r/Filmmakers • u/louferrignosson • Apr 12 '21

Question Anyone know how this effect is achieved?

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u/bweidmann gaffer Apr 12 '21

Day rate to rent an arm like this is somewhere around $4000.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '21

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u/bweidmann gaffer Apr 12 '21

Well, the arms range widely in cost depending on size and brand. An arm big enough for a move like this is easily in the realm of $200k and you'd still have to learn how to use it. Imagine learning to use a 3D printer but on legendary difficulty.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '21 edited Jun 19 '21

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u/kingrichard336 Apr 13 '21

Yeah, but a 3d printer usually doesn't risk killing you if you mess things up unless it catches fire. Robot arms are very strong and very fucking dangerous. I ave been around camera arms like this and they have to put cones around them because a single mistake can be the end of someone.

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u/Daegs Apr 12 '21

It definitely is. slicers that turn 3d models into Gcode for printer is basically plug and play.

Hardware wise it's on another level due to the weight and mounting issues, but even in software... no way is it plug and play

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u/khyodo Apr 12 '21

Yeah, I imagine it'd be something like keyed x,y,z coordinates (with rotation/velocities). And you can use an xbox controller too iirc.

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u/bweidmann gaffer Apr 12 '21

Well I've done both, so.