Steadicam beginners guide part 4 - Live Multicam tutorial

A tutorial going through the steps of setting up a steadicam rig for live multicam productions such as news, broadcast, television, sports and concerts.
I talk about different parts including:
zoom and focus control G-zoom
Focus motors by jimmy jib
wireless transmitters
SMPTE fiber jumper cables
Triax jumper cables
tally lights
return monitor
teleprompter
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Demonstrated with a steadicam M1, G70-x arm and Tiffen Exovest. perfect video for people interested in filmmaking and movie production.
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Steadicam beginners guide part 1 (setup / balance / explanation of parts)
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g-zoom
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intercom headset
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[@DigitalAndInnovation]

FINALLY OMG. I have always used a hack job setup (got some of this info bit by bit along the years)... But if something like this existed before I attended Emerson- I would have actually possibly perused Steadicam work professionally. This content is really what we needed- thank you for trying to move the education forward (and with your other videos as well)!

[@SteadiRed]

thanks! I'm glad I could help. I know, it was so hard to get this info and build up this kit.

[@ItsAndrewM]

So looking forward to this

[@SteadiRed]

thanks so much!

[@ThePerezenator]

Literally exactly what I wanted. Thanks!

[@SteadiRed]

Glad I could help!

[@blackstonemotovlog3695]

Can't wait this

[@SteadiRed]

😁

[@cristiangordoalvarez]

Impresionante, una vez mas gracias por tu ayuda y por compartir tus conocimientos.

[@SteadiRed]

thanks so much!!

[@SebastianLondal]

Very helpful! Thank you very much

[@SteadiRed]

Glad it was helpful! thanks!!!

[@topwaterfilms]

Great video Red!

[@SteadiRed]

Thanks man!!

[@arctichawkmedia5387]

Excited ❤️🔥🔥

[@SteadiRed]

thanks!

[@haraldhecklentertainmentme8002]

Great! Finally with a microphone :-) Love your work Red!

[@SteadiRed]

hahaha, yes! who would have thought audio mattered too? 😉 thanks!

[@haraldhecklentertainmentme8002]

​@@SteadiRed I guess at least 50 Percent...

[@rowermusic]

i'm hyped 👀

[@SteadiRed]

thanks so much!

[@hennesgrotzke2936]

The G Zoom is Brilliant. saw it the first time :D

[@SteadiRed]

I like it a lot!

[@pvsteadi]

I'm sure someone has already said it, but jumpers do transmit camera power. You don't need to power the camera separately. In fact, if your production demands a prompter monitor, you can run it off the camera head instead of your sled to save your batteries.

[@SteadiRed]

unfortunately mine doesn't. i didn't realise some do which makes me a bit jealous . i think the triax will but i haven't used that in a while.

[@pvsteadi]

@@SteadiRed Yeah, that’s a bummer. I’d upgrade to a camplex jumper or something similar if you plan to do more broadcast stuff. Engineers tend to freak out when they suddenly lose the camera while you change batteries. A sure fire way of losing some popularity points. Lol.

[@rizkynuradi9110]

Cool weapon 😱👍🏻👍🏻

[@SteadiRed]

haha, thanks

[@andresa.santacruz927]

Hello brother, what a good job you are doing and you explain it in a clear and simple way, I congratulate you. I would like to know what is the value of the equipment as you have it, with the accessories that you show in the video (couplings, cables, tally, zoom, focus) and what is the way to acquire it for Colombia, I am a Steady Cam operator and I admire you much, greetings and blessings.

[@friosarce9]

The vibrator comment caught me by surprise I spit my drink a lil bit hahaha

[@SteadiRed]

Hahaha, that makes my day

[@anthonysinfield4778]

Very interesting explanation, thanks. Your teleprompter monitor is my main monitor and the only item we have in common :) But then, I don't get paid. :)

[@SteadiRed]

glad it was helpful. hahaha, its not a bad monitor for the price

[@misspandora432]

Helo SteadiRed. Thank you very much for this video. Could you be kind enough to provide more details about the Tally lights/system you have? Like brands, models, drawings, if you have those?

[@SteadiRed]

Thanks! I got the small one from tiffen and the bigger one from media blackout. if i was going to get another one i would get the one by Peter Abraham on facebook

[@piotrgalant2767]

@SteadiRed Beautiful canal! Could you please explain to me what source you get the signal from on your SmallHd monitor so that you can see the image of the current broadcast? Thank you !

[@SteadiRed]

Great question! If we are wired then I can ce out of one of the outputs on the camera. If it is wireless then you need a additional wireless box I put on the bottom of my sled. And then a analog to digital converter so it can go into my monitor. I don't know why they're always analog, super annoying.

