Crazy beam-splitter rig for a music video last month. The goal was to perfectly overlay 2 cameras, one shooting normally and the other shooting infrared. Beam-splitters were originally designed for 3D productions, but have seen a resurgence for other purposes lately. One camera shoots through a half-mirror angled at 45° while the other camera placed at 90° shoots into the reflection. This one in particular is a Freestyle Rig from @pstechnik It’s relatively light at 7kg. We got it from @favarental which is one of the only ones left in London as far as I can tell. We used 2 Sony A7s II as we were trying to keep it as light as possible. The focus plane shifts on the IR camera due to the IR pass filter in front of the sensor, so Panavision made a modified PL adaptor for us so we could get accurate focus. For wireless focus I had to use an MDR-2 with old firmware as it has a “3D mode” which allows to control 2 different lenses, and adjust for different lens scales so both lenses land at the same distance at every point. It’s been immensely fun and huge learning experience, have lots more info and notes on this so let me know if you have any questions! Huge thanks to @favarental and @panavisionofficial specially @aaronmedway for all their help and support on making all of this work! DP: @fraserrigg 2nd AC: @llucmestre Prod: @theohuewilliams #focuspuller #1stAC #cameradepartment #panavision #sony #cleanbuildchallenge
Crazy beam-splitter rig for a music video last month. The goal was to perfectly overlay 2 cameras, one shooting normally and the other shooting infrared. Beam-splitters were originally designed for 3D productions, but have seen a resurgence for other purposes lately. One camera shoots through a half-mirror angled at 45° while the other camera placed at 90° shoots into the reflection. This one in particular is a Freestyle Rig from @pstechnik It’s relatively light at 7kg. We got it from @favarental which is one of the only ones left in London as far as I can tell. We used 2 Sony A7s II as we were trying to keep it as light as possible. The focus plane shifts on the IR camera due to the IR pass filter in front of the sensor, so Panavision made a modified PL adaptor for us so we could get accurate focus. For wireless focus I had to use an MDR-2 with old firmware as it has a “3D mode” which allows to control 2 different lenses, and adjust for different lens scales so both lenses land at the same distance at every point. It’s been immensely fun and huge learning experience, have lots more info and notes on this so let me know if you have any questions! Huge thanks to @favarental and @panavisionofficial specially @aaronmedway for all their help and support on making all of this work! DP: @fraserrigg 2nd AC: @llucmestre Prod: @theohuewilliams #focuspuller #1stAC #cameradepartment #panavision #sony #cleanbuildchallenge
