Autocam; automated platform for cinema-video filming

Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a device enabling complex camera movements to be performed which are impossible to produce manually. The apparatus consists of a movable carriage A, an articulated arm B and a pan head C; the whole unit is actuated by stepping motors programmed by microcomputers, as well as focusing rings and rings for adjusting the zoom for filming. By virtue of the video sight E and the computer D, F, the various frames constituting a shot are stored in memory during a rehearsal. Upon recording, the program is executed in real time, with the same accuracy, as many times as required by the director (directing crew). The device according to the invention is intended particularly for productions in which it is desired to perform sophisticated camera movements and trick shots directly.

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