ACADEMY CRANE
[Film Technology]
This large, robust camera crane
has been used in film studio and television studios for many years. Electrically
driven, the camera at the end of its large counter balanced boom has a height range of, for example, 60 cm to 3m
[2 to 10 ft]. The camera can be panned over 1800, the main crane boom slewing round 3600. The camera
comprises the cameraman, a crane driver[tracker] and an crane operator[boom
swinger] to handle the boom. An attached
monitor, intercom
and hand signals helps to co-ordinate its crew. Base area 1x1.8 m [3.5x6 ft] over all length
4.25 m [14.5 ft] maximum. Electronically driven [8 kph/5mph]. The centrally
pivoted boom is counter balanced.[lead weights
in bucket] on its height adjustable support pillar.
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