ARRI WORKSHOP -- Sean Bobbitt, BSC - CAMERIMAGE 2013

A Guide to Handheld Camera Operating with Sean Bobbitt, BSC, from the ARRI Workshop at this year's Camerimage Film Festival.
CAMERIMAGE, 16-23 Nov 2013, Bydgoszcz, Poland

[@alex0589]

I remember watching this a while back and thinking "I'll never be an operator, I'm not even a DP, i'm just curious about how people make movies" Now, i operate a camera for a living and this actually helped me get from 0 to 1. I wish i could thank Sean in person. Thanks Arri people for putting this on KZbin.

[@adrianrivera6159]

As a camera operator, this is the most valuable piece of content I’ve found on YT.

[@fraudioc]

TOTALLY agree

[@LawrenceDp]

This was soo inspiring to watch and very learnable to me as filmmaker. God bless Arri for this and God bless Sir Sean Bobbit for this masterpiece 🙏🏽

[@oytunorgul]

This was definitely one of the best technical workshop of Camerimage since 3 years...

[@MehmetKozal]

Found this video a bit late. But I will start to get rid of bad habits and try to fix myself as much as possible. Hats off to this dude.

[@antistyler]

Very cool workshop, but unfortunate that you don't show his camera image.

wow, this was great! thank you for uploading this.

[@BoxcarBomber]

Sean Bobbit is the man.

[@kingdom001_]

That was fantastic, I hope you guys keep putting these workshops up!

[@RedSpectrumPictures]

Very informative, thanks for the workshop Sean, learnt so much!

[@TrendingNow666]

I really appreciate making the video available. Would have really liked to see more of the graphics on the screen above the stage though.... but overall good video, thanks

[@CollinJosephNeal]

Thanks for sharing guys. Really great workshop.

[@ikorroki4695]

This was amazing!

[@vocazone5421]

Great! Looking forward to more!!!

[@pete49327]

Good point he made about the light weight of DSLR being problematic with a shoulder rig, i.e. too light, no mass, thus shakiness. Solution for us DSLR or DLSM shooters might be to add some mass/weight to the rig. That might be as simple as bolting or strapping some small weights of a few pounds along the length of the shoulder rig.

[@mortezagheidi2884]

Good video about handheld operating

[@666size666]

Great workshop Sean. Might I add one thing: If you have the fortune of a dolly grip, use him/her for a safety guide behind you, especially if you're walking backwards. This eliminates tripping and stepping on hazards. Because the dolly will be idle, they will be available...use them. They will only be sucking a bong on the grip truck if not.

[@susankerrigan]

amazing mastercall for camera operator/DoP

[@StephenLucas1stAC]

Fantastic!

[@hughchal]

planning is key 13:40

[@edgaredgar5975]

This is great, Arri! Thanks for sharing. I wonder what sequence did Sean show at 9:25... Anyone knows? Cheers!

[@hughchal]

three points of contact with camera 40:38

[@TomaszBrodecki]

You made the internet a better place, thank you. With hardly any visual cues to help my scrubbing, it was hard to find the part I was looking for :D

[@zfarahx]

So cool!

[@hughchal]

handheld at 9:22

[@dalezinha]

Love this. Although I disagree completely with "not getting close to characters with wide lens such as the 16mm if not in a comedy" - ok, I know this was 10 years ago. I wonder if he stills feel the same about it.

[@hughchal]

training for balance, other pursuits 37:08

[@hughchal]

the better you get at handheld, the longer the lens 1:03:26

[@camilomorales4]

What a helpful and marvellous Workshop, Sean is a master. I have one comment about the way that you set the cameras for the transmission because it doesn´t transmit all the things that Sean do with the camera, because you never see what happens in the screen up. For next time maybe. Thanks.

[@matahari1576]

Which camera did you use for filming this session? Great skintones...

[@shivamsez]

As a student pursuing a career in film this is really great, insightful and inspiring!!! Thanks for uploading!! Do you hold any workshops in Toronto?

[@HM-gj3we]

Seeing that your message dates from 4 years ago, I'm curious to know how if it worked out for you !

[@jakesouthard9175]

Being 6’3 makes shoulder work trickier than it should be.

[@slash30111]

Good video

[@christophershivers6257]

it kind of struck me as weird what he said in the beginning. Why am i teaching a camera operator job to DPs at a cinematography festival. I'm not sure if that was a joke lol. But do these people expect not to ever control the camera? I know I told myself that I will never do a 1st AC job or a 2nd AC and that I was gonna be a DP. But I soon figured out that both of jobs are important to know. If you're a DP how will you effectively direct the camera department if you don't know, or how to do any of the jobs in your department.

[@OneWayFlash]

At 1:07:00 why doesn’t he just use wireless follow focus so you don’t have to worry about the AC’s movement interrupting your camerawork

[@hughchal]

on stability 10:40

[@hughchal]

on clothing 26:25

[@hughchal]

On breathing 42:32

[@hughchal]

physically demanding 24:10

[@Finjodb]

01:07:00

[@CinemaTeacher]

Lecture: 1 hour 20 min. Demonstration: Only 10 min. Happens to the best of us! Not bad though.

[@gomrssunshine]

Buy back support, knee support...Or... maybe work a little bit less. I mean, except if you have twelve children and two unemployed brothers to look after