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I just got the manfrotto fig rig (looks like a steering wheel) and i was wondering if anyone of you guys have used one. I know it takes some getting used to but it seems like its not really working out so far. any tips or advice would help me so much! thanks!
A fig rig does not provide a large amount of stabilization. The only advice, i can give you, is to lock your elbows near your waist, and use your forearm to balance the vertical movement of the camera. Use IS and then use a stabilization program to make it look like its best. Level 1 used a Halo Rig (basicsally a half fig rig) in some shots in Sunny, most notably, the Will Wesson segment. I think that I can spot some warp stabilizer in some of the shots.
Also, I would not recommend using the manfrotto rig. It is outrageously expensive, for what it actually does. You can build one for
Yeah that things like 300 fucking quid, not only is it the least portable thing imaginable its just so expensive, With a fig rig you don't so much run, you Powerwalk, if its for skiing just practise, I don't really have tips.
Just bought an L braket for 10$ that I Plan on using as a fig rig next weekend so il let you know how it works, but it should be close to as good as having a fig rig.
Video isn't going to be a great deal of help(I already applied warp stabilizer to it(only 5%)) it works decently, but it's certainly no substitute for a fig rig, I found just holding the l bracket was a lot more stable than just holding the grip, so possibly using 2 l brackets would be a lot more stable, as it's a lot further from the camera. Snow is very bumpy and hard, and as you can see the park sucks(they're working on a good one further up) so I was having to go slow, so the filmer has to snow plough the hard/icy ground which causes more vibrations, I'm going on tuesday to the big park, so I should be able to film without these limitations, and will post how it works after that, but I still don't expect it to be as good as a fig rig, it's certainly not bad though, good enough for me.
