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Camera
Mounts > Introduction
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What's this crazy contraption? It's
called a jib arm--you'll learn more
in future pages.
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A
"camera mount " is anything that holds
a camera. Your shoulder is, in fact, a camera mount.
In this chapter we will consider a wide variety of mounting
equipment—ranging from tripods to "steadicams."
TRIPOD:
The tripod is the most common from of mounting equipment.
You have probably seen tripods for sale at your local
discount store for $40 bucks, but those cheapo tripods
don't work well for video—for reasons we will explain.
Amazingly
professional tripods can cost thousands. A camera operator
I know spent $8,000 for his sticks ("Sticks"
is another term for tripod). No, it wasn't gold plated!
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