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SpaceCam is
the brainchild of Ron Goodman and the product of his career-long
commitment and dedication to just one thing -the best in
gyro-stabilized cinematography. Today's SpaceCam is without question
the industry standard, providing more advanced capabilities and more
versatility than any competing system.
Applications:
SpaceCam was the first gyro-stabilized system to offer not only
helicopter side mounts, but also tail and nose mounts. The Nose
Mount, which allows for faster flight speeds in aerial filming,
permits the camera to follow the action with pan and tilt speeds
much faster than competing systems. The R.A.M.S application, also an
exclusive feature, facilitates stabilized shooting during extreme
helicopter banking, with a pitch and roll limit of 110 degrees, far
greater than that of older systems.
Versatility:
SpaceCam’s versatility allows it to be mounted on cable rigs, camera
cars, boats and cranes. On Swordfish, SpaceCam was mounted to a
crane arm and cable to shoot stunt men rolling down a cliff. On
Inspector Gadget, the camera system was mounted to a vertically
descending rig and dropped down the side of a 600' building for
visual effects shooting. For the opening sequence of Hard Rain,
SpaceCam was mounted to a horizontal CableCam rig, which traveled
down a rainy city street. A crane arm on a camera car was used to
capture a unique 360°
rotation around a car in a Hyundai
commercial.
Sharp
Focus: With the
advent of highly stabilized and controllable gyro-stabilized
platforms, cinematographers are increasingly tempted to use longer
lenses, which can create focus problems. SpaceCam's fully tested and
operational laser auto focus system virtually guarantees sharp,
consistent focus under all lighting conditions with even very long
focal lengths. It has been used extensively on a number of major
films and has performed flawlessly.
Recent
Film Credits:
Mission Impossible 3, War of the Worlds, X-Men 1,2 and 3, Superman
Returns, Talladega Nights, The Sentinal, Snakes on a Plane, Miami
Vice, Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Camera
Options: A variety
of camera options are available, including 35mm-4 perf., 35mm-8 perf.
Vista Vision, 65mm-5 perf., 65mm-8 perf., 65mm-15 perf. Large Format
and HDTV.
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