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Using a stable platform

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Using a stable platform

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Richard Harrington: We have a lot of different stuff here and I think before we start getting into expensive rigs that are very, very dedicated or high specialty-- Robbie Carman: Let's go low-tech. Richard Harrington: Yeah, let's go low-tech, some of the basics. So, I've got a camera here, I got a strap. Robbie Carman: Yup. Richard Harrington: Strap can go around my neck and just extend it out. Robbie Carman: Hey, stabilization. Richard Harrington: Yeah. I'm transferring this here, so now there is less shake, because I have resistance and I could still even do focusing and turn. Just make sure this is a firm connection because if you're really cranking on this and it goes pop. Robbie Carman: The other thing about this, I've done this technique before, because this is a nice light weight kit, obviously straps are easy to walk around with. If you do it all day, next thing you know, you definitely have a little bit of a pain in the neck. So there is another way of actually doing this…

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