The LCD directly mounted to the scarlet at a lower angle stills lets me run straight forward at full speed without interfering by creating wind resistance which would throw it off balance
 
Good stuff Chad! Enjoyed your video very much! Keep on rocking! Will be doing some videos with Xin (EMC & Urban Ninja fame) very soon.
 
The shooting looks great and those guys are quite nimble.

I must be the only one though that notices some of those spots where rebar is sticking straight up out of the concrete and cringes to think what could happen with one misstep or slip. Maybe I watch too much CSI and the like, lol.
 
Michael Su said:
Good stuff Chad! Enjoyed your video very much! Keep on rocking! Will be doing some videos with Xin (EMC & Urban Ninja fame) very soon.
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Awesome Michael! THANKS! I know and have worked with Xin in the past! He is RAD! Tell him I said hello!!!!
 
Great stuff! I have shot skateboarding (and still do) for years, but have always wanted to shoot freerunning too.

By the way, the one guy who did all of those kicks has a great style. Not only that, but the camera move you made around him was beautiful. Again, great work!
 
Marie Turock said:
Great stuff! I have shot skateboarding (and still do) for years, but have always wanted to shoot freerunning too.

By the way, the one guy who did all of those kicks has a great style. Not only that, but the camera move you made around him was beautiful. Again, great work!
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Thanks Marie! Freerunning is great too shoot and fun , but a bit taxing =)

The Kicks you are talking about are called "Tricking" and that is Cory Demeyers in case you wanted to see more of his stuff. He is AWESOME to work with!


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