#cine ped

[bertonevisuals-blog]

Everybody in town these days is trying to get a Cine Ped system to try it on set. I have done it once and since then I never stop using it and I have always one or two with me when I'm involved in a production.

As you can see in the picture above that I have taken at Bertone Visuals Studio in El Segundo,CA the weight of a Sony CineAlta F65 fully geared-up with a 24-290mm PL Angenieux Optimo was not that much of a big deal for the Cine Ped system with the Quattro that can handle smoothly up to 85 lbs.

Anyway, I thought that it can be very informational to read what Shane Hurlbut ASC has to say about the Cine Ped so here there is the link to his recent blog-post enjoy it: 

http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2012/10/the-cineped-full-360-rotatable-slider/

[bertonevisuals-blog]

The Cine Ped is a revolutionary Camera Support System which consists of a 3,5 feet long slider supported by the Quattro (4) telescopic legs that with “Rosetta” style joints provide a stable and safe support for a fully equipped Motion Picture Camera up to 85 lbs of weight. The CinePed is made in USA, more precisely in Torrance, CA by a company named Camera Support Industries. Mr. Chol Kim is the inventor of the system and he actively collaborates with Bertone Visuals Rental Department on several levels. What is unique about the CinePed is its ability to rotate on its axis while sliding horizontally. Before, the Slider was mounted occasionally on a J.L. Fischer Dolly, but now with the Quattro legs it became a stand alone solution for independent filmmakers that want to expand the possibility of their camera movements. It simply represents a powerful solution for those kind of Productions that cannot afford to have on set a dolly together with its crew. Indeed, the Camera Department can mount and use by itself the Cine Ped System and execute very interesting over the shoulder kind of shots. The maintenance of the System it is very simple and it just requires to clean the rails before and after the usage with a piece of cloth br/> The Cine Ped is available now for Rental and has adaptors for 75mm and 100mm balls for the clients that don’t use Mitchell based Fluid Heads.