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Steadicam Photoshoot

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:49:15 +0000

Today, we had the pleasure of Steadicam Operator, Peter Robertson join us for a Steadicam Photoshoot.

The shoot was hard to arrange as most of our rigs are usually out on jobs but we managed to secure most of them! We have a few special thank yous to a few rentals companies for the use of their cameras:

Aim Image (www.aimimage.com) – Canon C300 & Sony 700
Arri Media (www.arrimedia.com) – Alexa
Brownian Motion (www.brownianmotion.co.uk) – Red Epic

The photo’s are designed to show off our latest and greatest rigs from Tiffen Steadicam and Pro GPI with the latest cameras on the market for both film and broadcast.

The photo’s will be featuring on our website very shortly. Stay tuned…

News from SteadiCamp!

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:37:34 +0000

Last week went sent over to Munich our Mantis Rickshaw for the SteadiCamp 2012. It was run by Isabell Mahlo and Christian Betz from www.betz-tools.com.

The training week was a huge success with lots of complimentary comments about our Rickshaw and its versatility.

Helping Christian instruct the course was one of our highly recommended operators Pete Robertson. Also MD of Optical Support, Chris Edward, flew out to train participants on the Mantis.

To see the highlights of the week and some examples of the footage they shot please go to http://betz-tools.com/ws2012/betztools_steadicam-ws2012_web.mov

First look at the Fawcett Exovest™

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:09:28 +0000

Steadicam® have just launched their latest and greatest vest – the Fawcett Exovest™

It’s claimed that “The Fawcett Exovest™ is an ultra-light exoskeletal Steadicam® vest that transfers weight into anatomically appropriate areas, and bridges areas that should not be loaded.”

We are excited to get one in the workshop soon. Look out for a full test and review to come!

For more information check out this link > http://www.steadicam.com/userimages2/Steadicam/Steadicam_Fawcett-ExoVest_Broch.pdf

Steadicam Pilot for Sale.

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:29:13 +0000

Steadicam Pilot for sale. The kits includes:

1. Case
2. C Stand
3. Sled
4. 3.5’ SD Monitor
5. Pilot Arm
6. Steadicam Vest
7. Pag L95 Battery
8. Pag Charger
9. Camera Plates
10. Allen Keys
11. Cabling
12. Docking Bracket

Price – £2450 ext VAT

Contact Chris on +44 (0)20 7281 0999 or info@opticalsupport.com

Our GPI PRO on Les Miserables!

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:27:14 +0000

EXCLUSIVE from Flynet!

One of the first video’s on location from the new blockbuster movie ‘Les Miserables.’

One of our recommended Steadicam operators, Zac Nicholson, is seen operating a GPI PRO rig with an Arri LT camera – filming Hugh Jackman in Oxfordshire.

See the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjvhTXVZROs&feature=endscreen&NR=1