Contents

 

 

 

Contributing Companies

About the Author

Acknowledgments

What This Book Is About

Warning/Disclaimer

The Big Break, by Ron Dexter

New on the Set

Offering Expert Advice

Offering a Hand

Don’t Be a Hero

Set Etiquette

Location Etiquette—Getting Along with Locals

Teachers and Students

Can We Help?

Examples of Bad Bosses

My, My, My

Titles

From Production

From Other Departments

The Morning of the Shoot

Etiquette for Leaders

Personality Problems

Always Out of Line for Crews

Out of Line for Production

Always in Line for Production

How Not to Get Hired Next Time

How to Get Hired Again

Company Vehicles

Filling Out Time Cards

Crews and Their Own Equipment

The Professional Look

Leaders: Facilitator or Dictator

  The Facilitator

  The Dictator

Crew Issues to Address

“Juices”

Résumés

Call Time

Wrap Time

An Eager Attitude

Peer Evaluation

Health on the Set

The Answering Machine

Success and the Ego

Financial Responsibility

Ron Dexter’s Suggested Book Source List

  Sources

  Publishers

A Professional’s Point of View

Hotel Awareness

Fluid and Remote Heads

Fluid Heads

  Weaver Steadman Fluid Head

  Balanced Fluid Heads

  Pearson Balanced Fluid Heads

Remote Heads

  MicroShot Head

Hot Shot

Mini Hot Head

Hot Head II

Hot Head II Plus

HD Hot Head

Hot Head S/NTS

Pee-Pod 1000 Video Remote Head

Power Pod System

  The Head

  The Electric Control Module

  The Command System

Cam-Remote Systems

  Mini-Mote Head Configurations

Scorpio II Three-axis Remote Head

Libra III

Cablecam

General Information

The Accompanying Crew

Cablecam Motion Control System

Camera Payloads

Helmet Camera System 35 mm Point of View

Steadi-Cam

The PogoCam System

Aircraft-Helicopter Remote Heads

Wescam

  Image Stability

  Capabilities

  Installation and Equipment Applications

  Air: Helicopter

  Air: Fixed-wing Airplane

  Air: Airship, Blimp

  Air: Tether Balloon

  Land

  Sea

  Cameras and Lenses

  Video Systems

Gyron Stabilized Gimbal, Model 935

Gyrosphere

SpaceCam

  Camera Formats

  Applications

  Contact

Arri 535

  Lear Nose Mount

  Belly Mount

Continental Camera Systems, Inc.

  Magnum Mount

  Outside Mount

  Belly Mount

Tyler Camera Systems

  Tyler System Supplemental Type Certificate

  Tyler Middle Mount

  Tyler Nose Mount

  Tyler Major Mount

Mounts

Power Grip or Super Grip

Camera Clamp

Dolly

  Minislider Dolly

  SR71 Dolly

Specialized Rigging

Hardware

High Hat

  J. L. Fisher Leveling High Hat

  Dexter High Hats

Other Materials

  The Mystery of Pipe, Tube, Conduit, etc., by Ron Dexter

  Starter Plugs and Starter Connectors

Insert Camera Cars

Insert Car Facts

Shotmaker Camera Cars

  Shotmaker Elite

  Shotmaker Premier

  Shotmaker Classic

  Shotmaker Standard

Underwater Camera Rigs

HydroFlex

  Underwater Camera Housings

  Underwater Camera Accessories

  Exposure Meter Housings

  Underwater Lighting Systems

Scubacam

  Splash Housings for Betacam Cameras

  Rain Covers

ShowRig Truss Systems

Framework

Chain Motors and Controls

Speed Grid Systems

Trusses

Ground Support Systems

Hangers

Decks

Access Tower

Trolleys and Track

Cable, Slings, and Hardware

Miniature Cable

Wire Rope

  Wires

  Strands

  Core

Spreader Beams

Sling Types

Glossary of Cables and Slings

Staging Systems

Ferrellels

Steeldeck

Lifts

Condors and Cherry Pickers

Scissors Lifts

Suppliers

  Genie Industries

  Eagle High Reach

  JLG Industries, Inc.

Additional Equipment

Glossary