gavin Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Hi, I was wondering if anyone can post some pics of a fisher boom mounted in the greenbeds/parralells/gantry? And possibly in use during a show. Our network may be doing a a sit com, but we have always operated from the floor. Thanks, Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 The booms below are mounted on something called Boom Track, developed by Bruce Arledge, a Hollywood sound mixer. With his system, the arm is mounted on a "truck" with wheels that allow it to move left and right... though definitely not enough to do the whole show with just a couple of booms, hence the lineup of arms you see in the photo, with as many as 12 or 14 arms mounted up there . Without Boom Track, the booms will usually be mounted on a catwalk stand, which is provided by Fisher and shown in the 2nd photo below and is mounted by nailing the stand to the greenbed floor and to a wooden rail a couple feet off the floor. You can see that rail in the Boom Track photo. The catwalk stands are obviously fixed in position... you guess where you want them before production begins and have the grips install them and then hope you guessed right. When the Electricians install a new lamp that's suddenly in your way or the director picks a new spot on the set to place the actors where you've never been prepared to work before, you might end up wishing you had the Boom Track. Note that in the image with Boom Track, that's a double-wide greenbed... the kind you want, but don't always get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Wow stunning picture! Loved operating short and long arm Fishers!!!! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 that's great, thanks so much. Fabulous shot...and they are so SHINY!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bralleput Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 They are SHINY because they are rentals/Fisher serviced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Smith Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Laurence: Great photo! Love seeing all those shiny Fisher's lined up... --Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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