Rig Breakdown

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Water Bottle Camera Rig

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about the rig

Water bottle rigged to a Sony FX3. We used 5/8” rods & hardware to secure this water bottle to the camera for a series of shots. This rig lived in 2 variations: the handheld variation and the handheld variation rigged to a bike. We wouldn’t normally do bike rigs like this but we kept the handheld rig together so we could match the same exact frame for match cuts in post. Utilized an end jaw cardellini to clamp the bottle, 5/8” rods and modern studio hardware, 9. Solutions 5/8 gags, and LA Rag House 2” mighty mini grip heads. Secured into the camera with stubby baby pins, making sure not to protrude into the camera body.

5/8” Rods & Hardware

5/8” Rods & Hardware

5/8” Rods & Hardware

Modern Studio 5/8” Hardware

Modern Studio 5/8” Hardware

Modern Studio 5/8” Hardware

Cardellini

Cardellini

Cardellini

LA Rag House

LA Rag House

LA Rag House

Key Grip

Brendan Riel

the crew

DP:

Cory Burmester

Grip Crew:

Connor Colby, Travis Moffatt, Alex Laudeman

by:

Brendan Riel

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