Project BTS

Two rainbow rigs for this job at different locations. Different needs for each so each build was different. Both utilized 6” moDulus-X truss and 6” bearings, both from Division Rentals in Los Angeles. The first rainbow rig we build had to be low pivot. Our DP Eric Vera wanted the camera to start floor level by the feet of a person doing sit ups. For this configuration we dropped the bearing to the ground on our structure and built the arm off that. Traditionally we would use counterbalance to offset the camera weight but since the pivot was riding so low we had to set up a counterbalance pulley system. I think we were on to something with the band we integrated into the rig because it helped continue the counterbalance curve at the top of the motion where the pulley counterbalance has less effect. The second rainbow was a more standard build with counterbalance.