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Using A Crane: A Lighting Lesson

September 12, 2011 By Morgan 5 Comments

I have been working on a pilot pitch reel for a company here in Los Angeles. It’s about a man who has a near death experience and ends up in a morgue. I used a Kessler crane with an ikan monitor to get some of the more dramatic shots of the piece. There was a very deliberate reason that we used the crane. We did not use it because we had it or it seems cool (which it is by the way). Cool or not it’s not a good enough reason to use one. We used it because in an interesting way we were able to redirect the viewer to the things that we thought were the most important in the shot. We used it to create dramatic effect and show how lost in a large world our man was. We used it to create surprise. When used correctly cranes are a very powerful tool. Cranes use to be too expensive for most people but that is no longer the case. They are reasonable to rent and not too expensive to buy. In this video you will gain a few tips on how to use a crane. Keep the cameras rolling!

Jay P. Morgan
www.facebook.com/TheSlantedLens1
www.KesslerCrane.com
www.ikancorp.com
www.henselusa.com

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With more than two decades of experience Jay P. Morgan brings to his commercial studio two special qualities: a keen appreciation of the bizarre and a knack for flawlessly executing elaborate shots. Through The Slanted Lens, Jay P. shares his knowledge about photography and videography.

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  1. Euro 2012 football says

    November 24, 2011 at 10:35 am

    Very instructive for me who wants to try to use a crane.

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  2. Rob says

    February 13, 2015 at 3:00 pm

    Hey – did this become the show “Forever?” The concept seems VERY similar? Either way, thank you for all you do JP!

    – Rob

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