[@NathWild]

Great video, thank you. Would you mind sharing links to equipment used in this video?

[@SteadiRed]

oh right, i thought i did that. haha give me a little time

[@AdamOpie]

Great video and very funny as always. I haven't touched the multicam world yet but now I know what to expect if/when I do! Quick question, what were you checking for when turning the post while horizontal during balancing? 14:26

[@SteadiRed]

awesome! good question, it lets me see if its perfectly balanced. i put it in the horizontal position and then point the camera at the sky and adjust side to side, and then i point it away from me and adjust forward aft. then i do it one more time and i know that its perfect.

[@AdamOpie]

@@SteadiRed interesting! I shall have to give it a try myself

[@mattiasalegro]

One method of getting dynamic balance that I've heard of and used is to do a drop test with your monitor and battery parallel to the floor. As it drops you see which one drops faster, battery or monitor - effectively rotating the rig as it drops - and make adjustments from there. If both hit the vertical at the same time then you are more or less dynamically balanced. Should help when you have wires; though I am still new to this so unsure how accurate it is compared to just spinning the rig. Worth a shot though. I do have a question that I haven't been able to find answered clearly anywhere. If you are working with a heavier cameras, and don't have much weight on the bottom of the rig, is there an effective way to calculate how much weight you would need to add (if you don't want to extend the post too far) in order to balance properly?

[@SteadiRed]

thanks man! good tip. Im not sure Im smart enough to make a calculation like that haha. if it was neutral balanced and you wanted the gimbal to be in the center of the post it would have to be the same weight on the bottom stage as the top. so if the bottom weight was half of the weight of the camera it would be at the 25% from the camera. then it would shift a bit closer to the camera for some drop time. Im not sure if thats helpful hahaha

[@mattiasalegro]

@@SteadiRed nah I understood it haha. Thanks man. Very helpful.

[@zinmayzumbaandaerobic6405]

Exited

[@SteadiRed]

thanks!

[@vasiliyivanishvili9025]

Special effect for teleprompter is AMAZING!!! ;))) Please, show your video village! I have lot of problem with director's place ;(

[@SteadiRed]

hahaha, thanks! i would have gotten some shots of stuff at work but theres not much going on right now

[@ginskijermolajew3259]

I like that you've got the G-Zoom and the Camheadsets units. I use both and love them. I'm sure Erik from www.g-zoom.com and www.camheadsets.com would really appreciate the links in the description. Keep up the good work

[@SteadiRed]

im a big fan too! i will👍

[@YeahWhiplash]

How do you configure the extra gzoom button to work with your headset? No idea how I'd approach this

[@SteadiRed]

I always use the one without the button so I don't know for sure. But my understanding is that it works like the button on the handgrip on the lens. So you would have to set it in the camera menu and be using the intercom that is through the camera. To me I would rather have a wireless intercom and not use the button.

[@ArinaKimCinematicVlog]

wow... I would love to try that monster but... It seems to be sooo heavy~ XD

[@SteadiRed]

hahaha, It is heavy but you get used to it.

[@spawnproductions]

where did you get your triax and smpte jumpers?

[@SteadiRed]

the triax is from Carmen Abato Enterprises. the SMPTE is from camplex

[@TejinderSingh-ul5wi]

any good telemetry or wireless rcp system for broadcast cameras?

[@SteadiRed]

That kind of stuff is over my head.

[@emanuel.s1k]

where can I find the light sensor at 11:29?

[@SteadiRed]

the small one is from tiffen and the gig one is from rencherindustries

[@infernofury5567]

As a starting operator (only 3 years in, owning a custom Glidecam X-22) I would love to have a chat with you. Please let me know if that is possible..

[@SteadiRed]

im not meeting anyone right now because of covid. but, send me an instagram dm and we can chat.

[@infernofury5567]

@@SteadiRed meeting would be tough, since I’m from the Netherlands.. so I was more aiming towards Instagram or Zoom ;-)

[@kenzieandcurtis]

Amazing tutorial! Really appreciate it! I have filmmaking related tutorials as well. Any support would be awesome! Thanks again

[@dustinsupencheck]

Things to buy: Arri Trinity 🤣

[@SteadiRed]

😁😁😁

[@Gemmified]

hah i love how you thought mine was good. i did it with a iphone and you have a literral red 8k camera

[@SteadiRed]

everyone starts somewhere 😁

[@Gemmified]

@@SteadiRed lol ik right, starting to use my dads canon eos 7d, its something

[@janfinch]

STOP MAKING US WAIT SO LONG:(

[@SteadiRed]

hahaha, sorry. I need to post at the best time to make it reach the most people.