American Cinematographer - November 2003 - 108

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Doggicam Sparrow Head was mounted
motorcycle to capture the
unusual traveling shots.

to the front of a

Underwater, in the air, or on the ground,
count on CineVideoTech to provide the
same dedicated, no holds barred service

the

that made us the

was

35 years

in post.

footage was sped up. Fortunately,
visual-effects supervisor David Elkins

filmmaking authority for
in Florida, and beyond.

able to stabilize the footage

by hand
"When he showed me the stabi¬
lization, that was a very important day,"

recalls Delean with

chuckle.

Chivers filmed the spot

using
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in color,
combination of Kodak EXR 50D

5245 and Vision 250D 5246 for exteriors,

and Vision 500T 5279 for interiors. Fie

Uimmy' Uib

Made in the

USA

chose color stocks

could be reduced

that the saturation

necessan/ for the
of the commercial.
Taking the camera through the
offices was a little tricky, because there
were many different types of ambient
lighting and no time for a pre-light. In a
stairway, natural light flowed in through

black-and-white part

"Now extends to

40ft (12m) reach"

Made Of

More Stable

Bigger, Beefier Head
Extends to 30ft (9.1m) reach
Breaks Down To a 3ft 8in Package
Handles 50 lb. (22.6 kg) at 30ft reach
Operates Video And Film Lenses

Super Rigid, Triangular,
Aluminum Tubing

Jimmy, Jib Lite
$6,2502-axis head
(Includes
remote

and
*

104

extension

kit)

20 lb. camera cap

Extends 6ft, 12
and 18ft

Full
Remote
Control

control to your
Jib Lite!

Chivers

Tel: 602-493-9505
Fax: 602-493-2468

Jib Lite

With

Cable Drive

Smooth, cable operated pan/tilt head

Needs

no electricity
Super dependable with quick setup
Anyone can operate

Can be extended to
15 lb. camera

18ft reach

capacity

only

!,775

(at 6ft reach)
*

Operation

came from fluorescent tubes.
brought in 18Ks, which he used
lobby to add light coming through

lighting

2223 E. Rose Garden Loop

Phoenix, Arizona 85024
jim@jimmyjib.com
Web: www.jimmyjib.com

the windows, but inside the offices, the

Stanton Video Services Inc.

e-mail:

Weighs only,
55 lb.

Now you can
add 360 Dutch

Shown with optional
Dutch Roll

in the

the windows, and Kino Flos, which he

used in the office. To avoid

glaring

mismatches, he used the vertical edges
of doors to create

physical wipe so that
using differ¬

he could do separate passes
ent

stocks, which could then be put

together in post. "It was something I
wouldn't ordinarily do, but I had no
choice," he explains. "We didn't have
the time for another approach."
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