TV cameraman

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9.3

Original Poster:

1,134 posts

192 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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I'm intrigued.
This is the Channel 4 Tv cameraman at Goodwood race course today. Just on top of his lens hood he had a GoPro Hero 4.
What for??

LongQ

13,864 posts

233 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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9.3 said:
I'm intrigued.
This is the Channel 4 Tv cameraman at Goodwood race course today. Just on top of his lens hood he had a GoPro Hero 4.
What for??
Everything is filmed on GoPro these days but they have to carry the rest of the kit around because people expect to see something that looks big and serious to go with the budget.

HTH.

FurtiveFreddy

8,577 posts

237 months

Wednesday 27th July 2016
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GetCarter

29,376 posts

279 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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Either for personal use, or as belt and braces backup. (Probably for personal though)

LongQ

13,864 posts

233 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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GetCarter said:
Either for personal use, or as belt and braces backup. (Probably for personal though)
Steve,

Looking at that rig I think the belt and braces are already in place. Industrial scale.
The personal record aspect might have legs though.

Lumbering around with that lot attached might well result in some sort of "accident" of a "dash cam" nature that would be worth recording in case a compensation claim became necessary.

You never know when a Millennium Falcon door might impact negatively on you leg, for example.


Mr Pointy

11,214 posts

159 months

Thursday 28th July 2016
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LongQ said:
Lumbering around with that lot attached might well result in some sort of "accident" of a "dash cam" nature that would be worth recording in case a compensation claim became necessary.
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. It's a standard Steadicam rig & skilled operators are extremely agile & certainly don't 'lumber about'.

LongQ

13,864 posts

233 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Mr Pointy said:
LongQ said:
Lumbering around with that lot attached might well result in some sort of "accident" of a "dash cam" nature that would be worth recording in case a compensation claim became necessary.
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. It's a standard Steadicam rig & skilled operators are extremely agile & certainly don't 'lumber about'.
Ah, my apologies. Should have added a smiley or three when I wrote it.

Are you sure it's not body armour issued at the behest of H&S in case Clarkson turns up on set?

wink

getmecoat

TheRainMaker

6,334 posts

242 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Looks like it's attached with a gaffa bracket, could be him just having a laugh TBH (its also not on).