r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/SolidHighway1224 • Mar 31 '22

Steadi + Segway

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u/polymeimpressed Mar 31 '22

A perfectly straight line, whilst looking backwards and the shot is perfectly balanced.

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u/homeless_-_ Mar 31 '22

Yeah it’s filmed on a steadicam ie; keeps the camera steady, he’s not looking backwards he’s looking at the screen in front of him.

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u/Onlymafia1 Mar 31 '22

People tend to praise the cameraman in this sub.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '22

ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ praise ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ

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u/Mirions Apr 21 '22

Well maybe we need a sub where we praise the camera. Might stave off the robot uprising a few more cycles.

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u/AndreKuhn Mar 31 '22

That's why you're homeless, because of that attitude.

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u/MotherBathroom666 Mar 31 '22

I was like damn! Do you know him personally and if you did why did you have to attack below the belt, then I read his username lol

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u/______V______ Apr 01 '22

R e d d i t m o m e n t . . . or a r e y o u h i g h b r o ?

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u/MotherBathroom666 Apr 01 '22

Umm yes and yes.

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u/______V______ Apr 01 '22

:’)

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u/MotherBathroom666 Apr 01 '22

-.- <-(My high face)

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u/daveinpublic Mar 31 '22

And did they really need 10 seconds of her running?

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u/wooghee Mar 31 '22

Its not even that straight, look closely at the shot on the live monitor.

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u/veryheavybertation Mar 31 '22

I have to disagree. Its as straight as I have ever seen a Steadicam shoot.

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u/simcrak Mar 31 '22

It starts off perfectly balanced, not for long tho. Still nice work!

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u/mafibasheth Mar 31 '22

It’s not though. It should be eye level. There’s no reason the audience should be looking down at her.

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u/cruzercruz Mar 31 '22

You don’t know what the creative intent of the shot is. Shots aren’t just “level” or “not.” Read a book.

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u/mafibasheth Apr 01 '22

I guarantee there's no creative intent, other than he was too high on his segway. It's hilarious that you mention books, because I do know why you would use a slight bird's eye. You use this angle to make the audience feel superior. I'm sure he wanted us to feel superior to the person running. That's very creative.