Steadicam Hardmount Series Part 1 (How to Hardmount Steadicam)

Hello Everyone and welcome to Part 1 of the Steadicam Hardmount Series! In Part 1 I'll show you how to set up your Steadicam for hardmounting on a vehicle. This technique is universal and works with any Steadicam and any hardmount.

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In this video I also include information for different hardmount accessories that are currently on the market for you to purchase or rent from other operators. The 3 that I show in the video can be found with the following links below

Flowcine XMount -https://www.flowcine.com/product/xmount/

Walter Klassen Hard Mount Kit - https://shop.walterklassen.com/produc...

Low Budget Option - https://www.adorama.com/scassyvhmtlg....

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Towards the end of the video I give a brief explanation of what Soft Mounting is and my thoughts on this technique and what makes it different from Hard Mounting.

Lastly! At the end of the video I give 4 tips for a successful execution of a hardmount shot so that you can be confident on your next shoot.

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Be sure to check out ALL the parts of the Steadicam Hardmount Series down below

Part 2 Using Rickshaw -    • Steadicam Hardmount Series Part 2 (Us...  

Part 3 Using an E bike -    • Steadicam Hardmount Series Part 3 (Us...  

Part 4 Using an Electric Camera Car (A.ka. the Trak Kar) -    • Steadicam Hardmount Series Part 4 (Us...  

0:00 Intro
0:08 What is hard mounting?
0:40 What you'll learn in this series
1:25 Setting up
10:32 Current Options on the market
13:10 Tip 1
14:06 Tip 2
15:03 Tip 3
15:42 Tip 4
16:20 What is Soft Mounting
17:54 Outro/Preview of the rest of the series