A walk-through of the most important parts of CAN TV's studio cameras and their mounting pedestals: how to properly set-up and adjust the camera. For more information email CAN TV's Training Department @ training@cantv.org.
Some very different policies the US Here in the UK at the BBC, ITV and others, leaving a camera pad unlocked is very bad form. If you walk into a studio and see a gassed up ped, you assume an unbalance and press down to check rough balance - and nobody removed a prompter, or added one - so expect the lock to be on. Initial setup means unlocking the ped column, unlocking the head, as that will also have locks applied. Interesting how the US process is the opposite. Our Vinten beds also don't exhibit the drop in heaightwhen you tilt down, and when we are in crab mode, we don't have to keep using locks or brakes. A lift and tilt down is just a two handed process - right pan bar and left hand on the ring for me? Even odder here is the trend to have zoom on the left and focus on the right - goes back to the early days when the mechanical focus on many of our studio cams was on the right. Some camera folk see it and swap them, but that's often not practical, so you learn both - because in single cam work on a tripod, zoom goes on the right, lens direct focus with left - we're clearly odd here!
Hey, Paul, I know that this response is a year late (as I am not normally the one to respond to social media posts), but I saw your message and thought I might as well reply. I can only say that our procedures are probably unique to the cable access environment, where non-professionals get trained to use our studio to express themselves in a very low-cost manner. Since we deal with a wide range of people with varying skill sets, our practices are geared towards protecting the equipment so that others can come and continue to use it. So-called professional studios most likely have a different approach. It might also have something to do with the particular pedestals that we use - Cartoni. Do you have cable access centers in the UK, where the general public can take classes and mount studio productions for a small fee? Just curious. Eric Torres, Training Coordinator.
@@CANTVTraining Thanks Eric. Cable TV never took off here, so no, nothing like that. I must admit it's a shame, because that would have been great -but no bother, just a comemnt - I laughed to see the word 'ped' kept being autocorrected and I didn't notice! Best wishes from england.
@@pauljohnson4590 The sun must be setting for you guys over there. Mid-morning here, and cold as hell, but at least sunny; nice to read your message. I initially felt foolish sending a one-year-late response (a new record for me), so thanks for writing back! Best wishes from Chicago.
