DSLR Filmmaking: Camera Motion & Support

Attention aspiring filmmakers! There's a lot more to camera rigs than just providing support for your camera. In this class our very own filmmaker extraordinaire Adam Rohrmann takes you through the technical how-to aspects of six of the most common camera supports used in DSLR filmmaking, and then brings it all home in a series of lessons designed to give you a camera operator's-eye view of how each rig can be used to elicit a different emotion in your viewer through the production of a short film scripted for this class. Adam's practical approach gives you a real world perspective on how to use each rig, how to keep your subject locked in sharp focus, and the importance of using camera motion with attention to the emotional impact it has on your audience.

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Adam Rohrmann

Release Date: 2014-12-04

Lessons

Introduction

Duration: 2 mins 35 seconds

Video Tripod Heads

Duration: 3 mins 56 seconds

Shoulder Rigs

Duration: 3 mins 9 seconds

The Slider

Duration: 3 mins 11 seconds

The Monopod

Duration: 2 mins 15 seconds

The Jib Arm

Duration: 2 mins 48 seconds

The Steadicam

Duration: 4 mins 54 seconds

Keeping Your Subject in Focus

Duration: 6 mins 51 seconds

Rigs in Action: Part 1

Duration: 4 mins 46 seconds

Rigs in Action: Part 2

Duration: 5 mins 3 seconds

Rigs in Action: Part 3

Duration: 2 mins 45 seconds

Rigs in Action: Part 4

Duration: 3 mins 45 seconds

Rigs in Action: Part 5

Duration: 2 mins 52 seconds

Rigs in Action: Part 6

Duration: 6 mins 11 seconds

Rigs in Action: Part 7

Duration: 9 mins 2 seconds

Rigs in Action: Part 8

Duration: 6 mins 10 seconds

Rigs in Action: Part 9

Duration: 3 mins 24 seconds

Putting it All Together

Duration: 2 mins 45 seconds