Gimbal and Stabilization Program

Enrich your movie production and techniques with our intensive 2 week course on gimbal operation and camera stabilization. Intended for filmmaking students, capture content photography to the specifications of complex gimbal motions. You will discover how to film professional, smooth movements which give a pretty polished look to any project.The easier conception of the course entails the elements of photography as a start including the most basic elements such as the setting, the exposure, composition and frames among others. This early knowledge lays down the foundation from which one can be able to understand how stabilization tools such as gimbals contribute to improved video quality. One must admit that the more one is to turn to stabilization, the greater is the need to be sure about those basics.

Finally, as you transition to the gimbal introduction to stabilization, you will find out why stabilization is such a great deal when it comes to videos. It also gives an insight of how stabilization works, what kind of movements end up in cam shake and how the gimbals work to counter the shake to make a smooth shot. You will be aware of the importance of gimbals while shooting with cinematic and run and gun techniques, and the benefits it has over other pieces of stabilization equipment.

You will then proceed to discuss the variety of gimbals that are currently in the market including the single handheld gimbal which is used in shooting mobile films to the more advanced gimbals that have multiple axes and are suitable for professional cameras. In this section, you can learn the specification, application and benefit or each type, and how to choose the appropriate gimbal for this or that shooting.

The course also provides practical sessions in mounting and balancing a gimbal camera to avoid straining motors & shakes during the shooting process. You will perform sort of camera equipment placement onto the available gimbals, and learn how to balance it most perfectly.After that, there is the menu-mapping in gimbals, during which you will study how to move through the controls and menus of gimbals. Knowledge of these settings helps to optimize gimbal operation and adjust it to specific shooting conditions, having maximum efficiency.