Movie Equipment and Hows

[Urahara]

You can use any camera.
Just mute the mic.

If you want to get a clear sound from your actors, don't use camera mic.
Have separate mic.

[power_gamer_6]

I've tried using google to find the equipment feature film/motion pictures use and how they do it, but couldn't find anything. Now, while I have no one to ask, I'm asking Onrpg.

Can you link me a valuable source to how they have cameras follow the actor without hearing the camera man?(footsteps, clothing) (ex: bourne ultimatum) And can you please link me a valuable source for what kind of cameras they use?

Thanks.

You're not likely to find this stuff on the internet. I learned all this stuff on my own by actually working on sets and shit. The cameras they use don't record the audio themselves. Usually there's a guy holding a long stick with a mic on the end of it, called a boom mic. That guy is called a Boom operator. I've never seen chase scenes, but I imagine they just all run after the actor ahhaha. Actually no, they might, but they usually won't. They usually have a trolley put on a set of tracks, and so they wheel it around to follow the actor. When necessary, they might put wireless mics on the actors.
As for the cameras... if you're looking to purchase any of this sort of equipment, it's not going to come cheap. And by not cheap I mean a Steadicam unit USED is going to run you 60K. And that's excluding the camera. You could try Googling for 'movie camera' and see what you come up with.

[kait0s]

Do you mean super 16s?

cinematechnic has some info on those.

[Cod4Sniper]

You're not likely to find this stuff on the internet. I learned all this stuff on my own by actually working on sets and shit. The cameras they use don't record the audio themselves. Usually there's a guy holding a long stick with a mic on the end of it, called a boom mic. That guy is called a Boom operator. I've never seen chase scenes, but I imagine they just all run after the actor ahhaha. Actually no, they might, but they usually won't. They usually have a trolley put on a set of tracks, and so they wheel it around to follow the actor. When necessary, they might put wireless mics on the actors.
As for the cameras... if you're looking to purchase any of this sort of equipment, it's not going to come cheap. And by not cheap I mean a Steadicam unit USED is going to run you 60K. And that's excluding the camera. You could try Googling for 'movie camera' and see what you come up with.

LOL@Pg6 and his walmart commercial

[seroson]

In chase scenes they use Tracks,Carts,and Cranes.Cranes are used for aerial shots. Tracks follow however long the track has been laid out. And carts are just as they sound, They are like little golf carts that have the camera man on the back following it the actor.

[kait0s]

And by not cheap I mean a Steadicam unit USED is going to run you 60K. And that's excluding the camera. You could try Googling for 'movie camera' and see what you come up with.

http://www.glidecam.com/

We use this for filming riding edits. Works fine with running, keeps everything nice and clean. Worth the money, by far

In chase scenes they use Tracks,Carts,and Cranes.Cranes are used for aerial shots. Tracks follow however long the track has been laid out. And carts are just as they sound, They are like little golf carts that have the camera man on the back following it the actor.

It depends on your money count.

There are ways of doing it cheaper, WAY cheaper.

[seroson]

http://www.glidecam.com/

We use this for filming riding edits. Works fine with running, keeps everything nice and clean. Worth the money, by far



It depends on your money count.

There are ways of doing it cheaper, WAY cheaper.

He asked how they do it. Not how much it costs.

[kait0s]

He asked how they do it. Not how much it costs.

I didnt say, Dude, dont do it like this dude, hes wrong.


I was more telling him, not you, that it isnt needed. More like giving another option to your original post.

And anyway, how they do it, depends on how much it costs.