Thursday February 4th: LESSON-Camera Gear/Camera Rigs
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LESSON-Camera Gear/Camera Rigs
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When faced with a blank canvas, a painter must first choose their brush, colors, and subject before they even make a single stroke. Similarly, a filmmaker approaches a shot by first choosing the right tools that serve their story. Some of the most impactful tools to how a shot both looks and feels are camera rigs.
Camera rigs are camera support systems that help cinematographers add specific movement to a shot. However, they can also be camera gear that move a camera in a completely unique way. We’ll break down the most fundamental camera gear and camera rig systems that will enable you to create the iconic shots that you envision.
OVERVIEW OF CAMERA GEAR
What are the types of camera rigs?
No matter the budget or scope of your next production, there are a variety of camera equipment available. Each gives a shot certain properties that aid in the overall visual storytelling. When you understand what they advantages and disadvantages might be, you’ll be better “equipped” to make the best decision of which camera rig to use.
HANDHELD CAMERA RIG
Handheld
First on our list of camera gear is the handheld camera rig. Handheld shots utilize mechanisms such as the camera shoulder rig. Camera shoulder rigs hinge on the movement of the camera operator. The result is camera shake and movement that establishes subjectivity, creates intimacy, or heightens intensity.
For this reason, handheld camera rigs are often used when filming fight scenes. Check out our analysis of this epic fight scene from Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Note how the scene is almost entirely handheld to ramp up the intensity.
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Handheld camera rigs can produce camera movement that takes a scene up a notch if used correctly. However, not every scene calls for this. Sometimes camera shake can be distracting. So, filmmakers opt for our next camera rig system.
- What are the types of camera rigs?
- What can Handheld camera rigs do for the shot?
- Camera Gear: List four items?




